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[roosterhavoc]

I also feed chicks all kinds of fruit too. Especially watermelon and vitamins in the water until I let em out on the yard.

 

[sdm111]

I have two stags that prove otherwise.

you can prove that?

 

[sdm111]

Sounds like a plan.
You ever notice any side effects?
When you say you run both, you run some electrolyte/probiotic mixed in as well?

I used to use vitamins and electrolytes but not anymore they all get just water. Havnt used any in years

 

[SOHC-FTW]

White lightning and gun powder.

 

[roosterhavoc]

you can prove that?

I can show you the birds I bred and the outcome. Yeah though it’s still hearsay. I could be lying or mistaken. That’s for you to decide.

 

[roosterhavoc]

I only give chicks vitamins. The birds won’t drink the water with it unless they absolutely have to. I figure they are better off without it since with plain water they’ll drink more. I do put ACV in the water a couple times a week. They love it. Whether it helps anything I have no proof.

 

[roosterhavoc]

They will eat the food with the vitamins sprinkled in though.

 

[SOHC-FTW]

I also use ACV, Can't hurt anything.

 

[B123]

So in theory I could breed a red colored stag that has grey blood in it with another say hatch hen. Any grey chicks? If not they are red gamefowl with grey blood in them just not showing it.

Correct, your red colored stag is half grey, but just didn't get the grey coloration genes. The resulting offspring from the hatch hen would then be a 1/4 grey blood, but you have eliminated the grey coloration from that family that fast.

 

[B123]

Then why does the stags always look grey? Grey always shows over red. Let me rephrase that: I have never seen red show over grey and since I've never seen it it never happens

Depends on the cross. If you use a homozygous grey stag over a black hen, all of the resulting stags will be grey.

Grey aka "Silver" is sex linked so it is a bit funny in how it presents. In humans males are XY and females are XX. In chickens, Males are ZZ and females are ZW. The silver gene is on the Z chromosome IF it is there, so it is easy to follow. If you cross into a grey female, half of the stags will come out grey and half will be black or whatever you used. You can "hide" the grey color quickly, but there are so many more genes at work than just the color.

STOP my apologies gentleman, it has been a long day. I completely screwed the explanation up. Black stag over grey hen you get all grey stags and no grey pullets. Silver stag, think all white like Flypen's brood fowl over black hen, you get all grey stags and pullets. Here is the kicker. Grey/Reddish stag x black hen, you get half grey, half black/red stags and half grey, half black/red pullets.