Wheaten Crele Orpington Project, Reboot

[MysteryChicken]

Goober is Gold, & the Father of my Odd Chick.

 

[NatJ]

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

If he's mostly red, and if you crossed him to a Buff and got red offspring, then I would guess the diluter is recessive.

 

[MysteryChicken]

If he's mostly red, and if you crossed him to a Buff and got red offspring, then I would guess the diluter is recessive.

So, I have Ig, instead of Di? Aren't Orps supposed to be Di?

 

[NatJ]

So, I have Ig, instead of Di? Aren't Orps supposed to be Di?

I have no idea what they are supposed to have, and I don't even know if you have Ig or something undiscovered. I am simply assuming it's recessive because of how it's acting

 

[MysteryChicken]

I have no idea what they are supposed to have, and I don't even know if you have Ig or something undiscovered. I am simply assuming it's recessive because of how it's acting

The Mystery Boy appears Buff though. He's the only one in the batch.

I'll find out through more breeding. I'm actually liking the Red, & gold I'm getting.

 

[MysteryChicken]

She looks red with Gold Neck.

Easier to see in this picture.

Also, did you notice she has a beetle brow, that makes her look angry like a Malay, or Brahma?

 

[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 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?

Champagne/Blonde is another Diluter gene, but also seems dominant, & not recessive though. It also changes Red to Buff.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Champagne/Blonde is another Diluter gene, but also seems dominant, & not recessive though. It also changes Red to Buff.

By “red” do you mean mahogany or just the base gold color?

 

[MysteryChicken]

By “red” do you mean mahogany or just the base gold color?

Mahogany.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Or gold.

What would you consider her?