junebuggena
Crowing
The son will be carrying a gene for red/gold base color in addition to the silver base color gene. This means there are more possible outcomes. The all white girls and the gold sexlinks both have a copy of the dominant white, and will still pass it to subsequent generations. The girls only have one gene for base color. Since their background color is 'white', they are silver base color. The cockerel bred to the gold sexlink hens will produce 50% silver base color chicks and 50% gold/red base color chicks. Patterning should be similar. All will have the same 'columbian' pattern genes. 50% of the chicks will get a copy of the dominant white gene. Any patterning they have will be rendered 'invisible' if they are silver base color. If they are red/gold base color, they will look just like the red sexlink hens. Please note, these chicks will not be sexable by coloring.Oh good. So I can still hold out hope for 4 and 1
You had told me that they could look like the Brahma, but I couldn't find the exact post to see if the sexes inherited anything differently. So thanks again.
Now, if I get rid of the father, and use that one son over all the girls (when he gets bigger of course) would the next generation have the same colorings? (with the comets and his sisters?)
The cockerel bred to his half-sisters will produce a bit of a different outcome. Since they are all silver base color, they will only pass it to their male chicks. However, bare in mind that the cockerel also has a silver base color gene, and that will get passed to about 50% of both male and female chicks. Any chicks from an all white pullet also has a 50% chance of inheriting the dominant white gene. Any chicks that are gold/red must be female. You will have to wait and see for the rest.
