Wheaten Crele Orpington Project, Reboot

[MysteryChicken]

American Hatchery Buff Orpington, & Show Quality Buff Orpington.

English Buff Orpington.

 

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I can get updates either today, or tomorrow. They're turning 12 weeks.

The boys are growing faster then the girls, the boys are ready to be moved to the Adult Coop, but the girls have some catching upto do before all gets moved over.

 

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Weather had other plans today.

 

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Sorry, no pictures today. The peeps wouldn't come into the henhouse for me to gather them up. I really didn't want to go into the run, since Demon the Sumatra has been attacking me.

 

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My dad's work is a bit wonky today, so we gotta take care of the birds early. So, I should be able to get the pictures today.

 

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Here's the boogers.

12 weeks old.

Both boys are crowing.

 

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Also, I don't understand how Buffy can be red if I bred Dino to a Buff Orpington, & the Diluter Gene turns Red to Buff.

 

[NatJ]

Also, I don't understand how Buffy can be red if I bred Dino to a Buff Orpington, & the Diluter Gene turns Red to Buff.

That would depend on whether the diluter gene is dominant or recessive. The kippenjungle genetic calculator shows that "Dilute" is dominant and "Ig" (Inhibitor of Gold) is recessive, and either one can dilute red to buff. I have no idea which one your Buff Orpington might have.

If the diluter gene is recessive, then Buffy could be red if she got one copy of the not-diluter from Dino. Does Dino have red? Or a color that would hide whether he's got red vs. buff?

 

[MysteryChicken]

That would depend on whether the diluter gene is dominant or recessive. The kippenjungle genetic calculator shows that "Dilute" is dominant and "Ig (Inhibitor of Gold)" is recessive, and either one can dilute red to buff. I have no idea which one you Buff Orpington might have.

If the diluter gene is recessive, then Buffy could be red if she got one copy of the not-diluter from Dino. Does Dino have red? Or a color that would hide whether he's got red vs. buff?

Dino is Red, but his breasts are more of a Buff color.

 

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Frontal view of a Younger Dino.