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5/22/13 at 3:58pm
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Has anyone done wing banding and have you found a site that explains it?

 

Also, has anyone bought chicks from Virginia  from Joel Gilman? What did you get?

 

How many people have Mottled Javas. I do?

 

If you got a new incubator this year what model did you get and how did it perform?

 

Toe punching has been done for decades. Right from the incubator to the brooder box.

 

Great responses hope you have many nice birds growing up for you who don't know this you can get a

 

account at Picturetrail.com or Photo bucket then post your pictures on there so we can see them. May help with your feed bill so you don't keep some longer than you should

 

 

I'm feeling fortunate today....

I just found out that Tom Roebuck is sending me @ 18+ LF BUFF ROCK eggs.     bow.gif woot.gif

 

He usually does not sell eggs, chicks or started birds...But he's breaking up his Rock breeder pens next week and has collected/saved some this week ...too hot to ship birds now, so he offered me hatching eggs.  He reported good hatches. He's expressing them like 'lives' to reduce air cell damage and hopefully increase hatch rate...I've have decent hatches with shipped eggs even done with priority only shipping..fingers crossed. He says he will most likely have adults available in the Fall and will be able to ship then. 

 

Thanks to everyone that referred me etc.... highfive.gif

 

P.S. Tom says his Buffs may not beat the Whites right now, but they are getting close in comparison...size and body are there...just fine tuning some 'details'.

Congratulation's not many people have his buff rocks and they are I think the best out there. At least you are not remaking the wheel like some strains.

 

I think shipping these eggs that way is a good idea. I have thought about shipping the eggs in a single nest box with good backing and then ship them two day priory mail like sending chicks. bob

Need a gift for a love one go to my web site and look at my custom turned ink pens. A portion of my profits goes to charitys in our local area and one poultry club The Panhandle Poutlry Club in Penscola Florida. Two shows one in March and December

 

http://bobspens.webs.com/

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Need a gift for a love one go to my web site and look at my custom turned ink pens. A portion of my profits goes to charitys in our local area and one poultry club The Panhandle Poutlry Club in Penscola Florida. Two shows one in March and December

 

http://bobspens.webs.com/

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5/22/13 at 5:19pm
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Just wanted to congratulate you as well!  Please share photos when they hatch!

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5/22/13 at 5:45pm
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Just wanted to congratulate you as well!  Please share photos when they hatch!

thanks!!! 

I will certainly keep you all updated with photos wink.png

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5/22/13 at 5:47pm
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Congratulation's not many people have his buff rocks and they are I think the best out there. At least you are not remaking the wheel like some strains.

 

I think shipping these eggs that way is a good idea. I have thought about shipping the eggs in a single nest box with good backing and then ship them two day priory mail like sending chicks. bob

thanks for all your guidance and help!! 

I will keep you posted....wink.png

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5/22/13 at 6:03pm

I'm wondering if any of you are struggling with earlobe color.  My birds are Crevecoeurs and it seems that many in the USA have white earlobes.  In fact, though I'm waiting for eggs to start my project, the two breeding birds I currently have have some white in their lobes.  Especially the hen.  From what I've read, there are several genes that make white earlobes / lack of white (red) and that the way to breed is comulative.  There is also the possibility that some of the genes are sex linked, but I don't understand in what way.

 

So I'm wondering, what can I expect with a hen with white earlobes and a cock with mostly red, yet a bit of white.  I'm wondering if the hen is most likely to pass it down to her pullets and/or cockerels, or if it's more likely to be wiped out by the cock's genetics? 

 

The only advice I've read to breed out the white, is to take your reddest birds and breed together.  But what if you don't have a choice, and have to use a white ear-lobed bird?

 

Thanks for your opinions :)

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