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Genes in hatch mates
Mike Gilbert:
Sharon, here is a website that gives you all the basics.
Part III is a table of common genes that tells you what they do. Once you get the basics down, there are more websites that go into more detail, giving you recipes for certain colors etc. Even this one has a few of those. Happy reading!
http://sellers.kippenjungle.nl/page0.html
HarryS:
Sharon,
There are suppose to be 39 pairs of chromosones and over 12,000 different genes in a chicken so for any to be genetically 100% identical is like winning a lottery. Just don't use two birds with the same defects, but generally speaking don;t use any with obvious defects anyways.
Sharon Yorks:
Thanks, Harry. I can relate to that a little better. I had an Amniocentesis done with my last child and found he has a triple chromosome so I learned a lot about those. I didn't realize chickens have so many genes. Wow! And I already figured if one has a bad comb you should breed it to one that has a good comb, and if this one is little small breed him to something that is big...stuff like that.
Thanks for the link, Mike. So much to learn! Looks interesting. I read somewhere...don't know if it was there or not...but that most of your hatches should be 50-50 on male and female (on an average) but that if something goes wrong with your hatch, it's usually the females that die. If so, that may explain why it seems like we hatch more males. I found that quite interesting. Anyone know how to sex dead chicks to see if that is correct?
HarryS:
Well breeding a small bird to large is generally only my last resort since it will come back to haunt you. Size is something that seems difficult to regain especially if you loose it in the entire flock. I still get bantam ameraucana chicks hatching rarely but it is not impossible out of the large fowl.
Jean:
Sharon,
Just had to share this photo. My middle child has an extra chromosome too. :)
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