RuffIedFeathers
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I tried reading this "Genetics of the Fowl" book https://www.amazon.com/Genetics-Fow...26083&sprefix=chicken+genetics,aps,204&sr=8-1
and found it difficult and confusing. I'm not completely new to genetics, I did take some classes in college, but I'm trying to understand more about egg color genetics for mixing breeds.
I'd really like speckled and/or green eggs (or eggs with both!). The only breed I have right now that lays green eggs are my Silverudds isbar. The other laying hens I have to mess with are:
Silver double laced barnevelders, bielefelder, pita pinta, blue and black ameracaunas, buff orpington, rhode island red, cream legbars, black copper marans, light sussex.
Chicks that I have and may or may not keep are: Australorps, white legbar, barred rock, cinnamon queen, delaware, dominique, new hampshire red, speckled sussex, faverolles, welsummer, buckeye, wyandottes (blue laced and splash laced red), lavender orpington, 55 flower hen, deathlayers and Ameracauns that I ordered from Once in a Blue Moon (not here yet).
As you can see, I'm really all over the map. I do like raising chicks though, so last year I raised a bunch and then sold the pullets I decided I didn't want. I kind of just want a fun project right now. I'm bored and overworked with my 3 little ones. =( Any good or interesting ideas for a project?
and found it difficult and confusing. I'm not completely new to genetics, I did take some classes in college, but I'm trying to understand more about egg color genetics for mixing breeds.
I'd really like speckled and/or green eggs (or eggs with both!). The only breed I have right now that lays green eggs are my Silverudds isbar. The other laying hens I have to mess with are:
Silver double laced barnevelders, bielefelder, pita pinta, blue and black ameracaunas, buff orpington, rhode island red, cream legbars, black copper marans, light sussex.
Chicks that I have and may or may not keep are: Australorps, white legbar, barred rock, cinnamon queen, delaware, dominique, new hampshire red, speckled sussex, faverolles, welsummer, buckeye, wyandottes (blue laced and splash laced red), lavender orpington, 55 flower hen, deathlayers and Ameracauns that I ordered from Once in a Blue Moon (not here yet).
As you can see, I'm really all over the map. I do like raising chicks though, so last year I raised a bunch and then sold the pullets I decided I didn't want. I kind of just want a fun project right now. I'm bored and overworked with my 3 little ones. =( Any good or interesting ideas for a project?