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helen
Joined: 19 Apr 2008
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Location: leicestershire
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 Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:19 pm Post subject: blue egg laying eggs! |
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| a friend has lots light sussex x cream leg bar eggs for sale. sexable at birth. def blue egg layers. helen |
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JC
Joined: 24 Mar 2008
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Location: Sussex
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Are sussex x clb really sex linked? |
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Hen-Gen
Joined: 15 Jul 2006
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Location: Derbyshire and Shetland
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Yes. Via the barring gene which all the boys inherit but none of the girls. (assuming its as written ie LS Cockerel X Legbar Hen). At hatching this shows as the lighter down colour of the boys.
The reverse mating would not be sexable by this gene because all chicks would inherit the barring gene but it would be a Gold Cockerel X Silver Hen mating so would be sexable by this method. |
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JC
Joined: 24 Mar 2008
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Location: Sussex
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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Ooo thanks for that, was just unsure as ive never heard of a Light Sussex X CLB before  |
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Henwife
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Location: Monmouthshire
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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| The conentional method of writing would be the cock first and then the hen, so you'd know what was what. |
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