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I don't see how this text is correct: Typically breeds with white earlobes lay white eggshells, and those with red earlobes lay brown eggshells followed by T
by IncRnd 9y ago
I don't see how this text is correct:
Typically breeds with white earlobes lay white eggshells, and those with red earlobes lay brown eggshells
followed by
There are exceptions, like Rhode Island reds, which have red earlobes and brown eggs.
As far as I know, white=white and red=brown. It's that follow-on sentence that doesn't make sense; how can restating the same thing be an exception?
Is there someone hear with more knowledge about this?
- The_Fox 9y agoI noticed that too. It must be an error in the article.
- IncRnd 9y agoThanks!
- notfed 9y agoI agree, it's not an "exception". (Also, it appears that Rhode Island Reds do indeed have red earlobes and browns eggs. [1]). Weirdly, this article links to another article [2] which makes a very similar statement, but instead uses the (valid) exception, "Lamona chickens have red earlobes, but their eggshells are white." [1] http://www.raising-chickens.org/rhode-island-reds.html http://www.raising-chickens.org/rhode-island-reds.html [2] https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/12/141213-eggs-chickens-insects-science-animals-sharks/ https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/12/141213-eggs...
- IncRnd 9y agoThank you!
- yorwba 9y agoI found a study on that: http://www.genetics.org/content/genetics/13/6/470.full.pdf http://www.genetics.org/content/genetics/13/6/470.full.pdf Last sentence: "7. There was no evidence of any linkage between the factors for earlobe color and egg color." My guess is that having an association between earlobe color and egg color is convenient for breeders, so they prefer chickens with corresponding colors.
- IncRnd 9y agoThat's a different issue, but thank you.