jaysepth 5 Report post Posted August 19, 2013 Been told she's a bccfw 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaysepth 5 Report post Posted August 19, 2013 Bccfw 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaysepth 5 Report post Posted August 19, 2013 Hi Adam If She is a grey cheek I shouldn't get 100% BC from this pairing should I? (Btw I haven't bred them yet) If she is bccfw I should get 50% bccfw cocks an 50% BC hens right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tremuth 14 Report post Posted August 20, 2013 normal cock x CFW hen = 50% normal hens 50% normal/CFW cocks. .in your case all the youngsters will of course be BC as well. Michael Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaysepth 5 Report post Posted August 20, 2013 Isn't CFW sex linked ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andyn 534 Report post Posted August 20, 2013 Isn't CFW sex linked ? Yes! but on the Cock side though.. Imagine it as a Lutino or Albino Budgie sex linkage.. That's how I remember it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaysepth 5 Report post Posted August 20, 2013 Yes! but on the Cock side though.. Imagine it as a Lutino or Albino Budgie sex linkage.. That's how I remember it. Ahhh sorry dumb moment haha sex-linked hens are either visual or not . Newt carried Cheers Andy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
casamber 60 Report post Posted August 21, 2013 Having never bred grey cheeks before I am curious to know how you can tell the difference between them and BC CFW? To my untrained eye they look exactly the same? But like I said, I have never bred grey cheeks before so I am only going by pictures I have seen. Kerry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zebraman 267 Report post Posted August 21, 2013 Hi Kerry, When you seen both mutations in the flesh, their markings and body's are distinctly different, it's the hens that can be confusing as their looks can be similar in photo's. The cock birds are easier as the body and flanks are completely different. I've kept both mutations over the years, but I only keep grey cheek in small numbers these days. The black cheek hen has a whiter body all over and more of a black cheek patch. The Grey or Fawn cheek hen body is not as white in a lot of cases and it has cream under parts, the cheek patch are either grey or fawn. Grey and fawn cheek must never be paired together "grey cheek x grey cheek", mainly because there is a genetic weakness to produce blind chicks, which is unavoidable. I tested this some years time ago to see if it was still inherent and it is........... Gary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
casamber 60 Report post Posted August 21, 2013 Thanks for the information Gary, I have often wondered what the difference was and now I know Kerry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
