The EE braggers thread!!!

[junebuggena]

Carolina Blues are sexlinks, not autosexing. They don't breed true. But, the Blue gene can make it difficult to distinguish the head spots and the barring later on, on the males.

 

[duluthralphie]

Carolina Blues are sexlinks, not autosexing. They don't breed true. But, the Blue gene can make it difficult to distinguish the head spots and the barring later on, on the males.

If you can tell the sex, I am under the impression, that is autosexing. If the color or some trait only shows up in the males or females that is sex linked. Then that trait is sex linked.


You can autosex a sex linked chick, by the trait.

Am I in error?






noun
1.
breeding, especially of domestic fowl, to reveal sexual characteristics at birth or hatching in order to separate males from females.


adjective, Genetics.
1.
(of a gene) located in a sex chromosome.
2.
(of a character) determined by a gene located in a sex chromosome.

 

[junebuggena]

If you can tell the sex, I am under the impression, that is autosexing. If the color or some trait only shows up in the males or females that is sex linked. Then that trait is sex linked.


You can autosex a sex linked chick, by the trait.

Am I in error?

Autosexing is repeatable in future generations. Sexlinks are a one-time, first generation deal.
Sexlinks are mixed breeds. Autosexing is usually a 'purebred' trait.

 

[duluthralphie]

Autosexing is repeatable in future generations. Sexlinks are a one-time, first generation deal.
Sexlinks are mixed breeds. Autosexing is usually a 'purebred' trait.

Sorry, I was still editing when you copied.

I understand where you are coming from, but do not agree absolutely.


I think it is sort of like arguing over Tomato TOE-MAY_TOE and Toe- Ma-Toe.

 

[junebuggena]

Sorry, I was still editing when you copied.

I understand where you are coming from, but do not agree absolutely.


I think it is sort of like arguing over Tomato TOE-MAY_TOE and Toe- Ma-Toe.

It's two very different things that produce similar outcomes. But using the term autosexing to describe sexlinks is kind of like using the word blue to describe self blue/lavender birds. It's similar, but different.
Autosexing birds of the same breed, when bred together produce more autosexing chicks. Sexlinks bred together will never produce more sexlink chicks, ever.

 

[duluthralphie]

Okay If you say so, however, that is not what I see in the definition. I be done talking about it now Have a good one.

 

[SOHC-FTW]

You too.

 

[SHERRING7712]

Ouch! Was it a double yolker?

So thought I'd update...When we cracked that jumbo open it looked to be a soft-shelled egg inside of a hard-shelled egg. It was actually pretty gross and I ended up having just sausage for breakfast!

Has anyone else seen this?...This was only her third egg so I am hoping it's won't happen as she starts laying more.

 

[Catandherchicks]

So thought I'd update...When we cracked that jumbo open it looked to be a soft-shelled egg inside of a hard-shelled egg. It was actually pretty gross and I ended up having just sausage for breakfast! Has anyone else seen this?...This was only her third egg so I am hoping it's won't happen as she starts laying more.

Quite common from what I've read. Of course, my girls laid perfect eggs.

If you've got time to spare, search odd eggs here on BYC and you'll find pics on all kinds of defects; from gross to just interesting. There is a real chart with explanation somewhere - sorry I didn't bookmark it.

 

[Selsley]

So thought I'd update...When we cracked that jumbo open it looked to be a soft-shelled egg inside of a hard-shelled egg. It was actually pretty gross and I ended up having just sausage for breakfast!

Has anyone else seen this?...This was only her third egg so I am hoping it's won't happen as she starts laying more.

we had a soft shelled egg a few times almost like a thick membrane, we just ripped it open and it was fine, last week we had a soft egg in a nest that was ripped with no yolk, 2 weeks ago we had a really tiny egg. almost half sized. right now im thinking our chickens are stressed, we lost our best layer of our largest egg, our orpington to our dog, and since then one of our araucana has stopped laying and the rest seem irregular, we 1st thought the dog got her when she ventured to the front of the garden, but i think maybe the dog got her round the back in front of the others.
she weighed in at 4.5lbs and now lives in the freezer,