Breeding & Inheritance
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COLOUR-INHERITANCE:
Colour Inheritance is a very complicated matter and cannot be explained in a few simple steps. Luckily, we have Dr. Meijer who has been generous enough to prepare a roster whereby you can easily see how the various colours fit together. To access the roster you can click on the following link:
Here you can make your own combinations and see what the outcome will be.
Explanation of the working of genetics:
This is a very interesting site where you can find lots of other information.
Tuinvee of Sigrid van Dort
Sigrid van Dort (the designer of this site) also wrote a book on “Chicken colour succession”. This looks like a fantastic book:
BOOK ABOUT CHICKENCOLOUR-GENETICS
