funkeke
In the Brooder
- Sep 28, 2021
- 11
- 15
- 39
I'm new to chicken genetics and trying to learn. I'm curious about an unusual pairing. We received 4 Orpington eggs from a friend from a buff Orpington rooster over a lavender Orpington hen. I believe the hen was cuckoo barred. I say "I believe" because I can't quite confirm it from the photos I have of her--lav cuckoo seems pretty subtle. But based on how her male offspring came out, I think she must be cuckoo.
Here's a couple pics of the parents (best I've got):
Our eggs hatched as two males and two females. Both males turned out to be black with barring and a lot of white, with some random scattered buff feathers. I'm not sure if their barring is considered cuckoo; they still have their adolescent feathers that grew pretty fast which would affect the barring. The females both turned out black and red, with primarily black head and tails. One female is quite dilute and one not dilute at all.
The two cockerels, aged 12 weeks, Isaac (whiter neck) and Shepard below. Basically two peas in a pod.
The two pullets, also aged 12 weeks, Morrigan (dilute) and Spooky (not-dilute) below. Spooky has almost entirely deep black tail and head, whereas on Morrigan the red color is spread out much more. They both have a very similar neck/ruff in color and intensity.
I would like to know how to classify these chicken patterns/colors. Also, if I were to breed two of these chickens back to each other, what kind of results could I expect? I believe I could get black, black barred, lav, lav barred, and possibly something mostly red, like buff or lemon (less clear on this). I'm not sure what the percentage chance of each phenotype would be.
Here's a couple pics of the parents (best I've got):
Our eggs hatched as two males and two females. Both males turned out to be black with barring and a lot of white, with some random scattered buff feathers. I'm not sure if their barring is considered cuckoo; they still have their adolescent feathers that grew pretty fast which would affect the barring. The females both turned out black and red, with primarily black head and tails. One female is quite dilute and one not dilute at all.
The two cockerels, aged 12 weeks, Isaac (whiter neck) and Shepard below. Basically two peas in a pod.
The two pullets, also aged 12 weeks, Morrigan (dilute) and Spooky (not-dilute) below. Spooky has almost entirely deep black tail and head, whereas on Morrigan the red color is spread out much more. They both have a very similar neck/ruff in color and intensity.
I would like to know how to classify these chicken patterns/colors. Also, if I were to breed two of these chickens back to each other, what kind of results could I expect? I believe I could get black, black barred, lav, lav barred, and possibly something mostly red, like buff or lemon (less clear on this). I'm not sure what the percentage chance of each phenotype would be.
