Sex-Linked Silkies?

[NatJ]

my brain was trying to figure out how to do autosexxing silkies, not just sex linked...

Autosexing Silkies would certainly be useful!

 

[NatJ]

I'm good with Logic, but I can't "see it". Its that intuitive leap from the purely mechanical to the practice where I can't follow. Punnett squares are simple - but I see letters, not plumage, comb, leg and skin color...

My mind runs through it with a combination of Punnett squares and words. "So if one parent is split for silkie feathering..." I have been studying this stuff for over a decade by now, and I've gotten faster over time, but I usually still work through it point by point rather than "seeing" the whole picture.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

See? I wasn't aware there even were barred Silkies, but that would be a useful gene for this purpose.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I think that's correct.

Hen should be fine, but I'm not good at telling whether chickens like your rooster are genetically gold, or silver with leakage. If he is silver (with leakage), then he cannot father sexlinks of this type. If he is split gold/silver, then he might produce some gold daughters and some silver ones. With that hen, the sons should show silver no matter what the rooster is.

He looks Autosomal Red to me, more then S/s+.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Salmon Colored Columbian, or Silver Columbian with Autosomal Red to be more Specific.

 

[NatJ]

Salmon Colored Columbian, or Silver Columbian with Autosomal Red to be more Specific.

Then definitely not right to father gold/silver sexlinks.

I don't have much experience recognizing some of these combinations in actual chickens, even though I've read a lot about some of the genes involved

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I'm just in awe of you both, @MysteryChicken and @NatJ . I'm not wired for that skill, I have enough trouble telling people apart. That you can do it with a completely different species never fails to impress.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I'm good with Logic, but I can't "see it". Its that intuitive leap from the purely mechanical to the practice where I can't follow. Punnett squares are simple - but I see letters, not plumage, comb, leg and skin color...

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

Helloo, I'm very interested in getting silkies in the future. (Maybe near!) I was wondering how do you make sex-linked silkies?

That would be cool!

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Helloo, I'm very interested in getting silkies in the future. (Maybe near!) I was wondering how do you make sex-linked silkies?

Love the idea! That would cut the waiting time to tell sex by at least 3 months