Dominant white.

[cherrynberry]

I find this a very interesting topic to touch on. First introduced by @The Moonshiner here on BYC. I was wondering if anyone would be interested in this topic like I was and want to see it at work. That’s what this thread is for. So I incubated a few eggs and let my broody sit on a few. Fast forward a month, and they hatched. Out of the 7 eggs that hatched, 4 are Easter egger cross Red sexlinks. Red sexlinks (I was told) have a white dominant gene, thus is why they tend to have white feathers on their necks and tail. So, when breeding RSL, the chicks have a 50% chance of getting a dominant white gene. Out of our 4, 3 of them have the dominant white gene, as they are feathering in white and one does not. Here are two chicks with the two different genes. The brown chipmunk one is the one without the dominant white (from what I understand). I am still learning about chicken genetics, and genetics in general. But I found it so interesting and have decided to put it out there. I am so excited to see they look grow up!

 

[1muttsfan]

For a red sex link you would put a red rooster (such as New Hampshire Red or Rhode Island Red) over a white or silver hen (white Rock, silver-laced Wyandotte, Delaware). What were the parent colors of your chicks? Would be interesting to see pictures of them.

 

[cherrynberry]

For a red sex link you would put a red rooster (such as New Hampshire Red or Rhode Island Red) over a white or silver hen (white Rock, silver-laced Wyandotte, Delaware). What were the parent colors of your chicks? Would be interesting to see pictures of them.

Well, we have 2 red sex links, so either could have been the mother (we are sure the eggs were from the 2 though). They both had white on their necks, until one of them went through a molt (the one in pictures 1-2). As for our rooster, he is an Easter egger. I just find it cool how they look so different. Pictures are below.

 

[cherrynberry]

Well, we have 2 red sex links, so either could have been the mother (we are sure the eggs were from the 2 though). They both had white on their necks, until one of them went through a molt (the one in pictures 1-2). As for our rooster, he is an Easter egger. I just find it cool how they look so different. Pictures are below.

The rooster is hatchery stock. The 2 golden comets were from a breeder, as far as I know.

 

[1muttsfan]

Easter eggers are such handsome birds.