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[Chooks man]

Hello all!
We are going to start breeding in/out colors/combs/other things in our French Black Copper Marans. My questions are,
Does hen color influence chicks more than rooster color?
Does hen comb type influence chicks over rooster?

the second question =Does hen comb type influence chicks over rooster?

Combs genes are all Autossome genes .both hen and rooster have some thing to say .
the comb is based on dominance rather than Genders .
Example =the single comb is the most recessive one ' if we mate a Rose comb hen/Rooster to a single comb hen/rooster = all the progeny will be rose comb ( split Single comb)

if we are working with a single comb strain like a marans ,than we can fix the comb by either Gender Hen or Rooster .depond which one we have . we work with what we have .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Another thing I'd like to add, it is not impossible to breed breast coloring out of males without sacrificing hen's hackle color, it just takes time. Breed cockbirds with red earlobes, and a black breast.
Also, if you breed birds older than two years, you are going to be able to judge their genetics more accurately, though you may lose some fertility that way.

X2 .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Thanks. If we breed a straw/tawny colored roo to an overly dark hen, would that balance out colors in the chick?
Just like if we crossed a hen with side sprigs to a roo with a good comb would that balance out the chick comb?
I know nothing is ever going to make a bird 100% perfect.

Yeah if the Straw/tawny colored roo mated to over dark hen will produce some correct copper progeny .
preference if this black hen come from a Mahogany type strain ( dark copper ) . to tell a difference between the 2 black hens . black hen with sheen is Mahogany based .
black hen without sheen is normal copper based .
it is the Mahogany genes who convert the Straw into Copper . not the black plumage of the hen .

when we want to correct any fault we have to have at least one bird without it .than the progeny will be split .if we cross back some of those progeny to they correct sire /dams than we ll have a majority of the progeny correct . need more than one generation to fix any fault or breed any trait true .
back crossing to the correct bird does help .

chooks man

 

[BobletFarmBirds]

the second question =Does hen comb type influence chicks over rooster?

Combs genes are all Autossome genes .both hen and rooster have some thing to say .
the comb is based on dominance rather than Genders .
Example =the single comb is the most recessive one ' if we mate a Rose comb hen/Rooster to a single comb hen/rooster = all the progeny will be rose comb ( split Single comb)

if we are working with a single comb strain like a marans ,than we can fix the comb by either Gender Hen or Rooster .depond which one we have . we work with what we have .

chooks man

Thank you so much for taking the time to help me. I have a few more questions.
Should we breed hens with side sprigs on their combs to roosters with nice combs? Will it help breed out the comb defects? How many generations of chicks will it take? Is it worth trying, or are we better off culling and starting with clean combs?

 

[Chooks man]

Thank you so much for taking the time to help me. I have a few more questions.
Should we breed hens with side sprigs on their combs to roosters with nice combs? Will it help breed out the comb defects? How many generations of chicks will it take? Is it worth trying, or are we better off culling and starting with clean combs?

I always say to peoples multiply your chooks before you start culling .because if you start too hard you ll left with a empty back ward .

you can work with a bird with a side sprig as long as the other breeder has a good comb .if you hen has a side sprig than your roo should have a nice comb .other wise does not work .

chooks man

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

@The Moonshiner is very knowledgeable in chicken genetics