Quote from: Razor X on September 21, 2011, 11:03:26 AM The chicken genetics or the spanish?
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Quote from: gumbii on September 20, 2011, 12:16:50 AMLOL...white people... What do you mean by that?
I have a whole list of projects planned, thinking about making dark wyandottes (think barnvelder color or dark cornish color) using partridge and gold laced and also the same but using silver. I have a goal to introduce lavender/self blue into wyandottes via cochins. When I do I have an awesome project planned using lav/split lav birds of various colors and patterns so by crossing a trio of birds I could get many colors and patterns. Basically a lavender double laced cock that is from a gold/silver mating on double laced hens, one gold and one silver that are split for lav but are khaki instead of black which would ideally give me half lavender laced birds, half dun laced birds that would be gold or silver and if still in the beginning of the project would throw single laced and pencilled. Its alot to ask for but I think it can be done. I have some other projects planned but havent put them to paper yet. Whats your user name on BYC? I am always in the genetics part as well, so many people with such simple questions. Are you on the-coop as well? I am here in eastern Washington and sumatra bantams are somewhat popular up here. If youre ever up this way I could share some eggs, we dont like to ship often but could in the spring. Right now we have 3 black cocks, 4 blue hens, and 6 black hens plus some inbetween sized duns that will be working towards bantams in size.
Chicken genetics are the best once you understand them. There are so many things to play with when breeding. One of the fun things is that chickens are more phenotype than genotype so if it looks like something then it is. When I crossed a buckeye with red cochin I got birds that looked just like red brahmas so thats what I called them. An example of the colors/patterns there are over 100 colors/patterns just in the old english game bantams with more being made all the time. When it comes down to it though all colors are either black or gold based. There are various dilutors of black/gold, genes to mask or enhance them, tons of dominants and recessives (there are about 6 kinds of white alone). When showing chickens it is much more harsh than dogs or other livestock. If a black bird has positive white in the feathers it is disqualified. If there is any red or any other color showing through it is DQ'ed. Any tiny little feather on the leg of a clean legged bird is a DQ. The book of standards is what people show and breed by, its detailed down to the number of points on a comb, tail angle, defects, and disqualifications. Generally when breeding for a new color you can get there in 2 generations if you hatch lots and cull heavy. Just like any other hobby poultry has its fads. Awhile back when we made the dunlaced wyandotte eggs we were selling them for $10 an egg with no garauntee they would be true to color/pattern or even hatch, we sold tons of eggs from them but when the fad was over we were selling eggs for the normal price of about $2 an egg. So as a breeder of new colors I am always trying to come up with the next big fad that will make me tons of money but also working to iprove the varieties I already made.
Oh and gumbii, I figured out your user name is the same there as it is here. I am flyingmonkeypoop on BYC
Quote from: xnewyawka on September 21, 2011, 02:02:31 PMQuote from: gumbii on September 20, 2011, 12:16:50 AMLOL...white people... What do you mean by that?Yes, what do you mean by that.
Gumbii,I admire you for the decision you made in adopting your sister's children and giving them the support and love they needI know it has to be tough on you, but you'll be rewarded many times over in the years to come.Once again... WELCOME!! - Cap'n Noodles -