Goodhumor_Poultry
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- Dec 13, 2023
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Hi. Hoping to hear from some genetics minded folks regarding brassy leakage on a white cock bird and how one would go about breeding the leakage out.
I have white Araucanas. This male started developing yellow leakage on his back and wing bows at about 6 months of age and the color certainly hasn't molted out. The females are unaffected by any leakage. From what I understand, they just hide it better than males do.
To perhaps save some time test breeding, I sent feather samples to be DNA tested and the results came back as homozygous recessive white.
In any common breed, I would cull the affected male and start over. Since good Araucanas are so hard to find and since this male has what I want conformation-wise, I'd like to at least try to clean up the brassiness if possible before I get in too deep using him over white hens.
I have heard that the silver gene, along with blue, and cuckoo all help to make good whites, but I'm still not exactly sure on the best crosses to make progress here.
If this male is used over pure white hens, will all his male offspring show the same brassiness?
Genetics makes my head spin so go easy on me. Thank you!
I have white Araucanas. This male started developing yellow leakage on his back and wing bows at about 6 months of age and the color certainly hasn't molted out. The females are unaffected by any leakage. From what I understand, they just hide it better than males do.
To perhaps save some time test breeding, I sent feather samples to be DNA tested and the results came back as homozygous recessive white.
In any common breed, I would cull the affected male and start over. Since good Araucanas are so hard to find and since this male has what I want conformation-wise, I'd like to at least try to clean up the brassiness if possible before I get in too deep using him over white hens.
I have heard that the silver gene, along with blue, and cuckoo all help to make good whites, but I'm still not exactly sure on the best crosses to make progress here.
If this male is used over pure white hens, will all his male offspring show the same brassiness?
Genetics makes my head spin so go easy on me. Thank you!