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post #1 of 12
12/5/11 at 5:48pm
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I am going to buy some more guinea keets in the spring to add to my flock I have now. I have a pretty good idea of what colors I am going to get but I was just wondering if there were any colors that were more rare than the others. So just say how many of which colors depending on their rarity.
Here are the colors that I have now: Pearl, White, Buff Dundotte, Buff, Slate, Brown, Royal Purple, and Coral Blue.
Here are the colors that the person that I am buying from next year has: Blonde, Brown, Bronze, Buff, Buff Dundotte, Coral Blue, Chocolate, Lavender, Lite Blue, Lite Lavender, Opaline, Pastel, Porcelain, Powder Blue, Pearl, Pewter, Royal Purple, Sky Blue, Slate, Violet , White.

Thanks,
Ashley


Edited by GuineaLady93 - 12/5/11 at 7:46pm
HI, I'm Ashley, I'm 18 years old and I am the owner of almost 60 critters!-18 chickens--8 Indian Runner Ducks--1 Horse--3 Pygmy Goats--1 Peacock--About 20 Guineas.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
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HI, I'm Ashley, I'm 18 years old and I am the owner of almost 60 critters!-18 chickens--8 Indian Runner Ducks--1 Horse--3 Pygmy Goats--1 Peacock--About 20 Guineas.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
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post #2 of 12
12/6/11 at 5:00am
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Aren't any of these colors more rare?

HI, I'm Ashley, I'm 18 years old and I am the owner of almost 60 critters!-18 chickens--8 Indian Runner Ducks--1 Horse--3 Pygmy Goats--1 Peacock--About 20 Guineas.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
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HI, I'm Ashley, I'm 18 years old and I am the owner of almost 60 critters!-18 chickens--8 Indian Runner Ducks--1 Horse--3 Pygmy Goats--1 Peacock--About 20 Guineas.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
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post #3 of 12
12/6/11 at 8:05am

These are the colors that are rare in my area: Blonde , Bronze, Buff, Buff Dundotte, Coral Blue, Chocolate, Lavender, Opaline, Pastel, Powder Blue,Pewter, Royal Purple, Sky Blue, Slate, Violet

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post #4 of 12
12/6/11 at 8:41am
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These are the colors that are rare in my area: Blonde , Bronze, Buff, Buff Dundotte, Coral Blue, Chocolate, Lavender, Opaline, Pastel, Powder Blue,Pewter, Royal Purple, Sky Blue, Slate, Violet


Ok, some of those I have, but the ones that I don't I will definably be getting some of them. I saw that you live in TX, that is where the ones I am getting in the spring are coming from! I am sooo excited!!

HI, I'm Ashley, I'm 18 years old and I am the owner of almost 60 critters!-18 chickens--8 Indian Runner Ducks--1 Horse--3 Pygmy Goats--1 Peacock--About 20 Guineas.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
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HI, I'm Ashley, I'm 18 years old and I am the owner of almost 60 critters!-18 chickens--8 Indian Runner Ducks--1 Horse--3 Pygmy Goats--1 Peacock--About 20 Guineas.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
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post #5 of 12
12/6/11 at 8:43am

In my area all of the non-pearled colors are rare (and I don't have any in my breeding flocks). The non-pearled colors are recessive to all the partially or fully pearled colors.

Unless you keep certain colors separated, your flock has a lot of dominant colors and degrees of pearling in it already and their colors and degrees of pearling will have major potential to dominate your hatches if they breed with your new colors. (One of the main reasons why I have a light flock and a dark flock, had I let everyone breed freely, I'd have ended up with mostly dark keets).

 

highfive.gif~250+Guineas/6Flocks(18 Different Colors, plus assorted Pieds),3IB Peahens,1IB Peacock& 8Peachicks(3Pieds),94Turkeys(2WildX,2Mottled BlackX,2NarriX&83Poults+5Royal Palm Poults),24Coturnix 

&1Button Quail,21Silkies&6Showgirls(POOFBALLS!),5.5Horses(The .5's a Mini),1BLM Burro(Livestock Guardian),8MuttGoats(Brushers),2Rotts,3Red Heelers,7Lazy Cats,4FishTanks~

 

 

 

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highfive.gif~250+Guineas/6Flocks(18 Different Colors, plus assorted Pieds),3IB Peahens,1IB Peacock& 8Peachicks(3Pieds),94Turkeys(2WildX,2Mottled BlackX,2NarriX&83Poults+5Royal Palm Poults),24Coturnix 

&1Button Quail,21Silkies&6Showgirls(POOFBALLS!),5.5Horses(The .5's a Mini),1BLM Burro(Livestock Guardian),8MuttGoats(Brushers),2Rotts,3Red Heelers,7Lazy Cats,4FishTanks~

 

 

 

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post #6 of 12
12/6/11 at 9:48am
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Originally Posted by GuineaLady93 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevin565 

These are the colors that are rare in my area: Blonde , Bronze, Buff, Buff Dundotte, Coral Blue, Chocolate, Lavender, Opaline, Pastel, Powder Blue,Pewter, Royal Purple, Sky Blue, Slate, Violet


Ok, some of those I have, but the ones that I don't I will definably be getting some of them. I saw that you live in TX, that is where the ones I am getting in the spring are coming from! I am sooo excited!!


Oh that's cool! Where are you ordering from? I think I may pick up a few more next year.

 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

 
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
— Maya Angelou

 

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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

 
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
— Maya Angelou

 

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post #7 of 12
12/6/11 at 9:55am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevin565 
Quote:
Originally Posted by GuineaLady93 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevin565 

These are the colors that are rare in my area: Blonde , Bronze, Buff, Buff Dundotte, Coral Blue, Chocolate, Lavender, Opaline, Pastel, Powder Blue,Pewter, Royal Purple, Sky Blue, Slate, Violet


Ok, some of those I have, but the ones that I don't I will definably be getting some of them. I saw that you live in TX, that is where the ones I am getting in the spring are coming from! I am sooo excited!!


Oh that's cool! Where are you ordering from? I think I may pick up a few more next year.


From H and H Poultry. Here is the website. Click

HI, I'm Ashley, I'm 18 years old and I am the owner of almost 60 critters!-18 chickens--8 Indian Runner Ducks--1 Horse--3 Pygmy Goats--1 Peacock--About 20 Guineas.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
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HI, I'm Ashley, I'm 18 years old and I am the owner of almost 60 critters!-18 chickens--8 Indian Runner Ducks--1 Horse--3 Pygmy Goats--1 Peacock--About 20 Guineas.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Reply
post #8 of 12
12/6/11 at 10:19am

Wow those are some nice birds!

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“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
— Maya Angelou

 

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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

 
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
— Maya Angelou

 

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post #9 of 12
12/17/11 at 9:21pm
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Originally Posted by GuineaLady93 
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Originally Posted by Kevin565 
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Originally Posted by GuineaLady93 


Ok, some of those I have, but the ones that I don't I will definably be getting some of them. I saw that you live in TX, that is where the ones I am getting in the spring are coming from! I am sooo excited!!


Oh that's cool! Where are you ordering from? I think I may pick up a few more next year.


From H and H Poultry. Here is the website. Click


UM, I'll have a pair in each colour lol I am green once again droolin

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post #10 of 12
12/17/11 at 11:29pm

Some lovely colours there the Royals are awesome

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