Lavender patterned Isabel duckwing barred - lavender brown cuckoo barred - project and genetic dis

[campingshaws]

They are GORGEOUS. I love them.

 

[ChicKat]

Here's a third pen:

These guys were fine when they were little tykes and now it is time I moved them to better accommodations. Silver Jackson and two Twin males are in here -- along with three females, two Jackson and one twin.

So in this photo you can see Silver's heft.... and his bedraggled wet tail - but then I said it was a rainy day didn't I? ;O)

Wet tail and all, here is the Twin male that will be used for breeding. Nicer white in earlobes than Silver Jackson, more barring in the tail -- definite warm color in the neck hackles -- super straight 'duckwing' bar -- and he has that peach color in his wing triangle.......

There are three females in that pen-- and one is crested so she is eliminated from a breeder for this project....that leaves two -- one a bit more creamy in the hackles - the other a bit less --- Should have gotten better pictures.
Astonishingly there are only 3 females that I consider 'ideal' to breed for the color and one (Sweetheart) that is borderline. -- There is another pen with 7-chickens in -- one non-barred male and one non-barred female -- both crested that could be a good pair for someone -- but they won't be in the project -- and those are all younger.......
so that's the inklings of how the fall breeding season will be shaping up.

 

[ChicKat]

They are GORGEOUS. I love them.

Thanks! I'm lucky that there are some nice candidates to hatch from aren't I?

 

[Kiki]

I'm on the way now...to pick up Iris!
I love her!

 

[Kiki]

 

[ChicKat]

I'm on the way now...to pick up Iris!
I love her!

Nooooooooooooooooo --- she is going to be the one who lays the egg that contains the male that has double barring, is autosexing as a chick and will be the 'proof of the pudding' for the whole project....


Yes, I do tell her that when I give her a pep talk. Which reminds me:

 

[Kiki]

Nooooooooooooooooo --- she is going to be the one who lays the egg that contains the male that has double barring, is autosexing as a chick and will be the 'proof of the pudding' for the whole project....

Like I said..
I'm on the way!

 

[ChicKat]

Here it is--- wonder if it will show up:

 

[ChicKat]

Like I said..
I'm on the way!

 

[The Moonshiner]

I'm on the way now...to pick up Iris!
I love her!

While you're there see if there's any eggs laying around. I'd be thrilled to get some of those even.