What breed am I?!

[cherrynberry]

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Elvis!
He is at a second coop right now as well!

This one is another barnyard mix. Can't really tell you anything beyond that. He might actually be a BSL.

 

[MamaChicken02]

This one is another barnyard mix. Can't really tell anything beyond that.

He came from the feed store i know for sure. But he’s changed a lot as well over the year as far as colors

 

[cherrynberry]

He came from the feed store i know for sure. But he’s changed a lot as well over the year as far as colors

I edited to add that he might be a BSL.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Ah okay.

I will add one thing though. Barring is a dominant gene, which means a bird with barring in their genotype have to show it. HOWEVER, barring is white stripes, not black stripes, so it can hide on a white bird.

Well, sometimes show it. Not all will especially when there's only one copy. It's either they have it, or they don't.

(Mixed)Single barred male X Solid Female will only produce half Barred, & half not barred offspring.

Double Barred males X Solid female = 100% all barred offspring.

Barred Female X solid Male = Barred Males, & solid, not barred females.(Sexlinked)

 

[MamaChicken02]

I edited to add that he might be a BSL.

BSL?

 

[cherrynberry]

BSL?

Black sexlink. He's barred.

 

[MamaChicken02]

Black sexlink. He's barred.

Okay! So pair him with solid hens?

 

[cherrynberry]

Okay! So pair him with solid hens?

You can, but they won't be sexlinks. The sexlinkage only works when the female is barred and the male is not.

 

[MamaChicken02]

Here’s my thoughts for pairing:
(I just went off of colors)
Austra white with my white leghorn hens.
HeiHei with my golden comets and Brownie.
Happy Feet with my sapphire gems, Cruella, trumpet.
Black Australorp rooster with Black Australorp hen and my black ameraucana hen.

 

[MamaChicken02]

You can, but they won't be sexlinks. The sexlinkage only works when the female is barred and the male is not.

Oh okay!