White Orpingtons :)

[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.

 

[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.

 

[bbrice]

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.

I have silver laced also, might be a fun cross.

 

[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.