Genetics

[The Moonshiner]

I imagine that most of the chicks would be black with some leakage. You might luck out and get a Lavender with leakage. If I read that correctly two of the potential parents are split to Lavender (visually black but carrying a Lavender gene). I'm not sure what happens when Dominant White and Dominant Black are on the same bird. My whites are recessive so I don't usually outcross them to other colors.

One copy of dominate white on black produces white birds with various amounts of black showing.
Think austra whites or paint silkies.
Dominant white doesn't do much to gold tones so buff, gold, red etc. will show.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Thank you, sir! That's good to know and along the lines of what I was remembering/thought.

 

[nicalandia]

So we had a rooster who was half lavender Orpington & half Cinnamon Queen. I have a hen sitting on 7 eggs he fertilized, the breeds are ISA, Leghorn, and half black orpington (also had a lavender dad). I’m curious what others think could be our outcome. I find genetics in chickens fascinating lol we love our mutts!

Pictures of the birds would allow me to identify their genetic make up and be able to predict what would be the outcome of each cross

 

[The Moonshiner]

Pictures of the birds would allow me to identify their genetic make up and be able to predict what would be the outcome of each cross

What's the genetic make up of this bird?

 

[nicalandia]

What's the genetic make up of this bird?
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Seems to be Silver based and Partridge(eb) perhaps e+/eb

 

[The Moonshiner]

Seems to be Silver based and Partridge(eb) perhaps e+/eb

Both parents are gold based.
I'll try to get better pics soon.

 

[LeveyChicks]

Dad is CQ so 1/4 RIR 1/4 RIW and 1/2 lavender Orp

 

[LeveyChicks]

Sitting momma who is 1/2 buff orpington and 1/2 lavender orpington

 

[LeveyChicks]

I’ll try to get a picture of the other two moms soon. They’re my most skittish hens. We’re on day 20 so fingers crossed we’ve got some babies tomorrow!

 

[LeveyChicks]

First baby is out and looks just like momma did when she hatched.