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Where did you find eggs?
ebay A guy in Michigan selling f1 eggs, but with really good feedback. I have seen them listed almost constantly the last few months- there are still lav orps and BCMs that are more expensive than the lemon cuckoos are going for now. Crazy how they were $700...
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Are you working with the mottled ones anymore? I am having issues with the mottling growing out at about 3-4 months. I wish I could find another line.
Yes, we are still developing our mottled line. We are not using mottled birds from the lavender project. I can let you know when we...
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Are you working with the mottled ones anymore? I am having issues with the mottling growing out at about 3-4 months. I wish I could find another line.
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this quote is Wrong.. why? Barred Rock Hens can ONLY have one copy of Barred and yet they look Barred not Cuckoo....
Did you really have to quote my post and scream WRONG twice?
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WRONG...marans have 2 copies of sex linked Barring(hens can only have one) and are cuckoo, what makes a Barred Bird is the Sex linked slow feathering gene K, which by the way is tightly linked to the Silver gene for about 1 CentiMorgan, wich means you will have to hatch about 100 to get...
No difference, I believe. I don't know why they call them lemon cuckoo when the goal is to have all "double barred". A single barring gene makes them look more like a cuckoo. (marans hen for example)