Learning Genetics?

[Chicken poppy]

Yes, please!

Please remember this is what i know, im not a expert like i said! I know a lot about silkie feathering, recessive, genotypes phentypes and all, so i can type that to if you want! Still working on some of the genetic coloring.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I love, love love lavender birds. Would you mind elaborating?

LavenderXLavender:
100% Lavender

LavenderxBlack:
100% Splits

LavenderxSplit:
50% Split
50% Lavender

BlackxSplit:
50% Split
50% Black

SplitxSplit
25% Black
50% Split
25% Lavender

*Split and Black will look the same*

And then you add other colors to the lavender pool to get things like porcelain, blue cream and Isabel

 

[the_peanut_coop]

LavenderXLavender:
100% Lavender

LavenderxBlack:
100% Splits

LavenderxSplit:
50% Split
50% Lavender

BlackxSplit:
50% Split
50% Black

SplitxSplit
25% Black
50% Split
25% Lavender

*Split and Black will look the same*

And then you add other colors to the lavender pool to get things like porcelain, blue cream and Isabel

So you're saying that Splits will appear black.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

I love, love love lavender birds. Would you mind elaborating?

Jacin just showed the offspring you would get using lavender and black birds, but a bit of basic info, lavender (also known as self blue) is a recessive black dilute gene.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

So you're saying that Splits will appear black.

Yep, because lavender is a recessive gene, it will only be expressed when the bird carries two copies. Splits are birds which only carry one copy.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

So you're saying that Splits will appear black.

Yes. Just looking at them, you won't be able to tell them apart

Jacin just showed the offspring you would get using lavender and black birds, but a bit of basic info, lavender (also known as self blue) is a recessive black dilute gene.

Thanks, forgot to add that

 

[the_peanut_coop]

Yep, because lavender is a recessive gene, it will only be expressed when the bird carries two copies. Splits are birds which only carry one copy.

Question- If you have a lavender and a black parent, will all offspring appear black? Or is there a chance that there will be lavender?

 

[Chicken poppy]

I thought just 100% split, probably wrong

Question- If you have a lavender and a black parent, will all offspring appear black? Or is there a chance that there will be lavender?

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Question- If you have a lavender and a black parent, will all offspring appear black? Or is there a chance that there will be lavender?

If the black parent does not carry any lavender genes, all offspring will be black. If the black parent carries one lavender gene (split), 50% of the offspring will be lavender.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

I thought just 100% split, probably wrong

That is correct.