The "Ask Anything" to Nicalandia Thread

[3KillerBs]

My understanding of the term "sport" in breeding has always been any unexpected feature appearing from parent stock that had no history of such a feature -- applying both to random mutations and the revelation of unsuspected recessives.

 

[nicalandia]

My understanding of the term "sport" in breeding has always been any unexpected feature

Unexpected features on otherwise pure birds is called spontaneous mutation. Sports are pretty much expected on Blue, Dun, Erminette(paint)

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

The term from a biological standpoint does actually mean an unusual appearance that differs from the parents as a result of spontaneous mutation. From what I have gathered from the use of it when applied to the poultry fancy, though, it refers to when an animal shows a trait that is either unexpected or undesired and differs from the parents. White Legbars were referred to as white sports when they started appearing out of Cream Legbars in the U.S., for example. However, Khaki Silver Duckwing OEGBs hatched from Fawn Silver Duckwings are an expected result of that breeding, but also referred to as sports. I've seen it applied to single-comb Wyandottes out of rose-combed parents as well. I've also been told that it's a colloquial term applied to deer and other game species with unusual white patches. So it's a term with a pretty fluid definition in the general populace's application of it, I guess.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I know you have already answered this, but I for the life of me cannot find it. A partridge silkie over a white crested black polish. They will make black chicks with leakage, right?

 

[3KillerBs]

Unexpected features on otherwise pure birds is called spontaneous mutation. Sports are pretty much expected on Blue, Dun, Erminette(paint)

The term from a biological standpoint does actually mean an unusual appearance that differs from the parents as a result of spontaneous mutation. From what I have gathered from the use of it when applied to the poultry fancy, though, it refers to when an animal shows a trait that is either unexpected or undesired and differs from the parents.

It's not surprising that different groups use a word differently.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Okay? Are they the only one allowed to give any answers now on here?

No, but I was just letting you know I was already answered is all. No biggie.

 

[MysteryChicken]

No, there is nothing random or unexpected about "Sports".

Okay?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

No, but I was just letting you know I was already answered is all. No biggie.

Oh, okay. Sorry for getting snappy, it's really earlier here. I mainly figured I would give insight to what a different community considers sports to try and help build up a general idea.

 

[nicalandia]

I know you have already answered this, but I for the life of me cannot find it. A partridge silkie over a white crested black polish. They will make black chicks with leakage, right?

Partridge over Black will produce all black birds due to eb being actually a direct mutation of Extended black and the pattern gene which is a melanizer. So a E/eb, Pg/pg+ will produce all black or mostly black with a few leakage on males hackle. but absolutely not more than that(no leakage on breast)

 

[nicalandia]

Oh, okay. Sorry for getting snappy, it's really earlier here.

Mysterychicken it's about the nicest person you will find here.