Genetic Calculator

[Goose and Fig]

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I don't know if this will help you- but I think speckled sussex would be simply be considered "spangled" on the calculator.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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I don't know if this will help you- but I think speckled sussex would be simply be considered "spangled" on the calculator.

I doubt it. Spangled will be spangled as in spangled hamburg, not as in spangled old english. I think speckled is mille fleur with mahogany and no diluters.

http://kippenjungle.nl/Overzicht.htm#kipcalculator allows you to select from a list (near the top) as well as ground colour, pattern colour and pattern (further down on the page).

http://kippenjungle.nl/kruising.html allows you to select either from a list of from pictures.

 

[canada-goose]

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Where are you running into problems? I find it pretty simple, and extremely addictive

I think my problem is that I don't know a thing about genetics, how to make the calculator tell you what will happen....

 

[hinkjc]

When I use the calculator for the Speckled Sussex X Buff Orp, I made the following changes to the colors chosen.

Speckled Sussex roo (mille fleur) - e+/e+, Mh/Mh (red)
Buff Orp (buff columbian because I don't think our buffs have the dun factor) - E^Wh/E^Wh, Db/Db, Mh/Mh, Di/Di

I'm not sure how you know if that is correct, but the results are working out as the calculator says they will so far, so we'll see. I find buff the most challenging to calculate.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Where are you running into problems? I find it pretty simple, and extremely addictive

I think my problem is that I don't know a thing about genetics, how to make the calculator tell you what will happen....

Believe it or not, even the most knowledgeable genetics gurus once knew nothing about genetics, much less chicken genetics.

First learn the basics of genetics in general, then start learning one gene at a time, and work on learning the terminology. Next thing you know you'll be answering the most complicated questions

 

[canada-goose]

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I think my problem is that I don't know a thing about genetics, how to make the calculator tell you what will happen....

Believe it or not, even the most knowledgeable genetics gurus once knew nothing about genetics, much less chicken genetics.

First learn the basics of genetics in general, then start learning one gene at a time, and work on learning the terminology. Next thing you know you'll be answering the most complicated questions

I'll try!

 

[Henk69]

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Black Australorps should be extended black E/E on a silver background S.

Most of you can ignore the following remark:
If you cross black with certain buffs:
Try setting black chickens to birchen based E^R with additional Ml/Ml and/or cha/cha.
Some factors in buff (eg Db darkbrown) have a badly documented effect on black that else won't show up in the calculator.

For buff: ignore the black pattern in the pictures. The genes that eliminate that black pattern from a buff columbian are unknown.
For black: crosslings with other colours can be quite rusty (gold or silver leaking in male hackles/saddle). This is not taken into account in the calculator.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Thanks to all for the responses. This helps a lot. And I fully agree with Sonoran Silkies. This can become extremely adictive!