pairing almond with brown

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juventus81
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pairing almond with brown

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Hello! Can you please tell me what can i obtain from pairing almond with brown?
If i pair almond cock with a brown hen, all almond males will carry brown?
And if so, if then i pair an almond cock carrying brown with a brown female, can i get a brown almond?'
Thank you!
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All cocks will be carrying brown from that mating, and half will be almond, but they'll be on opposite chromosomes. You'll need a crossover to get a brown almond hen in the next generation.
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Thank you. i just have 2 little youngsters, both look brown, is it possible for both to be brown? they are dark for sure, not almond.
What about from a Brown cock with an Almond hen, is it possible to obtain brown almond? Thank you!
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From your original mating, no, you'll not have any brown. It is impossible if the only source is the mother.

From brown cock x almond hen, yes you can get some almond cocks that carry and will express some brown. Combined with spread I think they're very pretty.
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Hello my friend, thank you for advice. The parents of the 2 baby are both carrying brown. Mother is full brown and father is almond hetero brown(his mother was also brown). So i think is possible for both baby to be brown, yes? They are for sure dark...not almond.
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Yes, in that case it is possible.
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