How did I make a Partridge colored EE mix?

[draye]

Q. WHich male is the father of Son #1? Is this a red base or a black based that is modified?

Q.Son #2 is fathered by Black Sexlink because he is the only source of the barring. I'm trying to understand the feather color. ANd what this says about the mother's color genetically.

My head is in a twist trying to understand.

I would like to know if either male can be used in siring RED sexlinked chicks.

THis is what I think I understand:

Son #1--MAYBE can sire black sexlinks, not red sexlinks.
Son#2 --very likely can sire red sexlinks.

My guess would be the Black Sexlink rooster as the father of both. Looking at your hen she has the look (not saying mixed with just the coloring) of a Dark Cornish, which I believe is a partridge type coloriong itself, so I'd guess that the son took back after her and her side of the family.

Also I think that with the SSH you'd have gotten rosecombs. Not sure about that but I think the rosecomb is dominant.

By the way, both roosters are very pretty but I especially like the partridge colored one.

 

[AinaWGSD]

I'm not as solid on the specifics of red sexlinks, but it is my understanding that you don't want to use a barred male bird (ie rooster #2) for sex-links. A non-barred rooster over a barred hen creates sex links because with no barring genes coming from the male the hen can only pass the barring on to her male offspring. If the rooster is barred, he can pass the barring on to either male or female offspring and they would no longer be sexlinked.

 

[Arielle]

I'm not as solid on the specifics of red sexlinks, but it is my understanding that you don't want to use a barred male bird (ie rooster #2) for sex-links. A non-barred rooster over a barred hen creates sex links because with no barring genes coming from the male the hen can only pass the barring on to her male offspring. If the rooster is barred, he can pass the barring on to either male or female offspring and they would no longer be sexlinked.

THanks.

THis is true of BLCK sexlinks, where the barring gene also puts a white spot on the top of the head to separate males and females when the barring comes from the hen only.

Red sexlinks are different and uses gold and silver factors, so barring is not important.

Still need to figure out if the brown/gold boys are double gold.

 

[Chris09]

Which bird do you think is Partridge? .


Chris

 

[Arielle]

Chris09,

Mom and Son #1 ?

Could only go by pics on hatchery sites. Also saw possibility of Red-brown. Son #1 looks so much like my FBCM roosters that I look at the comb to know who is who quickly.

Sorry I, still trying to understand colors : naming and the genetics.

 

[Chris09]

She looks like she has Black Breasted Red in her along with some other gene at work, (you can see the Black Breasted Red in her sons)

Did you buy the Black Sex link Rooster (if so where) or is he out of your breeding?

Chris

 

[draye]

Q. WHich male is the father of Son #1? Is this a red base or a black based that is modified?

Q.Son #2 is fathered by Black Sexlink because he is the only source of the barring. I'm trying to understand the feather color. ANd what this says about the mother's color genetically.

My head is in a twist trying to understand.

I would like to know if either male can be used in siring RED sexlinked chicks.

THis is what I think I understand:

Son #1--MAYBE can sire black sexlinks, not red sexlinks.
Son#2 --very likely can sire red sexlinks.

I think that Son #1 can sire both red (bred to a silver based hen), and black sex links (bred to a barred hen). He is a red based.
Son #2 is possible I guess but would throw some barred chicks into the bargain.

 

[Arielle]

She looks like she has Black Breasted Red in her along with some other gene at work, (you can see the Black Breasted Red in her sons)

Did you buy the Black Sex link Rooster (if so where) or is he out of your breeding?

Chris

Bought Black sexlink Rooster from McMurray--lists foundation crosses as RIR x BR. She has a third son that is BR colored with leakage of red in the hackles in a few areas. And a daughter tjhat is solid black . All four from the same hatch.

Chris, what is the confidence level of using either in sexlink breeding? ( I have silver hens SLW and barredEE BR) I'm trying to avoid buying another rooster..

 

[Arielle]

I think that Son #1 can sire both red (bred to a silver based hen), and black sex links (bred to a barred hen). He is a red based.
Son #2 is possible I guess but would throw some barred chicks into the bargain.

Draye, can you clarify your reply?

Son #1 is really red based with modifiers How is there black on the breast area?

Son #2 , barring is fine, you are saying he is also red based?

 

[draye]

Draye, can you clarify your reply?

Son #1 is really red based with modifiers How is there black on the breast area?

Son #2 , barring is fine, you are saying he is also red based?

You can take a Partridge colored rooster (your choice of breeds) and breed to silver based hens and get sexlink ( the partridge coloration is based on brown hence red). Partridge is also called a black breasted red.

Take a look at #2 and you can see the red in him, though I don't thnik he'd be a good chioce for sexlinks because of him having the barring in him and he'd throw alot of barred babies.