Post by gayle on Feb 2, 2013 11:32:26 GMT -5
OK folks help me out here.
A large number of white orpingtons are recessive white on E/E Black Orps. so basically they are whitewashed black Orps.
E/E extended black is a red inhibitor, but it will also contribute to dark shanks on a black bird. If your black birds are E/E Id/Id you will have light shank birds with a dark covering. Now if your birds are E/E id+/id+ your birds will really have dark legs, they will be more of a very dark blue black color.
The sex link barring gene can dilute the dark legs.
OK when people introduce White rocks and Wyndots, it is believed that Rocks and wyndots are sitting on The eb loci.
they are on a partridge loci with silver to inhibit red. the partridge color does not contribute to black legs.
from what I understand the Black wyndote is eb loaded down with melanisers, to make a black bird which has clean yellow legs, if you get E extended black into these birds you will get bird with dark showing up in their legs.
I guess basically what I am trying to say is that eb loci birds will have cleaner legs. If you can get your birds to be eb/eb and still have the orpington type, you should have cleaner legged birds.
this would be another approach. that is if you don't acidently breed the dark shank gene into the birds.
correct me if I am wrong. white wyndots are Silver partridge with a white coat, most likely recessive white.
White rocks are Silver partridge with a white coat, most likely recessive white.
A large number of white orpingtons are recessive white on E/E Black Orps. so basically they are whitewashed black Orps.
E/E extended black is a red inhibitor, but it will also contribute to dark shanks on a black bird. If your black birds are E/E Id/Id you will have light shank birds with a dark covering. Now if your birds are E/E id+/id+ your birds will really have dark legs, they will be more of a very dark blue black color.
The sex link barring gene can dilute the dark legs.
OK when people introduce White rocks and Wyndots, it is believed that Rocks and wyndots are sitting on The eb loci.
they are on a partridge loci with silver to inhibit red. the partridge color does not contribute to black legs.
from what I understand the Black wyndote is eb loaded down with melanisers, to make a black bird which has clean yellow legs, if you get E extended black into these birds you will get bird with dark showing up in their legs.
I guess basically what I am trying to say is that eb loci birds will have cleaner legs. If you can get your birds to be eb/eb and still have the orpington type, you should have cleaner legged birds.
this would be another approach. that is if you don't acidently breed the dark shank gene into the birds.
correct me if I am wrong. white wyndots are Silver partridge with a white coat, most likely recessive white.
White rocks are Silver partridge with a white coat, most likely recessive white.