White & Chocolate Orps Genetics

OrpingtonsSA · **Joined:** Mon Oct 21, 2013 12:45 pm **Posts:** 3

Hey just trying to work out the genetics of he white and chocolate orpingtons.

I was hope someone can tell me which of the genes are recessive and which is dominant

I belive the white is recessive?

Bill · **Posted:** Thu Oct 24, 2013 7:11 am

The chocolate is sex-linked recessive. They are basically a dilute of black

As for white in orpingtons there is dominant white and there is a recessive white

freerange · **Joined:** Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:22 am **Posts:** 31361

I saw some chocolate and cuckoo orpingtons on the weekend at a chaps place that I picked up some eggs from. It took him 8 years to make the colours but the chocolates are so nice and dark brown, stunning!

Katy · **Posted:** Tue Oct 29, 2013 7:04 am

They sound so nice I would have no idea how to make something I just wait for others to do it

Chicka-Dee · **Joined:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:12 am **Posts:** 1194

Bill wrote:

The chocolate is sex-linked recessive. They are basically a dilute of black

As for white in orpingtons there is dominant white and there is a recessive white

Hi Bill, what do you mean by sex-linked recessive? Or that a really stupid question that requires a really long answer (sorry). Total dumby with this stuff. :-D

And....how do you know if a bird has dominant white or recessive white? Is a leghorn like a dominant white and a speckled sussex got recessive white? Is that what that means?

Cheers
Chicka-Dee

FowlMan · **Posted:** Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:36 am

Chicka-Dee wrote:

Bill wrote:

The chocolate is sex-linked recessive. They are basically a dilute of black

As for white in orpingtons there is dominant white and there is a recessive white

Hi Bill, what do you mean by sex-linked recessive?

This will help you http://www.keiths-orps.co.uk/categories ... olate.html

FowlMan · **Posted:** Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:45 am

Chicka-Dee wrote:

Bill wrote:

The chocolate is sex-linked recessive. They are basically a dilute of black

As for white in orpingtons there is dominant white and there is a recessive white

And....how do you know if a bird has dominant white or recessive white?
Cheers
Chicka-Dee

White Leghorns, Indian Games ect... are Dominant

Dorkings, Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, Minorcas, Orpingtons ect... are recessive

Dominant and recessive white are phenotypically identical in adults and can only be distinguished from each other by breeding

Katy · **Posted:** Fri Nov 22, 2013 12:59 pm

Excellent fowlman I have no idea about the chooks genetic thingy majiggy I still battle to tell the sexes apart so all this is so good for me to learn

AlterCoop · **Joined:** Wed Nov 27, 2013 1:00 pm **Posts:** 1

I was searching the google for this when 2 UK sites and apf were the only results seems not much info is shared on orps so super to find an aussie site that does

birdie num nums · **Joined:** Sat Nov 30, 2013 10:39 am **Posts:** 1

Is there a chart for the blue orps genetics please

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