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[ColtHandorf]

I've I have Chocolate Cuckoo male Orpingtons and cross them to Black females what do I get?

 

[Painted Calls]

I've I have Chocolate Cuckoo male Orpingtons and cross them to Black females what do I get?

Black cuckoo (single gene) males that carry chocolate, and chocolate cuckoo females. Provided the sire carries 2 cuckoo genes, that is.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Black cuckoo (single gene) males that carry chocolate, and chocolate cuckoo females. Provided the sire carries 2 cuckoo genes, that is.

How would I get normal Cuckoo? In both genders?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I've I have Chocolate Cuckoo male Orpingtons and cross them to Black females what do I get?

Chocolate gals with cuckoo

 

[JacinLarkwell]

How would I get normal Cuckoo? In both genders?

Normal as in black?

 

[Painted Calls]

How would I get normal Cuckoo? In both genders?

Normal cuckoo as in.... black cuckoo? Or normal cuckoo as in double barred? So like a double barred male and single barred female?

Your hens are solid, yes?

You can't with a chocolate male. Breed an F1 cockerel back to the black hens. Half of the resulting females will be chocolate and half will be black. Half will be barred, and half will not be. Keep the black barred females.

Half of the boys will be single gene barred and half will not be barred at all. Half will carry chocolate (unseen), and half will not. You will have to test breed them to see who carries it.

Keep the barred males that do not carry chocolate. Breed those males to their barred sisters. You will get all black. Half the females will be barred, half won't. Keep the barred. (Keep others too lol).. Half the boys will be single gene barred, with the other half being double gene barred. The double will be lighter and easier to see. Keep the double barred males and breed to the barred females.

You're now done!

 

[Painted Calls]

Normal cuckoo as in.... black cuckoo? Or normal cuckoo as in double barred? So like a double barred male and single barred female?

Your hens are solid, yes?

You can't with a chocolate male. Breed an F1 cockerel back to the black hens. Half of the resulting females will be chocolate and half will be black. Half will be barred, and half will not be. Keep the black barred females.

Half of the boys will be single gene barred and half will not be barred at all. Half will carry chocolate (unseen), and half will not. You will have to test breed them to see who carries it.

Keep the barred males that do not carry chocolate. Breed those males to their barred sisters. You will get all black. Half the females will be barred, half won't. Keep the barred. (Keep others too lol).. Half the boys will be single gene barred, with the other half being double gene barred. The double will be lighter and easier to see. Keep the double barred males and breed to the barred females.

You're now done!

@WallyG74 does this seem correct to you?

 

[ColtHandorf]

Normal cuckoo as in.... black cuckoo? Or normal cuckoo as in double barred? So like a double barred male and single barred female?

Normal as in Black, not Blue, Lavender, Lemon, or Chocolate. And yes?

Your hens are solid, yes?

Solid Black hens, yes.

You can't with a chocolate male. Breed an F1 cockerel back to the black hens. Half of the resulting females will be chocolate and half will be black. Half will be barred, and half will not be. Keep the black barred females.

Half of the boys will be single gene barred and half will not be barred at all. Half will carry chocolate (unseen), and half will not. You will have to test breed them to see who carries it.

Keep the barred males that do not carry chocolate. Breed those males to their barred sisters. You will get all black. Half the females will be barred, half won't. Keep the barred. (Keep others too lol).. Half the boys will be single gene barred, with the other half being double gene barred. The double will be lighter and easier to see. Keep the double barred males and breed to the barred females.

You're now done!

So just buying some normal hens then. lol That would be easier. And a young cockerel to grow up with his Cuckoo uncles. lol

 

[WallyG74]

@WallyG74 does this seem correct to you?

You’re joking, right? I understand Mare has every right to play just like the rest of us. I mean, at no point while you were thinking about tagging me, did you ever believe I could give a yes or no answer to this question? Right? That only leaves me with the knowledge that I know even less than I thought I did before I read your post. That’s a good one, though. You got me good!

 

[Painted Calls]

You’re joking, right? I understand Mare has every right to play just like the rest of us. I mean, at no point while you were thinking about tagging me, did you ever believe I could give a yes or no answer to this question? Right? That only leaves me with the knowledge that I know even less than I thought I did before I read your post. That’s a good one, though. You got me good!

Moony told me to tag you and say that!