Larkwell Valley (2023)

[JacinLarkwell]

3more birds on the block today, 2 big roosters and another hen

 

[JacinLarkwell]

 

[JacinLarkwell]

@Pyxis

What would I get with these pairings?

Chocolate male x black female
Chocolate male x fawn and white female
Black male x fawn and white female

My replacements came in and I got more colors than what I had for the first batch

 

[Canadian Wind]

@Pyxis

What would I get with these pairings?

Chocolate male x black female
Chocolate male x fawn and white female
Black male x fawn and white female

My replacements came in and I got more colors than what I had for the first batch

Chocolate being sex linked will give you chocilate females when paired with black.

As for the fawn and white, I *think* that's a combination of both the chocolate and the blue gene. So, paired with chocolate you'd get both choc males and females, as well as fawn. Combined with black, you would get botg blacks and blues, with the males carrying chocolate.

I'm not sure how the white markings work in quackers, just scovies.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Chocolate being sex linked will give you chocilate females when paired with black.

As for the fawn and white, I *think* that's a combination of both the chocolate and the blue gene. So, paired with chocolate you'd get both choc males and females, as well as fawn. Combined with black, you would get botg blacks and blues, with the males carrying chocolate.

I'm not sure how the white markings work in quackers, just scovies.

Okay, so if I kept the chocolate male with both black amd fawn&white females, I would get only black males and then fawn or chocolates of both sexes?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Honestly I might be tempted to keep both males and all 5 females. Would I be risking the hens with that ratio if they all kinda grow together? The black female is definitely staying as long as I don't lose her, and I just want the most colors I can get from the runner pen

 

[Canadian Wind]

Okay, so if I kept the chocolate male with both black amd fawn&white females, I would get only black males and then fawn or chocolates of both sexes?

No, not with the fawn and white. Since this is already a choc variant. Those females will give the chocolate gene no matter what, and a 50% chance of blue, so you'd get both males and females in chocolate as well as in fawn.

If your black male is split to chocolate, even more colours can ensue.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

No, not with the fawn and white. Since this is already a choc variant. Those females will give the chocolate gene no matter what, and a 50% chance of blue, so you'd get both males and females in chocolate as well as in fawn.

If your black male is split to chocolate, even more colours can ensue.

Okay. The black probably isn't split, but I guess you never really know with hatchery colors

 

[JacinLarkwell]

The three Little Littles are doing good. They have a chicken that has taken an auntie role and I think she punted them out of their little pen last night

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Have to keep an eye on one of the pastel calls. I think they might have had a seizure yesterday while in their water bowl. She started going under while spinning over and couldn't stand up or keep her balance for a few minutes after I scooped her up. She's acting fine now, but it definitely spooked me and my mom when she just started spinning