d'anver lovers,discuss the breed and post some pics!

[Backwoods Bntms]

I have a question about sexlinked Cuckoo. If I were to put a Wheaten Serama hen in with my Cuckoo roo? What are the chances for Wheaten colored Cuckoo pullets? In quail gold is dominant. Is it in chickens?

The chicks from this cross will look like cuckoos, if the rooster is double factored for barring. If he is single factored half of the chicks will be black the other half cuckoo. If you cross the barred chicks you will get some barred wheatens. Or better yet, use a barred male chick back to his mother and 25% of their chicks will be barred wheaten. Now the disclaimer, I know very little about seramas, but from what I read they are really mixed up genetically and are not necessarily what they look like. The above information is true if the serama is a true wheaten.

 

[laseterlass]

The chicks from this cross will look like cuckoos, if the rooster is double factored for barring. If he is single factored half of the chicks will be black the other half cuckoo. If you cross the barred chicks you will get some barred wheatens. Or better yet, use a barred male chick back to his mother and 25%  of their chicks will be barred wheaten. Now the disclaimer, I know very little about seramas, but from what I read they are really mixed up genetically and are not necessarily what they look like. The above information is true if the serama is a true wheaten.

Thank You. I am playing around seeing if it will get me a shorter leg and lower wing. These are American Serama so not as upright. Which is fine with me, I don't care for it. And my Roo is Dbl barred. Not black either, I believe he is Dun.

 

[Backwoods Bntms]

That makes it a little more complicated. The first set of chicks will be Dun barred or cuckoo. You can use the cuckoo just like the first explanation. or you can be brave and cross the dun barred chicks and get a lot of stuff, like dun barred, khaki barred, cuckoo, dun wheaten barred, khaki wheaten barred. Sounds exciting.

 

[laseterlass]

Sounds fun. I love rainbow hatches.

 

[chickee]

I "think" my cross of the dun cuckoo hen x khaki quail rooster produced a couple of dun barred quail chicks. One has bright orange feathers coming in on its shoulders. Wonder if that one is a rooster. They are all adorable! I just love their fuzzy, owlish faces!! Can't wait to see what the solid khaki one looks like when it feathers in.

And I have a couple dozen eggs coming from Aubrey this week! Porcelain, Millie Fleur and mottled dun.

Not the best pictures. They did not want to cooperate! See that one khaki quail chick that is half the size of the rest? It is the one I revived that wasn't breathing when I helped it hatch. It is very active and fat, so doing fine.

 

[laseterlass]

At hatch I determined it to be female as it had a small round spot and slate legs. I am now wondering about that. Could it be a singled barred male

 

[hiddenacres]

well my eggs are in the incubator and I am counting down the days... 20 left at 7pm tonight... yay

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

good to hear.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

I "think" my cross of the dun cuckoo hen x khaki quail rooster produced a couple of dun barred quail chicks. One has bright orange feathers coming in on its shoulders. Wonder if that one is a rooster. They are all adorable! I just love their fuzzy, owlish faces!! Can't wait to see what the solid khaki one looks like when it feathers in.

And I have a couple dozen eggs coming from Aubrey this week! Porcelain, Millie Fleur and mottled dun.

Not the best pictures. They did not want to cooperate! See that one khaki quail chick that is half the size of the rest? It is the one I revived that wasn't breathing when I helped it hatch. It is very active and fat, so doing fine.

dang at all the khakis

 

[chickee]

dang at all the khakis

Lucky me!