Lavender silkie genetics

[wolf-deer88]

My rooster is a paint silkie, his father was lavender, and his mother is white. Does he carry the lavender gene? Could his chicks be lavender if bred with a lavender hen or a hen that carries the gene? Do chickens even carry genes?

Thanks in advance.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Yes
Lavender is recessive so if you see Lavender it has two genes for it and will pass one to all offspring.
Yes one copy means they're carrying it (also called "split" for it)
If bred to a Lavender hen about half of the offspring will be Lavender and the others will be split for it.
If two that are split to Lavender are bred 25% will be Lavender. 50% will be splits and 25% will not have the gene.
The ones that are split for it will be indistinguishable from the ones that don't carry it.

 

[NatJ]

My rooster is a paint silkie, his father was lavender, and his mother is white. Does he carry the lavender gene?

Yes, he carries the lavender gene, because he got it from his father.

Could his chicks be lavender if bred with a lavender hen or a hen that carries the gene?

Yes, some of his chicks could be lavender if you do that.

Do chickens even carry genes?

Yes.

If you know basic genetics for any kind of animal or person, much of that applies to chickens as well (chromosomes, genes, inherited from both parents, dominant & recessive, etc).

Sex chromosomes for birds are backwards of mammals. Male chickens have ZZ, female chickens have ZW, and the mother determines what gender her chicks are. (Lavender is not on the sex chromosome, so this does not matter to your original question.)

 

[wolf-deer88]

Yes
Lavender is recessive so if you see Lavender it has two genes for it and will pass one to all offspring.
Yes one copy means they're carrying it (also called "split" for it)
If bred to a Lavender hen about half of the offspring will be Lavender and the others will be split for it.
If two that are split to Lavender are bred 25% will be Lavender. 50% will be splits and 25% will not have the gene.
The ones that are split for it will be indistinguishable from the ones that don't carry it.

Oh, wow. I get it now. Thank you so much! That's most helpful! I really appreciate it!

Yes, he carries the lavender gene, because he got it from his father.


Yes, some of his chicks could be lavender if you do that.


Yes.

If you know basic genetics for any kind of animal or person, much of that applies to chickens as well (chromosomes, genes, inherited from both parents, dominant & recessive, etc).

Sex chromosomes for birds are backwards of mammals. Male chickens have ZZ, female chickens have ZW, and the mother determines what gender her chicks are. (Lavender is not on the sex chromosome, so this does not matter to your original question.)

Uh-huh. I see. Thanks so much! It's much appreciated!

 

[wolf-deer88]

I would love a lavender to pair with him, but I can't find one anywhere. Anybody know of a good place?

 

[nicalandia]

Do chickens even carry genes?

About 60 percent of chicken genes correspond to a similar human gene

 

[wolf-deer88]

That's pretty cool!

 

[nicalandia]

That's pretty cool!

Humans and Chicken share a common amniote ancestor

 

[wolf-deer88]

Is lavender dilute of partridge?

 

[nicalandia]

Is lavender dilute of partridge?

Lavender is a recessive mutation that affect both black and gold/silver feathers, on a All Black background the pattern is called Lavender. If it's on a Partridge based it's called Isabel