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post #81 of 155

10/13/08 at 7:31pm

KellyHM

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I want my blue barred roo back!! hit

I guess I'll just have to get some more of those eggs from you....

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10/13/08 at 7:34pm

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Should be interesting to see how your Blue X Barred pullets lay.

I have a white rock that lays just as often as my Barred rocks. (and they really are egg laying machines!)
I also have two partridge rocks that are big disappointments when it comes to laying. Oh well. Perhaps some day I'll be able to get some blues.

Keeper of 26 hens, 4 PW Leghorns, 1 leghorn mix, 1 FBCMarans, 1 Australorp, 1 Buff Orpington, 2 Mama Olive Eggers w/ 15 chicks each, 1 EE, a Barred Rock, a RIR, a CQ, 1 Delaware, 1 Black Star, a Splash Ameraucana, 3 W/BW Ameraucana pullets, 5 polish, 2 Welsummers and 41 juvies of various breeds. YIKES! Time to SELL some chickens!

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post #83 of 155

4/14/11 at 7:57am

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Hello Hello?? Anybody wanna chat about blue rocks?

2012 Breeding Projects: Blue Barred Rocks, Painted White Plumes, and Aikiko Bantams..... I like tinkering with pretty things :)

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4/14/11 at 5:25pm

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Very pretty. Hope to get some from you kathy this summer. big_smile

Edited by wekiva bird - 4/15/11 at 11:49am

Member of the Delaware Poultry Club,& SDWD. Heritage Delawares,BBS Barred Rock, Non-hatchery Buff Opr. BBS and Lav. Ameruacanas,Easter Eggers and 2 Heritage RIR girls. NPIP# 56-443

Got to many Roos . Lav. Ameruacana, and Barred type EE they are raised in the same pen. PM me if you need more info.

Member of the Delaware Poultry Club,& SDWD. Heritage Delawares,BBS Barred Rock, Non-hatchery Buff Opr. BBS and Lav. Ameruacanas,Easter Eggers and 2 Heritage RIR girls. NPIP# 56-443

Got to many Roos . Lav. Ameruacana, and Barred type EE they are raised in the same pen. PM me if you need more info.

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4/14/11 at 7:18pm

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Here's one of my latest from Kathy in Florida. I have two blues, this light blue in the center of the pic, and a splash. Then, of course, somewhere back in this thread, I posted pics of Alice, Neela and Emily, too, but will find some updated ones.

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4/14/11 at 7:42pm

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I have some of Halo's blues in the incubator now, going on day 5! hope to get some as nice as these. Cynthia, is that light blue what would be called self blue?? Didn't know that was a possibility! She's a cutie for sure. Hope Kathy gave me a couple of them. ...........stan

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4/15/11 at 5:22am

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No, self blue is lavender, a completely different gene than the Andalusian blue of the Blue Rocks. You don't mix lavs and blues. Well, some do, but you mess up your colors that way.

~A dog on its owner's property is a pet; A dog on someone else's property is a predator~

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Living the Good Life in the North Georgia Mountains~ Cynthia

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4/15/11 at 5:34am

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love He is beautiful!! droolin

And just noticed the date of first posted pic!! He is probably a dad or grandpa to my Halo eggs. I can't wait for them to hatch, hoping for some of each color...blue, black and splash. Day 12 here and I have only had to remove 2 eggs so far.

Halo is my Fairy Godmother!! Beautiful Eggs, best packaging ever and more sent than I ever imagined. This is going to be a great Easter Hatch!!

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4/15/11 at 9:22pm

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Some of my Blue Rocks I had.

Roo below is 50% Rock 50% Orpington, thats why he has the dark legs. The darker legged hens are just muddy. lol

Orpingtons: LF Lavender, LF Blue , LF Black , LF White , LF Splash and LF Chocolate.
China Game Fowl, LF Phoenix, LF Black Leghorns
Check out my BYC Page or FeatherSite.com for pics of my birds: http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Rocks/BRKRocks.html http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/Leghorns/BRKLeghorns.html