I am attempting to learn genetics in chickens, and let's just say I'm slogging through the material. I understand how "simple" genes play fairly well, for instance Blue or Lavender genes and they way the interact with Black and have since I was fifteen. But trying to use this bad boy:
https://kippenjungle.nl/kruising.html
Literally makes me want to scream. lol I know Silver-laced can be obtained several ways. Does anyone know what Silver-laced Orpingtons are from a genetic standpoint. I was playing around with it, and if I go to the over-simplified one I can get a Silver-laced, or Blue or Lavender hen for example and see what their offspring are, but that is just for plumage. I'm also interested in leg color.
The calculator also shows that the offspring would all be solid, from a Black Silver-laced x Splash as all chicks being Blue (unicolor-laced) but the same pairing with a Blue hen results in with the already mentioned unicolor-laced blues but also unicolor blacks. A Silver-laced x Lavender results in only black unicolor offspring but does not include the fact they are split to Lavender. Which I already know.
I'm aware that in crossing a laced bird to a non-laced bird, I am going to lose some lacing, but will none of the chicks express any lacing at all? I'm assuming that the pullets (F1) should be bred back to their brothers to produce birds carrying the blue or lavender genes and their offspring (F2) crossed back to the original males to regain the crisp lacing before the initial cross to add the color?
@CountryFlock or @nicalandia how exactly would the two of you approach the end goal of achieving Blue Silver-laced and Lavender Silver-laced Orpingtons? The methods can be the same or different. I'd just like to have the best idea of what to expect in the coming years. I already have Silver-laced and Lavender Orpingtons. I should be getting some Blue/Black/Splash in the next week or so.
https://kippenjungle.nl/kruising.html
Literally makes me want to scream. lol I know Silver-laced can be obtained several ways. Does anyone know what Silver-laced Orpingtons are from a genetic standpoint. I was playing around with it, and if I go to the over-simplified one I can get a Silver-laced, or Blue or Lavender hen for example and see what their offspring are, but that is just for plumage. I'm also interested in leg color.
The calculator also shows that the offspring would all be solid, from a Black Silver-laced x Splash as all chicks being Blue (unicolor-laced) but the same pairing with a Blue hen results in with the already mentioned unicolor-laced blues but also unicolor blacks. A Silver-laced x Lavender results in only black unicolor offspring but does not include the fact they are split to Lavender. Which I already know.
I'm aware that in crossing a laced bird to a non-laced bird, I am going to lose some lacing, but will none of the chicks express any lacing at all? I'm assuming that the pullets (F1) should be bred back to their brothers to produce birds carrying the blue or lavender genes and their offspring (F2) crossed back to the original males to regain the crisp lacing before the initial cross to add the color?
@CountryFlock or @nicalandia how exactly would the two of you approach the end goal of achieving Blue Silver-laced and Lavender Silver-laced Orpingtons? The methods can be the same or different. I'd just like to have the best idea of what to expect in the coming years. I already have Silver-laced and Lavender Orpingtons. I should be getting some Blue/Black/Splash in the next week or so.