Turkey genetics/ feather color!

[greygoose]

Oh, I see.

Your hen is semi-grey.
bb^1 Ccg n-
The offspring should be red bronze.

These are the correct genotypes for the offspring, yes.

Oh I see, bb1 is split to black wing bronze

 

[Amer]

Oh, I see.

Oh I see, bb1 is split to black wing bronze

You’re a natural! It took me ages to figure out turkey genetics. (I’m still learning, which is why I’m trying to help out. Teaching is the best way for me to learn.)

 

[greygoose]

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The Re Bronze will not breed true. You may any or all of the following versions of Red Bronze:
females
bb CC N- Rr
bb Ccg N- Rr
bb1 CC N- Rr
bb1 Ccg N- Rr

males
bb CC Nn Rr
bb Ccg Nn Rr
bb1 CC Nn Rr
bb1 Ccg Nn Rr

On Porters Narragansett can be bb why do you have it bb1?

 

[Amer]

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On Porters Narragansett can be bb why do you have it bb1?

Royal palm is black winged bronze based and since the hen is half royal palm some of the offspring will have that gene.

 

[greygoose]

You’re a natural! It took me ages to figure out turkey genetics. (I’m still learning, which is why I’m trying to help out. Teaching is the best way for me to learn.)

I don't have peacocks, but have been going to bird auctions and listening. They always say things like "split to black", so I tried to look up the terminology to figure out what the heck they were referring to! I figured it carried over to turkeys.

 

[greygoose]

Royal palm is black winged bronze based and since the hen is half royal palm some of the offspring will have that gene.

Oh ok, I see that now. Thanks for clearing that up!

 

[R2elk]

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On Porters Narragansett can be bb why do you have it bb1?

Narragansett is bb but your hen was produced by a Royal Palm tom (b1b1 cgcg nn) and a Narragansett hen (bb CC n-) making your hen Narragansett Semi-Color Semi-Gray (bb1 Ccg n-). The Semi-Color reference comes from having a color (C) gene and the Semi-Gray reference comes from having a gray (cg) gene.

The split to is just another way of saying it is carrying a recessive gene for whatever the split to is referring.

 

[greygoose]

Narragansett is bb but your hen was produced by a Royal Palm tom (b1b1 cgcg nn) and a Narragansett hen (bb CC n-) making your hen Narragansett Semi-Color Semi-Gray (bb1 Ccg n-). The Semi-Color reference comes from having a color (C) gene and the Semi-Gray reference comes from having a gray (cg) gene.

The split to is just another way of saying it is carrying a recessive gene for whatever the split to is referring.

Thanks so much! This has all been soooo helpful!

 

[Honey Meadows]

Your hen is semi-grey.
bb^1 Ccg n-
The offspring should be red bronze.

These are the correct genotypes for the offspring, yes.

Don't know what these are but I think they are beautiful.