what sex will the red ones be

[Guest vander mungo]

ive,paired a red hen to a blue cock.read something way back years ago,that any reds hatched will always be of one sex only.do,nt remember whitch,if this is correct what sex will the reds be

[Delboy]

cocks

[Guest bigda]

mealy cocks,  red cocks,  blue cocks,   checker hens, blue hens,

[Guest peter.j]

what about red cock to black hen

[blackswan]

  vander mungo said:

ive,paired a red hen to a blue cock.read something way back years ago,that any reds hatched will always be of one sex only.do,nt remember whitch,if this is correct what sex will the reds be

the reds and the mealys will be cocks and the blues and blue checkers will be hens, ;) ;) ;),

 

 

[Jumbo]

100% certain   cocks will be Red or Mealy and blue and B ch will be hens

[Guest vander mungo]

blackswan,you sayall blues will be hens,others say some could be cocks. dont matter to me only wanted to know about the reds    cheers

[chichichi]

here is the chart you can use to determin what they are,,

 

Pairing Young Birds Produced

 

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Cock X Hen Cocks Hens

 

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Blue X Blue Blue Blue

 

Blue X Mealy Mealy Blue

 

Blue X Blue Check Blue, Blue Check Blue, Blue Check

 

Blue X Red Mealy, Red Blue, Blue Check

 

Mealy X Blue Blue, Mealy Blue, Mealy

 

Mealy X Mealy Mealy Blue, Mealy

 

Mealy X Blue Check Mealy, Red, Blue, Blue Check Mealy, Red, Blue, Blue Check

 

Mealy X Red Mealy, Red Mealy, Red, Blue, Blue Check

 

Blue Check X Blue Blue, Blue Check Blue, Blue Check

 

Blue Check X Mealy Mealy, Red Blue, Blue Check

 

Blue Check X Blue Check Blue, Blue Ch Blue, Blue Ch

 

Blue Check X Red Mealy, Red Blue, Blue Check

 

Red X Blue Blue, Blue Check, Mealy, Red Blue, Blue Check, Mealy, Red

 

Red X Mealy Mealy, Red Mealy, Red, Blue, Blue Check

 

Red X Blue Check Blue, Blue Check, Mealy, Red Blue, Blue Check, Mealy, Red

 

Red X Red Mealy, Red Mealy, Red, Blue, Blue Check

 

hope this helps

 

ant

[sapper756]

Ive paired my old red cock, to the same red chq hen he was paired to last year,

 

last year I got 2 mealies out the first nest and 2 reds out the second

 

this year I have 1 red and 1 black in the nest what sex will they be???? :-/

[Guest vander mungo]

so if the cock was red and the hen was blue, then the sexes would reverse  is that right

[Guest lee duffy]

i have red [paird to blue and have red cock and red hen out of them witch are nest mates its bull if you ask me

[Guest vander mungo]

lee,what sex is the red, thats why i asked if this works in reverse

[bluey]

  vander mungo said:

so if the cock was red and the hen was blue, then the sexes would reverse  is that right

 

No, red cocks will throw reds of either sex.

 

[harky]

  sapper756 said:

Ive paired my old red cock, to the same red chq hen he was paired to last year,

 

last year I got 2 mealies out the first nest and 2 reds out the second

 

this year I have 1 red and 1 black in the nest what sex will they be???? :-/

 

the black will be a hen

[Guest vander mungo]

bluey, dose that mean blues and cheqs and mealies can be of any sex also

[Taylorsloft]

  blackswan said:

the reds and the mealys will be cocks and the blues and blue checkers will be hens, ;) ;) ;),

 

 

blackswan is right  

[Guest lee duffy]

  vander mungo said:

lee,what sex is the red, thats why i asked if this works in reverse

 

he is a cock i also had a red pied hen that bred red cocks

[JAS]

  lee duffy said:

i have red [paird to blue and have red cock and red hen out of them witch are nest mates its bull if you ask me

 

Last year paired red cock to b\bar hen and was the same red cock and hen youngbirds

[Taylorsloft]

  sapper756 said:

Ive paired my old red cock, to the same red chq hen he was paired to last year,

 

last year I got 2 mealies out the first nest and 2 reds out the second

 

this year I have 1 red and 1 black in the nest what sex will they be???? :-/

 

cocks will be mealy or reds /hens mealy reds blue chequer the black probably be a hen  

[bluey]

  vander mungo said:

bluey, dose that mean blues and cheqs and mealies can be of any sex also

 

From the colour chart in Squills red cock and cheq hen will breed red cheq, blue cheq, blue and mealy of both sexes.

[Guest beautyhomer]

colour and pattern are inherited seperately.It is only colour that is sex linked.A cock has two colour genes and a hen one.Both cocks and hens have two pattern genes each.

 

red/red cock x blue hen will only breed reds in both sexes

blue/blue cock x red hen will breed red cocks and blue hens

red/blue cock x blue hen will breed reds and blues in both sexes

red/blue cock x red hen will breed red cocks and red and blue hens

[Guest vander mungo]

this is getting more complicated, your reds and blues, only breed reds and blues. no mealies or cheqs      confused

[Guest beautyhomer]

I have only dealt with the colour genes red and blue.As I said in my previous post pattern genes like bar and cheq are inherited independantly from colour.The colours bred could be in any of the available patterns

 

[showman]

And we havent even thought about split colouring !!!!!! ;D ;D

[ohiogsp]

  Taylorsloft said:

 

blackswan is right  

 

 

Yes he is right and it don't work in reverse for the person that asked.