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Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!
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Pink ~ I wonder if he carries a white gene of some kind?? Would that be a recessive white? I know the white gene will mask underlaying colors, but then maybe it would be a single dose of dominant white?? I get cornfused...
I think I'd be more interested to see what color he produces, cause eventually, a carnation will pop up from him.
Pink ~ I wonder if he carries a white gene of some kind?? Would that be a recessive white? I know the white gene will mask underlaying colors, but then maybe it would be a single dose of dominant white?? I get cornfused...
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?????? What does that mean? We are nice here!
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?????? What does that mean? We are nice here!
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I remember there being a discussion about that a while back but can't seem to recall all the details of it. I do seem to remember the 'double mutant' thing being up for discussion as an unnessesary description.
I remember there being a discussion about that a while back but can't seem to recall all the details of it. I do seem to remember the 'double mutant' thing being up for discussion as an unnessesary description.
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I remember there being a discussion about that a while back but can't seem to recall all the details of it. I do seem to remember the 'double mutant' thing being up for discussion as an unnessesary description.
Do you mean, as in redundant?
I remember there being a discussion about that a while back but can't seem to recall all the details of it. I do seem to remember the 'double mutant' thing being up for discussion as an unnessesary description.
Do you mean, as in redundant?
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I remember there being a discussion about that a while back but can't seem to recall all the details of it. I do seem to remember the 'double mutant' thing being up for discussion as an unnessesary description.
Do you mean, as in redundant?
yeah...something about trying to make it sound more fancy that it actually is.
I remember there being a discussion about that a while back but can't seem to recall all the details of it. I do seem to remember the 'double mutant' thing being up for discussion as an unnessesary description.
Do you mean, as in redundant?
yeah...something about trying to make it sound more fancy that it actually is.
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Do you mean, as in redundant?
yeah...something about trying to make it sound more fancy that it actually is.
Yes, I found VC's response to that question in the Cuckoo/White thread:
I think calling them double mutant white is just a way of making them sound more special than they are, IMHO. Sound like Alien chickens to me.
ALL Marans have white skin. White skin is dominant, and not really considered a mutation, simply something that can easily be selected.
Some Marans have white shanks. Clear shanks are also dominant, and are not difficult to select.
White Marans should have pink shanks, but only if they have the ID dermal melanin inhibitor gene. They can have white skin and still have incorrect gray shanks.
It would be more useful to know details like whether they are from silver or gold based parents, whether it is recessive or dominant white, how closely related the parent stock might be etc.
I love my Whites, and I'm glad they are gaining popularity, but now is the time to get some of the language clear when we talk about them. Double mutant doesn't mean much of anything in the poultry world, especially as it relates to Marans. I don't know why a good breeder would refer to them as such.
I hope you both have good hatches with lots of typey birds and more hens than roos. I think the feathered shanks look best in white.
Do you mean, as in redundant?
yeah...something about trying to make it sound more fancy that it actually is.
Yes, I found VC's response to that question in the Cuckoo/White thread:
I think calling them double mutant white is just a way of making them sound more special than they are, IMHO. Sound like Alien chickens to me.
ALL Marans have white skin. White skin is dominant, and not really considered a mutation, simply something that can easily be selected.
Some Marans have white shanks. Clear shanks are also dominant, and are not difficult to select.
White Marans should have pink shanks, but only if they have the ID dermal melanin inhibitor gene. They can have white skin and still have incorrect gray shanks.
It would be more useful to know details like whether they are from silver or gold based parents, whether it is recessive or dominant white, how closely related the parent stock might be etc.
I love my Whites, and I'm glad they are gaining popularity, but now is the time to get some of the language clear when we talk about them. Double mutant doesn't mean much of anything in the poultry world, especially as it relates to Marans. I don't know why a good breeder would refer to them as such.
I hope you both have good hatches with lots of typey birds and more hens than roos. I think the feathered shanks look best in white.
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