White Orpingtons :)

[Ted_Harrell]

Fascinating...

 

[bbrice]

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.

Wasnt sure if I would get suprise colors or not I assume these two rec. are from my splash hen and a splash rooster. I purchased the other three from a breeder they are white legged. And the three are two hens and a rooster btw Thanks so much for your help.

 

[Gray Farms]

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

Go to Forums, then to Exhibition, Genetics, & Breeding to the SOP, and post this again there. @sylviethecochin has already given you great info and pretty much the answer you were looking for though.

 

[Kiki]

Don't worry about starting a new thread..

This thread has already been moved.

 

[moniquem]

Oh...white orps??? Will they still lay brown eggs?

 

[townchicks]

Those whites are pretty. I just got my first orpington, a buff, this summer. I'd love to have more colors, but 5 chicken limit. that may be lucky for me, or I'd try all the breeds.

 

[bbrice]

Oh...white orps??? Will they still lay brown eggs?

Yes

 

[ColtHandorf]

I love my two recessive White Orpingtons. I also have Silver-laced which is where mine were produced. My two have very white legs. I'm planning on test-breeding to see who is carrying what.

You should join is over here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/the-imported-english-orpington-thread.386051/page-2265

There are several active posters working with a variety of colors.

 

[ColtHandorf]

My Silver-laced produced the Recessive Whites. If you breed them to Silver-laced, I'm not sure what you'll get as you don't know what the recessive white is covering up. but if you breed those back to the recessive whites, you'll get recessive white again.

 

[Pork Pie]

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

No worries - we all try and help out

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