LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

[fluffycrow]

OK yall, so remember last year when I said that I didn't like straight combs? Well a year later and I can confirm I'm an idiot. I think I was just bored with them or something. I still think pea combs are really pretty, but I now like straight combs as well...sometimes

 

[KikiDeAnime]

So depending on how many she hatches, what's the ratio or % of the chicks being Silkie feathered like Scout?
I know there's no way to tell right now but it seems interesting to think about

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

Well… I did it. Kind of. I didn’t really get the message past.
I told my mom I “like a girl.”
She said “I like girls too.”
I don’t think she got what I was saying.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Well… I did it. Kind of. I didn’t really get the message past.
I told my mom I “like a girl.”
She said “I like girls too.”
I don’t think she got what I was saying.

One of my grandmother's is the same way. She was like 'every girl has at least one girl friend. I've got three close ones!'

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Ugh, I'm tired. But I think I've gotten past the 'miscommunication' block in my story for the most part. I know it's kinda overdone and cliche at this point, but I felt like between two *very* different cultures, miscommunication was bound to be an issue

 

[EEforMe]

Well… I did it. Kind of. I didn’t really get the message past.
I told my mom I “like a girl.”
She said “I like girls too.”
I don’t think she got what I was saying.

Oh jeez. All jokes aside that sucks. I know it takes a lot of confidence and it’s hard when it’s all for nothing

 

[SpotTheCat]

So depending on how many she hatches, what's the ratio or % of the chicks being Silkie feathered like Scout?
I know there's no way to tell right now but it seems interesting to think about

What are the mothers?

Silky feathering is recessive, so the chicks would need to 2 silky genes. If Scout is silky then he would pass 1 gene to all the chicks

if the mother is silky all chicks would be silky

Spoiler: Punnet square (H=normal h=silky)

If the mother carries silky then it will be a 50% chance (per chick) of being silky and 50% chance they will just be a carrier

Spoiler: Punnet square

If the mother doesn't carry silky then, all the chicks will be carriers

Spoiler: Punnet square

This should be correct unless there is something I don't know about the silky gene

 

[KikiDeAnime]

What are the mothers?

Silky feathering is recessive, so the chicks would need to 2 silky genes. If Scout is silky then he would pass 1 gene to all the chicks

if the mother is silky all chicks would be silky

Spoiler: Punnet square (H=normal h=silky)

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If the mother carries silky then it will be a 50% chance (per chick) of being silky and 50% chance they will just be a carrier

Spoiler: Punnet square

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If the mother doesn't carry silky then, all the chicks will be carriers

Spoiler: Punnet square

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This should be correct unless there is something I don't know about the silky gene

Thank you!
Let me get photos of all the Seramas in the morning for you

 

[SpotTheCat]

Thank you!
Let me get photos of all the Seramas in the morning for you

I am not going to complain about pictures! but I more meant what breed, are the silky or not, etc. I think chances are if they are normal feathered Serama that aren't related to silky feathered ones they won't carry the gene. I might be wrong though somebody who knows the breed better will have a better idea of how common the gene is in the breed

 

[fluffycrow]

I am not going to complain about pictures! but I more meant what breed, are the silky or not, etc. I think chances are if they are normal feathered Serama that aren't related to silky feathered ones they won't carry the gene. I might be wrong though somebody who knows the breed better will have a better idea of how common the gene is in the breed

The gene has been found in the breed, but this can also be a case of a mixed strain, meaning a silkie entering the family line a few generations back. That could yield the same result. If Scout and said pullet are related, there's a good chance she's heterozygous silkied (meaning a carrier). If they're not, then all their kids will be heterozygous silkied