The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[kittydoc]

Simple genetics question. Choc cuckoo (single copy) roo over black hens gives blk and blk cuckoo M, plus choc and choc cuckoo F offspring. Right? At least with Orps.
TY!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Simple genetics question. Choc cuckoo (single copy) roo over black hens gives blk and blk cuckoo M, plus choc and choc cuckoo F offspring. Right? At least with Orps.
TY!

yes if two copies of choc and one of barring

 

[kittydoc]

yes if two copies of choc and one of barring

Yes, that's what the situation is. Both genes are sex-linked, and since the make is chocolate cuckoo, the chocolate has to be there in two copies.

Thank you! I had read something else about this color and creating autosexing offspring, and it was opposite. Upon further research, I learned there is more than one gene called chocolate, and it operates differently in different chicken breeds.

This makes me a happy camper. I also have a chocolate pullet that I will use with him, but separately because I will not be able to use this trick with their offspring, which will all be chocolate and half will also be cuckoo, but evenly between the sexes.

 

[Abqorps1]

Hello from Albuquerque, nm. Thought I'd post a pic of one of our BBS Breeders.

 

[LotsA Cluckin]

It has been a long while! How is everyone?

I am getting my breeding pens set up for this fast approaching breeding season! This year I finally have enough VERY VERY nice birds to make a nice breeding flock and I will not be selling anything from that pen until their babies are old enough to cull from. I think their babies will be magnificent!

 

[Alex1010]

It has been a long while! How is everyone? I am getting my breeding pens set up for this fast approaching breeding season! This year I finally have enough VERY VERY nice birds to make a nice breeding flock and I will not be selling anything from that pen until their babies are old enough to cull from. I think their babies will be magnificent!

Really nice birds!

 

[cutipatooti]

It has been a long while! How is everyone? I am getting my breeding pens set up for this fast approaching breeding season! This year I finally have enough VERY VERY nice birds to make a nice breeding flock and I will not be selling anything from that pen until their babies are old enough to cull from. I think their babies will be magnificent!

Beautiful!

 

[jeremy]

Your flock looks beautiful @LotsA Cluckin !

Happy Holidays everyone.

 

[CrazyChickLady7]

My jubilee roo always covers himself in water when he drink. I have a standard 5 gallon watered about 8 inches off the ground. Does anyone else have this problem?

 

[EastNashChick]

My jubilee roo always covers himself in water when he drink. I have a standard 5 gallon watered about 8 inches off the ground. Does anyone else have this problem?

I only have a Jubilee hen, but she doesn't do that.