Post by gayle on Jul 7, 2012 15:15:10 GMT -5
Here is a website that shows several pictures of what can be done with the Dun Gene.
They also talk about the chocolate gene
Has lot of pictures
www.chickencolours.com/Brownies%20&%20Khakis.pdf
How does dun work?
Best comparison is with blue. One dose makes the dark brown dun, hobby name chocolate in the Polands. Two doses make dun splash, hobby name khaki in the Polands. Dun colour breeds as follows:
Two doses (dun splash or khaki) breed true, so 100% dun splash or khaki.
Dun splash x black will give dark brown dun (100%).
Dun splash x dark brown dun gives dun splash (50%), dark brown dun (50%).
Dark brown dun x dark brown dun gives dun splash (25%), dark brown (50%) and black (25%).
Dark brown dun x black gives 50% dark brown dun and 50% black. You see, its easy to compare with the way blue inherits.
Dun is diluting black to a cold dark brown colour when there is no (autosomal) red in the feathers present. It doesn’t work on red or gold, only on black. Like in blue, ornamental feathers in cocks are darker than body feathers, this is especially in dark brown dun and due to the feather structure.
They also talk about the chocolate gene
Has lot of pictures
www.chickencolours.com/Brownies%20&%20Khakis.pdf
How does dun work?
Best comparison is with blue. One dose makes the dark brown dun, hobby name chocolate in the Polands. Two doses make dun splash, hobby name khaki in the Polands. Dun colour breeds as follows:
Two doses (dun splash or khaki) breed true, so 100% dun splash or khaki.
Dun splash x black will give dark brown dun (100%).
Dun splash x dark brown dun gives dun splash (50%), dark brown dun (50%).
Dark brown dun x dark brown dun gives dun splash (25%), dark brown (50%) and black (25%).
Dark brown dun x black gives 50% dark brown dun and 50% black. You see, its easy to compare with the way blue inherits.
Dun is diluting black to a cold dark brown colour when there is no (autosomal) red in the feathers present. It doesn’t work on red or gold, only on black. Like in blue, ornamental feathers in cocks are darker than body feathers, this is especially in dark brown dun and due to the feather structure.