Update on my Orpingtons Pics

[BamaChicken]

If I can get this tto copy here is a discussion about this color I had on the other BYC with a few people
Erminette Gene
Julie,

Hutt published his work with erminette in the Journal of Heredity and I do not have access to the article. I thought it was in his book but I was in error. If you do have birds that are erminette the following will happen if you cross the male in the picture.

male ( looks like he is splash) X black female= all erminette offspring ( look like mottled houdan or exchequer leghorn)

erminette offspring X erminette offspring = black offspring, erminette ( mottled ) offspring, and erminette (splash/white)

Do the crossing and see what happens.

You may have what is called an allele to the erminette. If that is the case then the allele may not act exactly like the erminette gene. You will have to wait and see happens.

Keep good records and pictures of the chicks and adults.




Tim

 

[MissPrissy]

I need to study more genetics.

 

[ozark hen]

I need a dictionary

 

[speckledhen]

I'm sticking with blue/black/splash. Those I get, LOL.

 

[Buster]

I can't wait for my blue/black/splash order. Just over a month now to wait!

 

[halo]

Julie, according to the info above, if he's erminette, then he should produce that color when bred to black hens, correct?

 

[gumpsgirl]

I can't wait to make a bator so I can hatch some orpingtons! My boys are in love with the blue orpingtons! Thanks for sharing your pics. They are beautiful!

 

[BamaChicken]

Halo, according to Taderson that would be correct. I don't have any old enough to tell yet. So we will see.

 

[tiki244]

Good Luck

and it will be very interesting to see the outcome

 

[EweSheep]

Coooooooooool! Now I am impressed!

Now getting that Orp book, they are hard to find and if you do find them, they are priced high. Most of them are in UK.