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Pyxis... Question: Since my young fellow is a snowy runner, if I bred him to my two welsh harlequins (silver) girls, would the males look like him and the fems look like her? .... with a mixed body type of course. I was reading another post by you and saw the "genetic calculator". I put in...

aahh! a light bulb goes on!! LOL I have three welsh harlequins and two blue runner girls. .... and now this pretty boy! I really love watching them "patrol" for bug and play in our pond. I used to be a "chicken" person but I am finding ducks a lot more fun> Thank you for sharing your...

BTW, I did get that pretty young fellow! I am not interested in breeding so I am fine with him not being a true "silver" but rather being a "snowy".

ok... do runner genetics follow the typical blue-black-slash pattern? Is the "silver" (not snowy) the same as the "splash"? ( I bred orpingtons for a few years... blue black splash and lavender )

ok so he is not the silver that would give 50% blue and 50% silver... right? He is what the is known as "snowy" in the US rather than "silver"... right?

I think he is awfully cute! I haven't received a call or email from the Lady who had listed him for sale so maybe he has already found a new home. :-( Thank you for your help on this!

I don't know much about coloring but the little fellow doesn't look much like a harlequin.Thank you for your help!

Yes... US... Vancouver, WA

thank you, Pyxis!! that sounds very pretty! I have sent an email to the person who advertised the silver male. Hope he is still available. Have a good evening...and again... many thanks for the info!

thank you

I have a few blue runner girls. Recently, lost my blue male when he got himself tangled in reeds at the edge of the pond and drowned. :-( I may get a young silver male. I didn't even know there was such a color for runners. Wondering about the genetics of blue and silver and what I might...

Many thanks! I can see I need to buy more stuff. Looks like this is quite a process. Thanks!

I am having an unusally bad outbreak of mites... red and northern. I think. Got some liquid ivermectic. Think I have seen posts about using this. Any help with how to give... oral... topical... injection, dosage... I have banties, ameraucanas and orpingtons. Repeat??? and how long to...

Thank you for the info!! I am absolutely amazed! This is from a very experience breeder. I never expected this from him! I have emailed him. Perhaps he had some very experienced person pack and send.. Don't know.. but I am amazed!!

I am not a happy camper at the moment! Just received eggs today in an egg carton with NO padding between the egg carton and the side of the box. About 1/3 of the eggs are a gooy mess. The mess is on some/most of the other eggs. My question is ... is it better to wash off the egg goo off...