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Now that is eggciting news! Way to go Julie! Quote:

Actually it might be more obvious than people want to admit. Does the rooster have straw hackles? Could be it's a Black Copper crossed with a Wheaten Marans somewhere along the line so no surprise at all. Quote:

Nice cuckoos, just love their striped socks! Quote: They are about 13 weeks old, still have a lot of growing to do yet.

What a pretty girl! Has she started laying yet? Quote:

Is there a way to tell at hatch if the chicks are indeed Coronation split or just Light Sussex? I hatched eggs from someone selling Light Sussex hens that were three weeks with a Coronation roo. Bradshaw and Braden line. It will be an awfully long time to find out if they are splits the old...

Just to clarify my post I was not asking why the APA isn't calling Black Copper Marans Brown Red. It was posted for those that might look at the French site standards and not know they are the same. Quote:

In case anyone missed it the APA discussion was revived the last few days over here. People seem to be perfectly happy with their mossy, cochin, straw hackled, black eyed birds they call Marans and if they have a breeder name attached that makes them even better, after all how can they not be...

Or the heavily speckled? shown on the French site I think they add a lot of interest to the egg box and are different than the speckled wellie eggs adding even more variety but people don't seem to be entering these type of eggs. Love them all! Quote:

That would be a show I'd be interested in attending! Quote:

I keep reading on different forums about all this crossing that has gone on with Marans but nothing to back it up and it's starting to sound more like sour grapes. Who, what lines to be specific? Other than the Black Coppers probably mixed with Wheatens what are the crosses? I have all the dark...

How will the APA make sure they get it correct and what is the rush? Will the standards be posted somewhere for final review and discussion/vote or is this all being decided by one club? Honestly I think three years is being optimistic, just take a look at the difference in the birds being...

http://www.horsetesting.com/DNATyping.htm Cost $40.00 US for single DNA Profile. $100.00 US for Parentage Verification (Both parents and offspring). Sample Collection Collect sample by pulling (not cutting) 20-30 mane or tail hairs with roots attached. It is important that you pull the...

Just amazing, I have bee envy

Has anyone built a top bar hive then painted it with beeswax/boiled linseed oil? Does it stay tacky and if not do you know the measurements of beeswax and boiled linseed oil that aren't tacky? Thanks!

You get more of the same problems we are already dealing with having straw colored hackles showing up on Black Copper Marans roosters and mossiness in the hens. Unless the proposed APA standard is changed to allow straw hackles it is not something you want if you are breeding to the French...

David Hancox/blackdotte Genetics of Chicken Colours Quote:

Hey thanks so much Blackbird12 and Harry! I think this is the thread Harry referenced for anyone else that might be interested. PS, Harry I need some of those all lavenders! I only hatched splits last year! pipsnpeeps: He has some partridge genes..... Gary got his start in buffs from me and...

Could this be the best $100.00 spent to prove ownership? Parentage Verification (Both Suspected Parents and Offspring) $100.00 US

Can anyone help me sort out these three? Buff ameraucana hatched on 4/16, one has been darker than the other two since hatch but is feathering in buff. I asked the breeder about it but I never got a reply and am wondering if their color is correct? Two pullets and a roo wishful thinking...

Think it's the period at the end of the link. I'd keep him around for a while. Quote: