Yet another reddit refugee, but the only thing I will miss is the niche animal husbandry subreddits.
My main interests are critter genetics & habitat management, and a lot of husbandry n enrichment on the side. Always been a bit of a pain to be lefty & interested in livestock, most of the old forums such as they still exist are full of people that are pretty aggressive in their disapproval of my sort. But maybe I'll find a niche eventually!
I do other science n tech reading and cruise some of the hobby stuff (carpentry, mini terrain, jewelry making... I like a little bit of a lot of things) but don't usually post as much as lurk those areas.
A WIP selection of genetics resources, everyone is welcome to add their favorites!
I'll start by adding a few from Kippenjungle's genetic calculators! They can be a little confusing to start with, but if you stick with 'em they are very useful.
https://kippenjungle.nl/basisEN.htm#basisEN There's a basic intro to poultry genetics!
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https://kippenjungle.nl/Overzicht.htm#introEN The EN language intro, that comes with its own useful resource links.
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https://kippenjungle.nl/breeds/crossbreeds.html A nice simple chicken calculator to start with, it allows you to pick breeds / general phenotypes to do test crosses with.
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https://kippenjungle.nl/determinator/chickenquest.php?mgt=&fgt=& This is a nice tool for poultry that helps you figure out what phenotype your birds might be based on their genotype.
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https://kippenjungle.nl/Overzicht.htm#othercalculator Links to other calculators that support a huge variety of species; finches, waterfowl, mammals, hoofstock & even a koi gene calculator.
