Random Color Breeding...or No?

[Pyncheon guy]

You will have some pretty looking chickens.....but it would be better to match varieties/colors with each other as Sonoran Silkies said. You have quite the assortment.....experiment and see what you get.....Good Luck!!!

My best to you, Rusty Hart (Irish Acres)

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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No: black is the presence of undiluted pigment. White is the absence of pigment; it is like an OFF switch, and is not considered a diluter. A "grey" colour would be from pigment dilution via the blue or lavender gene. Since lavender works only when two copies are present, chances of producing a lavender from a white X black (or silver penciled)breeding is pretty miniscule. Blue however is a possibility if the white carries blue.

 

[Jx2inNC]

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But none of those results are accepted, showable colors, correct?

 

[saladin]

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I disagre. Chances of breeding a white to a non-white and getting offspring that meet the standard for a colour is fairly slim at best.

I've not bred the chickens being talked about, but I have done the white x thing.

With recessive white, I can breed to most any color I have on the yard and get more of the original color. Some will have a white feather or two, but often there are none.

When I've bred recessive white to blue I have gotten: washend out blue and whites that were much better than the original.

At least this is how it has worked for me with Orientals.

I utilize recessive white all the time in my bred pens when the white bird is a better quality bird and I'm trying to improve the type of the other colored birds.

It works very well.

 

[Jx2inNC]

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Thanks again for the feedback.
Since we have a local livestock auction where chicks get swiped up, I think I'll just try a few things out and see what neat outcomes I can get until I determine my strengths and weaknesses and settle on which breeds I might acquire a nice mate for.

Sounds good to me anyway...

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Recessive white should not give a white feather or two. It only makes its presence known when a bird has two copies. If you have done a lot of white X breeding in your flock, you have likely bred the other colours present into your whites.

 

[Jx2inNC]

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Oh I see, that makes sense.
So if I haven't bred at all before...and let's say the hen didn't have white genes in her...for the 1st gen should I expect the hens color to go to the chick and little to no white?

You're a great help, thank you.

 

[saladin]

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Life is not as simple as that. With my birds: I know who is produced from who. Recessive white can and does throw chicks when crossed with other colors that will sometimes carry a white feather or two.

 

[saladin]

I've found that the best colored (whitest whites) recessive white chicks need to come 'smoot' colored. This is easiest to accomplish with white x blue, but can also be done with white x black

Here's an example:

 

[saladin]

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