Golden duckwing genetics

[Bananaplinko]

I have several golden duckwing pheonix birds and was hoping to breed them. Then I was told the golden duckwings won’t breed true and that in order to breed this color you have to cross a silver and a bb red. I was wondering what would be the outcome of a golden duckwing x golden duckwing breeding. Would some offspring turn out to have the correct coloring or would it not work out at all?

 

[Duckbreeder2020]

Hey! So if you breed two Golden Duckwing Phoenix birds together, their chicks will also be Golden Duckwing. This color will stay the same because both parents have the gold color gene, so it “breeds true.” The only time the colors might look a little different is if the parents have other color genes mixed in, but in general, Golden Duckwing × Golden Duckwing will make Golden Duckwing chicks.

 

[NatJ]

I have several golden duckwing pheonix birds and was hoping to breed them. Then I was told the golden duckwings won’t breed true and that in order to breed this color you have to cross a silver and a bb red. I was wondering what would be the outcome of a golden duckwing x golden duckwing breeding. Would some offspring turn out to have the correct coloring or would it not work out at all?

Breeding two of them together will give at least some chicks the correct color. You may also get some chicks that are other colors, depending on the details of how the genetics actually work.

 

[Amer]

I believe golden duckwing Phoenix are just gold duckwing Phoenix with the cream gene, so they should breed true. The term "golden duckwing" is used for a number of different varieties that look similar but differ genetically.

 

[NatJ]

I was told the golden duckwings won’t breed true and that in order to breed this color you have to cross a silver and a bb red.

Where did you hear this? Was there any other information about why it works that way?

That might help sort out this part of the puzzle:

The term "golden duckwing" is used for a number of different varieties that look similar but differ genetically.

Different genetics call for different breeding strategies.

If the original source does not give any more information, you can breed the birds you have, then look at the chicks and take photographs at hatch and as they grow. What you find can help with working out the genetics involved. I'm sure some people here will be happy to help