- Jun 13, 2014
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Hi,
I would someday like to make a new breed of chicken using Silkie and Cornish (Indian Game). What could I expect the F1 generation to look like from White Silkie rooster x Dark Cornish hen?
I know that Silkie feathers (hookless) are recessive, and that Cornish have hard feathers (short and hooked). I would like to select short hookless feathers from the F2 generation. I'm guessing that Silkies also have a 'long feather' gene, and presuming that this combined with the 'short feather' gene of the Cornish would produce a 'medium length' feather?
I would also like to select 'green legs', which I understand are a combination of yellow skin and dark skin. Are these two different genes or are they alleles of the same gene; can I make green legs a 'breed trait' or will they always have to be produced by crossing dark with yellow?
If anyone has pictures of F2 (Silkie x) x (Silkie x), please post them!
Thanks.
I would someday like to make a new breed of chicken using Silkie and Cornish (Indian Game). What could I expect the F1 generation to look like from White Silkie rooster x Dark Cornish hen?
I know that Silkie feathers (hookless) are recessive, and that Cornish have hard feathers (short and hooked). I would like to select short hookless feathers from the F2 generation. I'm guessing that Silkies also have a 'long feather' gene, and presuming that this combined with the 'short feather' gene of the Cornish would produce a 'medium length' feather?
I would also like to select 'green legs', which I understand are a combination of yellow skin and dark skin. Are these two different genes or are they alleles of the same gene; can I make green legs a 'breed trait' or will they always have to be produced by crossing dark with yellow?
If anyone has pictures of F2 (Silkie x) x (Silkie x), please post them!
Thanks.