What chicks

[martyb]

What chicks do you think will come out of this pairing. I caught them mating today. She is a dilute not sure what he is classed has.

[nat]

Ah, is that the sky blue dilute spangle opaline grey wing hen?
The cock looks to be a grey green pied grey wing.

so.....if the cock is not split for blue, you will get all green base chicks.
All chicks should be grey wing as both parents are.
Some will be spangle, some will be pied and perhaps mixed pied/spangle.

It is unlikely that any will be dilute, but not impossible if the cock carrys a dilute gene.

As the cock carrys a grey factor and the hen doesn't carry a grey factor, the chicks might be light green or grey green. If the cock is split for blue the chicks could be sky blue or grey.

I think the hen is opaline but hard to see as so diluted and can't remember what we decided before.
If the cock is split for opaline the hen chicks will be opaline. If hes not split for opaline there will be no opaline chicks.

[martyb]

Apr 1, 2013 19:05:46 GMT nat said:

Ah, is that the sky blue dilute spangle opaline grey wing hen?
The cock looks to be a grey green pied grey wing.

so.....if the cock is not split for blue, you will get all green base chicks.
All chicks should be grey wing as both parents are.
Some will be spangle, some will be pied and perhaps mixed pied/spangle.

It is unlikely that any will be dilute, but not impossible if the cock carrys a dilute gene.

As the cock carrys a grey factor and the hen doesn't carry a grey factor, the chicks might be light green or grey green. If the cock is split for blue the chicks could be sky blue or grey.

I think the hen is opaline but hard to see as so diluted and can't remember what we decided before.
If the cock is split for opaline the hen chicks will be opaline. If hes not split for opaline there will be no opaline chicks.

Its the same one of yours i think, she is just a bit lighter

[nat]

Yep, mines the same, but I have the father of mine whos lighter and much more like yours.
I bred the dilute father with a recessive pied hen, but as most colour mutations are more dominant than recessive pieds so I got the dilute chick you saw in the pic.
Lol, sorry I've probably made it sound all confusing coz I tend to go off one one on colours and even confuse meself!