What will they be??

[RedBrush Farm]

What color will the chicks be if the male is IB split to white and the female is IB pied??
Genetics is confusing.

Thanks

 

[Coopacabana]

oops, technical difficulties

 

[AquaEyes]

What color will the chicks be if the male is IB split to white and the female is IB pied??
Genetics is confusing.
Thanks

Are you sure the male is split to white, rather than Dark Pied? Well, you'll find out when you breed. Remember that what is commonly called "Pied" is genetically a bird with one copy of the Pied gene, and one copy of the White gene, and this is why they don't breed true. "Dark Pied" is the name given to birds with two copies of the Pied gene, and "White" results from having two copies of the White gene.


IB split to White male X IB Pied female =
25% White
25% IB Pied
25% IB split to White
25% IB split to Pied


If, on the other hand, your male is actually IB Dark Pied, this is what you'd get:
50% IB Pied
50% IB Dark Pied