White Orpingtons :)

[bbrice]

I have a few dominant whites and a couple recessives (from bbs breeding). Will I get white babies if I breed to a white legged dominant white rooster? Love these fluffy beautiful huge babies. First and 2nd photo are the dominants (5 months old and 3 months)all white legged,and the last photo of two are the recessives blue legged about 3.5 months old

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[Gray Farms]

I'd continue if I were you. I love White Orps. Repost in the genetics forum. You'll find the experts there.

 

[bbrice]

They are getting nice big heads and are so sweet and loveable. No eggs yet they are all about 4-5.5 months old now.

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to BYC.
I've ask for this thread to be moved to a better section, for more help.

 

[nicalandia]

Slate shanks are recessive, and the id gene (dermal melanin) is sexlinked, so a white-legged roo over a dark-legged hen should make all white shanks. Should. The genetics are a often little more complicated than that.

Assuming your D.White roo is entirely dominant white, he'll produce all white offspring. They'll have a few black feathers because they won't have inherited D.white from their mothers. The recessive white will not affect their colouring, as they'll only have one copy of it.

Dominant white also has an affect on dermal melanin, two copies will dilute it too much to pass as slate(think about White Araucanas vs White Ameraucanas) Perhaps he can breed his Dominant White with Solid Black and create the Paint Phenotype on Orps.

 

[Kiki]

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[Ted_Harrell]

Bbrice, beautiful birds. Welcome home to BYC.

 

[sylviethecochin]

Slate shanks are recessive, and the id gene (dermal melanin) is sexlinked, so a white-legged roo over a dark-legged hen should make all white shanks. Should. The genetics are a often little more complicated than that.

Assuming your D.White roo is entirely dominant white, he'll produce all white offspring. They'll have a few black feathers because they won't have inherited D.white from their mothers. The recessive white will not affect their colouring, as they'll only have one copy of it.

 

[bbrice]

I'd continue if I were you. I love White Orps. Repost in the genetics forum. You'll find the experts there.

thank you, now if I can figure out how to do that lol My first post