Single come SLW

[kittyvamp1884]

Random question...

We just got an adorable young silver laced Wyandotte cockerel with a single comb to run with our flock. Our hens are all Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Barred Rocks.

I've heard that the single comb is a recessive gene with the Wyandotte, but how recessive is it? Neither the Rhode Island reds or the Plymouth barred rocks should have Rose comb genes, so if I breed this rooster with my hens, am I pretty well guaranteed a single comb?

I don't really care either way, but I'm soooo curious! Here's a pic of the little guy. (His name's Arslan)

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Rose comb is completely dominant over single comb, so if a bird has even a single copy of it (and no other comb genes), it will have a rose comb. Breeding a single-combed Wyandotte to single-combed hens will only produce single-combed offspring.

He'll also make sexlinks with the Barred Rocks, where only the male chicks will have a white spot on the back of their heads at hatch and females will not have that spot, so that may be useful for later on down the line.

 

[kittyvamp1884]

That's so cool!
I'm a physiology nerd with humans... Now I have a whole new rabbit hole to go down... Chicken genetics! This is fascinating!

 

[McChooky]

Hows your rooster doing ?They're a beautiful breed!

 

[kittyvamp1884]

Thanks so much for reminding me of this thread! Arslan is doing well! He's looking very grown up and has a lovely crow.

He is acting like a bit of a randy teenager, which is driving the pullets nuts, but he IS a young rooster... I'm hoping he mellows out as he grows up. He's dancing and tidbitting, just doesn't wait for a yes. And he's still a snuggle bunny all while protecting the ladies.

here's some updated pictures and a video of his crow!
(Video wouldn't attach. Here's a link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/nWARwYnukFmSaboeA )

 

[McChooky]

Thanks so much for reminding me of this thread! Arslan is doing well! He's looking very grown up and has a lovely crow.

He is acting like a bit of a randy teenager, which is driving the pullets nuts, but he IS a young rooster... I'm hoping he mellows out as he grows up. He's dancing and tidbitting, just doesn't wait for a yes. And he's still a snuggle bunny all while protecting the ladies.

here's some updated pictures and a video of his crow!
(Video wouldn't attach. Here's a link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/nWARwYnukFmSaboeA )

Wow he is gorgeous!I'm glad he's working out!

 

[3KillerBs]

What a handsome bird he is!

I've got a single-combed SlW girl that I'm using for a breeding project and I've been curious how big the comb was likely to get.

 

[Idaho Chicken Bungalow]

He's a handsome boy!

 

[Idaho Chicken Bungalow]

He's a handsome boy!

 

[kittyvamp1884]

He is super handsome... And a good sport too... Here he is cheering on the hens with his own version of an egg song. (He never misses choir practice )

The forum never likes my videos, so here a link:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/FNKPnQJ5sygGVLYv9