I would like to open this topic up with a couple of questions.
And I'm sure it will lead to others.
Are dominant colors dominant all the time?
Do/can recessive genes have the genetic potential that leads to a different color create changes in your breeding program due to undesired results?
In other words, if you are working with two chickens that have certain visible colors that you are using as a point of reference to either, maintain, develop, or change the resulting progeny's color, those would be I guess the dominant colors that are tangibly visible.
What about those that are not?
Would say, a rooster that shows a certain outer color has the genetic potential to derail your plans due to a recessive gene that can throw a wrench in your plans? Something that pops up unexpectedly?
Would say, a hen, that has undesired coloring have the genetic potential to hatch chicks with colors that are closer to what you want?
The reason why I ask is that I have a bit of experience with dogs and there are many cases where you would have a male or female that were from excellent performance bloodlines that were mediocre performers at best, but they, in turn, produced champions themselves. This is from a behavior standpoint I'm speaking of, not color, so I'm not sure if this applies to chickens and color.
And I'm sure it will lead to others.
Are dominant colors dominant all the time?
Do/can recessive genes have the genetic potential that leads to a different color create changes in your breeding program due to undesired results?
In other words, if you are working with two chickens that have certain visible colors that you are using as a point of reference to either, maintain, develop, or change the resulting progeny's color, those would be I guess the dominant colors that are tangibly visible.
What about those that are not?
Would say, a rooster that shows a certain outer color has the genetic potential to derail your plans due to a recessive gene that can throw a wrench in your plans? Something that pops up unexpectedly?
Would say, a hen, that has undesired coloring have the genetic potential to hatch chicks with colors that are closer to what you want?
The reason why I ask is that I have a bit of experience with dogs and there are many cases where you would have a male or female that were from excellent performance bloodlines that were mediocre performers at best, but they, in turn, produced champions themselves. This is from a behavior standpoint I'm speaking of, not color, so I'm not sure if this applies to chickens and color.