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post #1571 of 2133
4/10/12 at 10:58pm
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Ok, I know I am gender confused at times, but why, oh why, is my coronation sussex rooster sitting in the nest box (off and on for two days now)??????????coro roo 2012.JPG


Maybe he is hiding from the hens or something else.  Or just avoiding the rooster do list!

 

40 feedstore mixed flock layers, including 7 of last fall's unauthorized chicks, 11 SQ LF Black Orps, herd of 11 Maine-Anjou, Shorthorn, and Saler cattle, four cats, and one lazy, loud red healer! 

Hatching/adding to my LF Black Orps, and some blues/splashes too. Working on self-blue project Orps & Speckled Sussex. Thinking about trying Diamond Jubilee Orps. Show season complete, points earned!!!

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40 feedstore mixed flock layers, including 7 of last fall's unauthorized chicks, 11 SQ LF Black Orps, herd of 11 Maine-Anjou, Shorthorn, and Saler cattle, four cats, and one lazy, loud red healer! 

Hatching/adding to my LF Black Orps, and some blues/splashes too. Working on self-blue project Orps & Speckled Sussex. Thinking about trying Diamond Jubilee Orps. Show season complete, points earned!!!

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post #1572 of 2133
4/15/12 at 8:47am

All of our Sussex roosters have always gotten in the nests too!

Creator of the Lavender Cream Columbian (Champagne) color.

We are working on this color in Ameraucanas.

Lavender Birchen Marans.

We are proud members of the Ameraucana Breeders Club (ABC).

 


http://www.phillipsacres.com

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Creator of the Lavender Cream Columbian (Champagne) color.

We are working on this color in Ameraucanas.

Lavender Birchen Marans.

We are proud members of the Ameraucana Breeders Club (ABC).

 


http://www.phillipsacres.com

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post #1573 of 2133
4/15/12 at 5:54pm

i need y'alls expert opinion on my new trio... I'm gonna use them for breeding one way or the other just want to know what i need to cull for in the offspring... the lady i got him from does not know the origin of these birds... a friends husband gave them to her after the wife passed away... she knows the lady had them for a few years and she hatched these birds last fall so if its hatchery its a few years removed...

 

lay it on me i can handle it the good bad and the ugly lol ...

 

just have pics of 2 of the trio... the other hen has a little more white on her...

 

LL

 

LL

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White Empordanesa. Black French Marans. White Marans. project Lav Marans. an EE project. dun O.E.G.B. project dun crele O.E.G.B.  white bobwhite quail.  cinnamon and red coturnix quail.

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Elias in Clinton AR.
White Empordanesa. Black French Marans. White Marans. project Lav Marans. an EE project. dun O.E.G.B. project dun crele O.E.G.B.  white bobwhite quail.  cinnamon and red coturnix quail.

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post #1574 of 2133
4/15/12 at 6:26pm
These look very nice from what I see. Is there any way you can get a weight on them. The one main thing I see is the amount of white on the pullets. They just keep getting lighter with age. The cockerel looks to have a nice amount of white. Two important things to watch is size and amount of white.
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Member of:
American Sussex Association Iowa Blue Chicken Club Welsummer Club of North America
Visit my Coop page for breeds and pictures
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post #1575 of 2133
4/15/12 at 6:34pm
Another thing to watch is solid white feathers in the wings and tails. I don't see any on your birds, which is a good thing. They also have white tips on the tail feathers. Two thumbs up there.
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post #1576 of 2133
4/15/12 at 9:32pm

thanks for all the help... what is the color called??? i have heard the mahogany color tossed around with these but i want to put it into the chicken calculator so i need to know the gene's involved...

Elias in Clinton AR.
White Empordanesa. Black French Marans. White Marans. project Lav Marans. an EE project. dun O.E.G.B. project dun crele O.E.G.B.  white bobwhite quail.  cinnamon and red coturnix quail.

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Elias in Clinton AR.
White Empordanesa. Black French Marans. White Marans. project Lav Marans. an EE project. dun O.E.G.B. project dun crele O.E.G.B.  white bobwhite quail.  cinnamon and red coturnix quail.

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post #1577 of 2133
4/16/12 at 1:27am

Looks like Speckled Sussex to me!

40 feedstore mixed flock layers, including 7 of last fall's unauthorized chicks, 11 SQ LF Black Orps, herd of 11 Maine-Anjou, Shorthorn, and Saler cattle, four cats, and one lazy, loud red healer! 

Hatching/adding to my LF Black Orps, and some blues/splashes too. Working on self-blue project Orps & Speckled Sussex. Thinking about trying Diamond Jubilee Orps. Show season complete, points earned!!!

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40 feedstore mixed flock layers, including 7 of last fall's unauthorized chicks, 11 SQ LF Black Orps, herd of 11 Maine-Anjou, Shorthorn, and Saler cattle, four cats, and one lazy, loud red healer! 

Hatching/adding to my LF Black Orps, and some blues/splashes too. Working on self-blue project Orps & Speckled Sussex. Thinking about trying Diamond Jubilee Orps. Show season complete, points earned!!!

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post #1578 of 2133
4/16/12 at 3:49am

They are without a doubt of the speckled variety.  Which I believe is just mottled mahogany, but I may be wrong.

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post #1579 of 2133
4/16/12 at 5:36am
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Originally Posted by cowchick11 View Post

Looks like Speckled Sussex to me!


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I think he wanted the genetic name of the color/pattern. But its still funny!

 

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jumpy.gif Your prayers are appreciated! The divorce was granted. yippiechickie.gif

I will be on/off BYC. If we owe you hatching eggs, please forward us the listing information. We are almost caught up on them and do not wish to miss anyone. Geese are now laying!

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post #1580 of 2133
4/16/12 at 7:37am
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thanks for all the help... what is the color called??? i have heard the mahogany color tossed around with these but i want to put it into the chicken calculator so i need to know the gene's involved...



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if I had to put it in the calculator I would use spangled....not sure why but I think I read that somewhere before hu.gif .

Krista- mom to 7 with an amazingly understanding husband   . chocolate runners, b/b/s orps, jubilee orps, bantam chocolate orps, project lf choc orps, blue breda fowl and a some cool exotic hens for eating eggs

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Krista- mom to 7 with an amazingly understanding husband   . chocolate runners, b/b/s orps, jubilee orps, bantam chocolate orps, project lf choc orps, blue breda fowl and a some cool exotic hens for eating eggs

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