Posts by Bo Garrett

Quote: Originally Posted by BGMatt  Bo, How many generations do you think it'd take to get the white face back? I don't have either breed right now, but I remember back when I did have Minocras (and have heard from...

Quote: Originally Posted by redandalusian  I do not yet have blue Spanish but am thinking of creating them by breeding to a blue Andalusian which should also increase their size even though Spanish are supposed to be...

Quote: Originally Posted by JadeRahl  Is there any way to know if my chicks will end up being hens with rounded tails? If you know the parents and they were nice and round then chances are the chicks you have will be...

My daughter has been diagnosed with Celiac since July 2009 and she is severely sensitive, it is a major change in lifestyle going to the G-free diet!  Looking at your feed ration I see two issues, buckwheat and oats, both of which...

You will need to trim both cock and hen to get fertility, trim the feathers below the vent on the cock bird and the feathers above the vent on the hen.   Bo

Quote: Originally Posted by blondie34  haha thank you :) I love these little balls of fluff. My neighbors have a Splash Cochin roo and hens and their roo has darker feathering like my "little guy" so that is what got...

Quote: Originally Posted by blondie34  Hello all! I an new to raising LF Cochins and I have a few Splash Cochin chicks that are five weeks old.. Can anyone give me advice on Cochin sexing? I think I have a pretty...

I had fully intended to come to Newcastle this weekend but have come down with a respiratory infection and just don't feel like catching birds and making the trip, we will probably come the first weekend in May, I should have some LF...

Cross the whites with exhibition type blacks to improve the size and type of the whites.  This can also be done with the buffs although it will take a little longer to get the buff color back to a pure golden buff.  I did...

Remember the feather sexing only works on breeds that express the rapid feathering gene.  Commercial poultry producers breed their birds to express this gene and it is commonly known in New Hampshires and thus New Hamp blood is...