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Title: Crossbred or Mutation?
Post by: John on January 18, 2008, 11:12:20 AM

Here is one for you experts,

This may be a bit off topic, since it doesn\'t concern my Ameraucana chickens.  They breed true.  

I have my dog kennel next to my pen of \"heritage\" breed chickens and hatched a really weird looking chick this past year.  I\'m wondering if it is the result of mating thru the wire or perhaps a bunch of mutations...all at once.

Where did I go wrong?

Title: Crossbred or Mutation?
Post by: Guest on January 18, 2008, 11:55:49 AM

Well, I think you are dealing with the mottling gene coupled with a few different modifiers-including the little known four legged gene.  Appears male.  Offspring should lay brown puppies, er, eggs...

Title: Crossbred or Mutation?
Post by: John on January 18, 2008, 12:01:28 PM

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Offspring should lay brown puppies, er, eggs...

I\'m getting ready to setup breeding pens and would like to know what I should mate him with and what would be the expected results of the F2 generation?

Title: Crossbred or Mutation?
Post by: Jean on January 18, 2008, 12:45:38 PM

Good thing I wasn\'t drinking anything while I looked at that picture!!!!


Jean

Title: Crossbred or Mutation?
Post by: Mike Gilbert on January 18, 2008, 01:01:12 PM

There is one mean looking junkyard dog that  I REALLY don\'t want to meet up with in the dark.   Especially after imbibing some of nature\'s finer nectar.   Good one John.

Title: Crossbred or Mutation?
Post by: Guest on January 18, 2008, 08:55:22 PM

How old is he now?  Watch out if he grows spurs on all four legs.

Just wondering, do you have a hard time catching him?

Title: Crossbred or Mutation?
Post by: Guest on January 18, 2008, 09:36:03 PM

John,

I had a good laugh. I think it should have the scientific name:

Canis gallus domesticus

Tim