Dominate Red?

[acy0029]

Are there any breeds that are dominate red (i.e. RIR,New Hampshire,or Buckeye)? OR, are they all Dominate?

 

[Ducks and Banny hens]

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[tadkerson]

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Genetics 101


Birds like the rhode island red are red because of a number of genes- so there is not a dominant red gene.

In males, you have to think of them as a black bird. Then there are genes that remove the black and replace the black with red or white. The same is true for a female but it gets more complicated with them.

It takes 4 different genes to make a black-tailed red bird.

One is called wheaten- this gene adds black to the wings, tail, and breast.

gold- adds red to the pyle region- pyle region is the red area on a black breasted red bird

columbian- removes black from certain parts of the wing, breast, and from hackles and head

mahogany- makes any red a darker red color- also removes some black from wings and hackles

In the end, the only black in the bird would be in the tail and wings. The rest is red.

Tim