Making Lemonade [Selective Culling Project - very long term]

[U_Stormcrow]

Ah okay

It hurts to admit there are things I just can't seem to learn. Chicken genetics and Calc1 are among them. [Calc 2 was EASY! Calc 1 still makes no sense]. Mostly, I get by.

 

[NatJ]

I'm not either, but I don't think so??? My understanding is that its only dominant over one color, not both the other options. Chicken genetics give me headaches.

Recessive white turns all other colors to white.

Dominant White is the one that turns black to white, but leaves red alone.

View attachment 4230184Genetic throwbacks for freezer camp. Hate dominant white.

My last all white birds were more than a year ago, then I get two in one hatch. (Also a (nearly) all black - still popping at least one of those each hatching).

Because recessive white is recessive, it can pop up from two parents that do not show it.

Because Dominant White is dominant, it should be visible in at least one parent of the white chicks (they could be all white, or they could be red and white).

If you reach a point when no chickens show any white, you should be rid of Dominant White, but could still have some chickens carrying recessive white.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Recessive white turns all other colors to white.

Dominant White is the one that turns black to white, but leaves red alone.



Because recessive white is recessive, it can pop up from two parents that do not show it.

Because Dominant White is dominant, it should be visible in at least one parent of the white chicks (they could be all white, or they could be red and white).

If you reach a point when no chickens show any white, you should be rid of Dominant White, but could still have some chickens carrying recessive white.

And because I'm keeping so many red and white birds, it keeps slipping past me.

 

[Molpet]

Drones. Mosquitos. Santa.

Drones
I got into trouble shooting one that was buzzing my flock. We were both in the wrong so nothing became of it. They were supposed to be in line of sight and not chasing my birds, which was shown on the video right before I blew it away. Wasn't worth the hassle but was satisfying to see it blow up.

 

[NatJ]

And because I'm keeping so many red and white birds, it keeps slipping past me.

Yes, that would do it.

The more black a chicken would have, the more white you see when it has Dominant White to turn the black into white. That would be why you got one black bird as well as the two white ones: you still have the genes in your flock to make a chicken all black, or nearly all black.