In one pen we have our tried and true pairing of Caramel and Brule'e. Caramel is a smooth breasted buff female bred by Melinda Hoffman of All Things Feathered. Brule'e is a curly gray saddleback split for buff male that I bred from my original Holderread pair, Margo and Russ. Caramel and Brule'e produce curly and smooth breasted offspring. The offspring have all been solid buff or gray, and split for saddleback....females included!! All of the male goslings are split for buff, if they aren't already buff themselves.
In another pen we have a proven pair of Inge and Grayson. Inge is a curly solid buff female that has a lot of white on her. I almost thought she was a heavily marked saddleback when she hatched. She may carry the autosomal spotting gene. Grayson is a curly gray split for buff and saddleback male who is a son of Caramel and Brule'e. They have produced grays, buffs, gray saddlebacks and buff saddlebacks.
In our third pen we have the proven pair of Amber and Helmut. Amber is a curly buff daughter of Caramel and Brule'e. Helmut is a curly mostly white male bred by Vicky Thompson of Cottage Rose. These two have produced grays, gray saddlebacks and a dilute gray. I also have Creme in this pen. This is the first time I have put her with Helmut. Creme is a curly buff saddleback female out of my original Holderread pair, Margo and Russ. According to the Genetic Color Calculator, I should get gray saddlebacks, dilutes and whites. We shall see.
In my last pen I have Smidget, Krackers and Lance. Smidget is a curly gray saddleback daughter of Helmut and Amber. Krackers is a curly buff saddleback daughter of Inge and Grayson. And Lance is a curly buff male out of Zuri, another All Things Feathered female, and Davon, son of Caramel and Brule'e. Smidget and Lance should produce buffs and grays. And if he is split for saddleback, add gray saddlebacks and buff saddlebacks to that. Krackers and Lance should produce all buffs. And if he is split for saddleback, then add buff saddlebacks to that.
Here's to a good hatching season!!