The "Ask Anything" to Nicalandia Thread

[nicalandia]

The light areas, look to have barring. I say sparse, since it's only in specific areas rather then all over. My hen pea is a good example of this.(though she's not black)View attachment 3329147

Your bird in the picture is Columbian based. The one on the picture is mostly black. I can't see the barring on him. Chances are big that he is not barred(be it single barred)

 

[MysteryChicken]

Your bird in the picture is Columbian based. The one on the picture is mostly black. I can't see the barring on him. Chances are big that he is not barred(be it single barred)

A good way to know, is if he's bred, though.

 

[NatJ]

A good way to know, is if he's bred, though.

How would that help?

I can see test-mating a pale-colored chicken to produce offspring with other feather colors, where barring would show up more clearly. But this rooster already has lots of black. There is no color of chick that would show barring (or lack of it) more clearly than he already does.

 

[MysteryChicken]

How would that help?

I can see test-mating a pale-colored chicken to produce offspring with other feather colors, where barring would show up more clearly. But this rooster already has lots of black. There is no color of chick that would show barring (or lack of it) more clearly than he already does.

I'd just breed to a blue, or black, to see if any chicks have headspots.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

@nicalandia Thank you so much for starting this thread. It is a great site for chicken genetics in general, as well as specific questions. Wow, I am impressed with your knowledge. Are you a genetic researcher? If not someone needs to hire you.

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Is there a color gene that is dominant in all chickens?

 

[nicalandia]

Is there a color gene that is dominant in all chickens?

The question should be. Is there a Color Gene that is Dominant on some chickens but not on others?

Dominant genes are either incompletely dominant or Co-dominant

Rarely there is a gene that is Completely dominant over recessive.

At least in chick down coloration. Silver appears to be completely dominant over gold and Extended Black chick down is completely dominant over any other e allele.

Erminette pattern is often used as Co-Dominance example.

 

[AlvinXsu-KMG]

Sir, several of my friends' blue layer have laid such dark blue eggs recently. They are lushi and dongxiang.

And they are all hens laying the first egg, or hens resuming laying eggs.

Although such blue eggs don't often appear, it also shows that chickens can do this.

 

[nicalandia]

Sir, several of my friends' blue layer have laid such dark blue eggs recently. They are lushi and dongxiang.

Wow, that is a very beautiful color. We need to segregate that mutation and bring it to the USA. ASAP.

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Sir, several of my friends' blue layer have laid such dark blue eggs recently. They are lushi and dongxiang.
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And they are all hens laying the first egg, or hens resuming laying eggs.
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Although such blue eggs don't often appear, it also shows that chickens can do this.

Is that real? Those are beautiful! I didn't know a chicken could lay with such a blue tint.