The "Ask Anything" to Nicalandia Thread

[nicalandia]

@nicalandia

Trying again

Shortest path would be getting 55 Flowery birds and introducing the blue egg shell gene as it's pretty strait forward. Beards and Pea comb/Blue egg shell can be detected at hatch

 

[Floof]

Shortest path would be getting 55 Flowery birds and introducing the blue egg shell gene as it's pretty strait forward. Beards and Pea comb/Blue egg shell can be detected at hatch

Will black ameraucanas work for this or should I get a different color? I have the bbs and I'm really happy with my original birds but could source some other color if I'm already ordering the 55s.

 

[Chicken Quest]

What happens when I breed a buff orpington to a blue orpington?

 

[nicalandia]

Will black ameraucanas work for this or should I get a different color? I have the bbs and I'm really happy with my original birds but could source some other color if I'm already ordering the 55s.

Black will work. The first generation will be all black, you take this first gen back to 55 Flowery. Look on the F2s the correct down color, beard and pea combs.

 

[nicalandia]

What happens when I breed a buff orpington to a blue orpington?

50% Blue Orps with alot of gold leakage on the breast, 50% Black Orps with lots of gold leakage on the breast.

 

[caitlyn11]

I *think* this is feather leakage on my supposed Splash Ameraucana. If so, how did that happen? Also, could he pass it on to his babies? My newbie chicken owner mind is blown. Thanks!

 

[nicalandia]

I *think* this is feather leakage on my supposed Splash Ameraucana. If so, how did that happen?

Yes, that is Leakage, How it happened? I would say that he is either a homozygous extended black(E/E) with missing melanizers or a E/eb Heterozygote. Most likely just missing melanizers. It will be more obvious when he is fully matured

 

[caitlyn11]

Yes, that is Leakage, How it happened? I would say that he is either a homozygous extended black(E/E) with missing melanizers or a E/eb Heterozygote. Most likely just missing melanizers. It will be more obvious when he is fully matured

Got it. Thanks! Are there any courses, programs, outlets, or books you recommend for someone wanting to begin learning about chicken genetics?

 

[kurby22]

Got it. Thanks! Are there any courses, programs, outlets, or books you recommend for someone wanting to begin learning about chicken genetics?

I am in search of these things myself! One place I have found helpful besides following this thread and reading their helpful replies--playing with the chicken calculator http://kippenjungle.nl/chickencalculator.html has helped me some and I also joined the Ameraucana Alliance and they have a forum that is very active and has tons of threads on genetics and some very knowledgeable breeders that helped create many of the Ameraucanas accepted by the APA and ABA that are patient and answer questions like Nicalandia and NatJ do! I know enough now just by doing these things to sort of understand what they say when they speak genetics at me Still working at it though and need to find a couple books/courses to add to the mix!

 

[Chicken Quest]

I am in search of these things myself! One place I have found helpful besides following this thread and reading their helpful replies--playing with the chicken calculator http://kippenjungle.nl/chickencalculator.html has helped me some and I also joined the Ameraucana Alliance and they have a forum that is very active and has tons of threads on genetics and some very knowledgeable breeders that helped create many of the Ameraucanas accepted by the APA and ABA that are patient and answer questions like Nicalandia and NatJ do! I know enough now just by doing these things to sort of understand what they say when they speak genetics at me Still working at it though and need to find a couple books/courses to add to the mix!

Works pretty good!