Colour And Sexes

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I've a few reds and mealys this year all hens ,three from a friend and one i bred myself last year , anyways I've them paired to either cheqs or blues , the offspring they've produced are , one pair mealy/blue, mealy/ blue wf , red ch and red ch , anyway all the mealysand reds all look like cocks, everyone off them gave black splashes on them and the blues look to me to be hens . Is this just luck or does a red/mealy hens x blue/ch cocks always produce red /mealy cocks and blue/ch hens ?

Cheers

[glencameron]

Hi David ,

 

Probably very good to work out yourself , there are a few colour genetic enthusiasts on the site . But yes always , https://www.rwglobal.com/~midislandracingp/colour_breeding_chart.html

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Cheers Glen

Hows it going ? Birds getting treated like royalty Or are you one off the lucky ones to be working ? We've been stopped since the lock down , not easy but sharing the bird chores to keep me busy and keeping fit biking down to gourdon from bervie every day , when dry

[billt]

Yes, Blue series cocks x red series hens will always be red cocks and blue hens

[easygaun]

I've a few reds and mealys this year all hens ,three from a friend and one i bred myself last year , anyways I've them paired to either cheqs or blues , the offspring they've produced are , one pair mealy/blue, mealy/ blue wf , red ch and red ch , anyway all the mealysand reds all look like cocks, everyone off them gave black splashes on them and the blues look to me to be hens . Is this just luck or does a red/mealy hens x blue/ch cocks always produce red /mealy cocks and blue/ch hens ?

Cheers

Thats how it works and next year if you pair some of your splash reds to whatever you can get red hens or chequered hens from them.