The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[TeaChick]

BA = black australorp? if so, black is dominant over everything except dominant white, but heterozygous of both will allow some leakage from either/both directions.

gold comet is heterozygous for dom. white I believe, which means to a homozygous black, you might get whites or blacks with leakage... for a silkie over buff cochins, if you want buffs, get a buff silkie. stay away from white or black unless you what a jigsaw puzzle of genetics to show up. buff is on a wheaten base with mahogany and dilute. the only similar color variety would be red. everything else the silkies have (as far as I know, and cochins too for that matter) would be on the extended black, birchen or partridge e-locus.

I stand in awe of your amazing knowledge of genetics!!!

 

[lazy gardener]

If I wasn't so tired, I'd be trying to wrap my head around the genetics... If I tried tonight, I might hurt my brain!

 

[ki4got]

I'm also curious if their personalities can indicate broodiness, but that's mere curiosity.

well, all of my broodiest breeds are also the most laid back. the more dominant personalities are also my least broody (my EEs) broodiest is either dorking or bantam cochin, 'dottes are somewhere inbetween...

 

[ki4got]

Quote: LOL want to help pitch in to pay for the student loans that gave the the basis for it all?

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Look at how impressed she is with her hat!

Hahaha! That is great!

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Any idea what I could end up with from a red star hen and a black splash sumatra rooster? I'm not positive he is the rooster but he was one of 3 roosters in the pen at the time. The other two were RIR. At least I know which hen laid the eggs.

 

[lindz8504]

BA = black australorp? if so, black is dominant over everything except dominant white, but heterozygous of both will allow some leakage from either/both directions.

gold comet is heterozygous for dom. white I believe, which means to a homozygous black, you might get whites or blacks with leakage... for a silkie over buff cochins, if you want buffs, get a buff silkie. stay away from white or black unless you what a jigsaw puzzle of genetics to show up. buff is on a wheaten base with mahogany and dilute. the only similar color variety would be red. everything else the silkies have (as far as I know, and cochins too for that matter) would be on the extended black, birchen or partridge e-locus.

Ok, so basically unless I want a bunch of black or white chickens running around, I need a buff silkie, and something besides my Australope rooster.

Which I do have some Black copper marans that will be of breeding age by spring, and I want to keep one to put over my EE's so I can have some Olive Eggers eventually......

Here are my Buff cochin pullets....

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Quote: You have wonderful looking buff Cochins. *Steals*

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

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[Scott H]

Dry roasted, unsalted, chopped peanuts = chicken crack......