Will the beard gene pass to chicks if only one parent is bearded?

[mybackyardhobbyfarm]

Question about beards
I have 3 WC cuckoo polish. A non bearded rooster and no bearded hen and the other hen is bearded(pictured).
My question is , what is the chances of getting bearded chicks from the bearded hen ?

 

[Cool_Catrules456]

Question about beards
I have 3 WC cuckoo polish. A non bearded rooster and no bearded hen and the other hen is bearded(pictured).
My question is , what is the chances of getting bearded chicks from the bearded hen ?View attachment 3087742

Dont know, I belive its a 50/50 i have some eggs under a hen from a rooster (like the one in the picture) so we shall wait and see (it could also be from another rooster) the person i got the eggs from had 4 roosters all with the hens. Welp we shall see

 

[MysteryChicken]

The beard is a dominant trait, what would be expected from my experience breeding with bearded chickens, is that most offspring will be bearded, or half bearded, while there's a small percentage that will be beardless.

It also depends if the parent has one, or two copies of the beard gene.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

The gene that causes the beard is incompletely dominant, where those with two copies of the gene generally have larger beards than those with only one copy of the gene, though it can sometimes be tricky to visually distinguish heterozygotes and homozygotes. If your bird has two copies of the gene, all of her offspring will be bearded. If she only has one copy and is bred to a clean-faced male, roughly half of their offspring will be bearded and half clean-faced.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

The beard is a dominant trait, what would be expected from my experience breeding with bearded chickens, is that most offspring will be bearded, or half bearded, while there's a small percentage that will be beardless.

It also depends if the parent has one, or two copies of the beard gene.

The gene that causes the beard is incompletely dominant, where those with two copies of the gene generally have larger beards than those with only one copy of the gene, though it can sometimes be tricky to visually distinguish heterozygotes and homozygotes. If your bird has two copies of the gene, all of her offspring will be bearded. If she only has one copy and is bred to a clean-faced male, roughly half of their offspring will be bearded and half clean-faced.

Agreed.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I do have a good example for the non inheritance portion, with a Showstock Partridge Silkie rooster, & a cracker hen.

Offspring

Mother is on the right.

Father.

 

[mybackyardhobbyfarm]

The gene that causes the beard is incompletely dominant, where those with two copies of the gene generally have larger beards than those with only one copy of the gene, though it can sometimes be tricky to visually distinguish heterozygotes and homozygotes. If your bird has two copies of the gene, all of her offspring will be bearded. If she only has one copy and is bred to a clean-faced male, roughly half of their offspring will be bearded and half clean-faced.

Thankyou very helpful