Cream Legbar Hybrid Thread

[Junibutt]

Yes, they are probably from the same Mama, however, the same Mama threw out some different chicks as well:

Here are the pics of other chicks from the same Mama. One almost looks like Legbars except for the leg feathers.

Sexlink cross, 3 females on the left and the silver-ish one is male.

 

[bamadude]

I haven't hatched any as of yet, but I do have 2 CL pullets in my Silkie pen with a Blue Silkie Cock. One pullet just started laying so I thought about hatching some. They would be sexlink by head spot and skin color.

Would the offspring have 5 toes and feathered shanks?

 

[chicken pickin]

you had 50% chance of this happening, why? let me tell you why

Mothers genome was E/eb B/- she is Silver based S/ Ig+/Ig+
Fathers geneome is e+/e+ B/B s+/s+ ig/ig

you were expected to see 50% E/e+ B/B S/s+ Ig+/ig Males(Solid Barred like mother) chick with a headspot BUT also expected to hatch 50% e+/eb B/B S/s+ Ig+/ig males and e+/eb B/- s+/- Ig+/ig females, by the look of that chick looks like a female

double sexliks, b+/- and id+/- females B/b+ and Id/id+ males, both thanks to Extended black from Blue silkie rooster and Fibromelanotic from silkie father, while these genes are not sexlinked(blue and fibromelanotic) they help alot, Extended black helps B to express and id+ helps fibromelanotic to fully express

I am always so glad when you pop in to help us understand what we are seeing. Your posts are very valuable.

 

[bamadude]

@nicalandia
What would be a good resource for me to learn more about chicken genetics? Im tired of being lost.

 

[chicken pickin]

It is not the head spot I am looking at to determine the sexlink, it is the down color, females display more of a reddish brown coloring and the males have more of a silver coloring. Often the males have a yellowish face and females have a redish brown face, at least on the Red Sexlink crosses I have done with the CL male. I hope @nicalandia will give more infor and break it down for us.

 

[chicken pickin]

Would the offspring have 5 toes and feathered shanks?

Im not positive on this but the offspring should end up with 5 toes and feather shanks though Im sure on occasion some will not. I am tempted to hatch some to see.

 

[nicalandia]

@nicalandia
What would be a good resource for me to learn more about chicken genetics? Im tired of being lost.

seems like I have a mild form of Aspergers and numbers/genetic codes are easy for me, but a good place to start is here http://chickengenetics.edelras.nl/ and other helpful links here http://www.the-coop.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=35235#Post35235

 

[nicalandia]

This is Clearly a Sex link Cross, Males will be Silverish/grey in tone(thanks to Light Brahma mother) and females will be redish/brown in color, as you can see from the pic the male is on the right and females on the left, now as to patter, you must understand that these are e+/eb heterozygotes and the pattern may range from full wildtype to faded wildtype stripes you see while e+ is dominant over eb the heterozygote will display varying degree of expression

 

[ladycat]

I've seen several references lately to "Ice Cream Bars". My understanding is, this is a cross between Legbars and Marans (or maybe Isbars and Marans?). Does anyone have more specific information?

 

[Junibutt]

This is Clearly a Sex link Cross, Males will be Silverish/grey in tone(thanks to Light Brahma mother) and females will be redish/brown in color, as you can see from the pic the male is on the right and females on the left, now as to patter, you must understand that these are e+/eb heterozygotes and the pattern may range from full wildtype to faded wildtype stripes you see while e+ is dominant over eb the heterozygote will display varying degree of expression

ok so as per my understanding, the silverish/grey would be the sex-link characteristic and not the wildtype pattern?