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Violet IRN
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 10:21 am
by aceofsnakes
We are hand feeding a baby violet IRN. We were told it is a male since the father was a male and this is a saxed linked breeding. Is this possible?
Re: Violet IRN
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 3:35 pm
by sheyd
no, not true at all. The chick could be of either sex as the violet mutation is not sex-linked.
Re: Violet IRN
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 5:24 pm
by aceofsnakes
What if it was bred to a sax linked female? I have no idea how genetics work with birds but I have looked it up and I am finding something about the males not showing it hence why they are telling me the violets are males. I'm so confused.
Re: Violet IRN
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:20 pm
by sheyd
In some instances you can nest sex chicks- for that to happen the cock needs to be either visual or split for a sex linked mutation- ex Cinnamon Blue cock x Blue hen = 100% blue cocks, and 100% Cinnamon Blue hens.
What mutations were the parents of your chicks?
Re: Violet IRN
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:26 am
by aceofsnakes
OK, so I just got off the phone with the shop and I am bringing in the bird for a DNA test. He called the breeder and this is what he said. The father was a Dutch Blue and the female a Violet and every baby that he has sold, all the Violets have been males. Not sure if it is true or not but I am going to the ship for a DNA test after work.
Re: Violet IRN
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 8:45 pm
by sheyd
May have just been luck on the breeders part- certainly Violet and Blue are non sex-linked -
Hope it turns out the sex you want (you have a 50/50 chance!)
Just had a thought-
I haven't heard of a 'dutch blue' perhaps they meant 'sky blue' which is actually Cinnamon Blue? - which would make sense as all Cinnamons would be hens and all normals would be cocks.