The inevitable humidity question, day before lockdown, help please!

[WVduckchick]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/cream-legbars.509483/page-1175

 

[aart]

You could ask that question on the Cream Legbar thread. I haven't quite gotten an understanding of their genetics yet. The hens are not barred but still produce male offspring with a head dot. Maybe we can learn together.

They aren't barred?! Huh!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/cream-legbars.509483/page-1175

Thanks for posting this link, was thinking this morning of going there to ask about earlobes.

 

[oregonkat]

They aren't barred?! Huh!

Thanks for posting this link, was thinking this morning of going there to ask about earlobes.

Oooo, yes, earlobes!! Amazing earlobes! Hee, hee, you write earlobes enough times and it starts to look really weird.

 

[WVduckchick]

They aren't barred?! Huh

They don't look barred to me, but maybe they are??

 

[WVduckchick]

They don't look barred to me, but maybe they are??

Ok my bad. They are barred.

 

[WVduckchick]

I've confused the heck out of myself about barring and sex linkage.

 

[aart]

Oooo, yes, earlobes!! Amazing earlobes! Hee, hee, you write earlobes enough times and it starts to look really weird.

Supposedly they have white opalescent(tinged with blue) earlobes, but, my CL's earlobes seem to be reverting to red.
And some of my red earlobed birds have various amounts of white on them, seems to come and go maybe, never heard a good explanation for that.<shrugs>
So WTH is it about earlobe colors?!?!

Ok my bad. They are barred.

OK, whew!

 

[WVduckchick]

So my earlier comment about barred hen/solid cock was not really accurate. That's the easiest way, since the barring gives the head dot, and the female only passes to her sons. But if both parents are barred, then both sex offspring can be barred and get the head dot, but its more prominent on the males.
My original research was attempting to get solids, so my mind was jumbled.

And I know nothing about earlobe color genetics!

 

[aart]

@oregonkat my BCMxCCL is 15 weeks and her comb is turning red(from black).
I was able to sell the 3 cockerels!
Still have 6 other younger ones tho.

 

[oregonkat]

@oregonkat my BCMxCCL is 15 weeks and her comb is turning red(from black).
I was able to sell the 3 cockerels!
Still have 6 other younger ones tho.

Mine at 16 weeks this past Friday and not showing any signs of reddening up but their combs are not black, but a kind of pale pinky orange. I cant remember if CCLs are early layers??? BCM are later, yes? I seem to remember that my BCM hens only started laying around 26 - 27 weeks. It would be nice if these little pullets decided to produce a little earlier.