The Tetra Tint thread.. (Photos, info) ❤

[yoie]

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She came out of a bin that had Red Pullets and Tetra Tints, but she was the only one with spots. The lady at TSC said that the ones with black dots were the Tetra Tints (that is what her packing slip said, I got a quick glance at it) I don't know what the other white ones were in there

 

[Anianna]

TSC got back to me regarding my questions about the company's "exclusive" Tetra Tints. Monica provided no useful information, but if you want to see her response I posted it here.

 

[zinia8]

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They are so cute... You'll have to post pics as they feather out. I would like to see how everyone's come out.

 

[chickened]

The brand "Tetra" is trademarked by a foreign company as a layer breed in competition to traditional leghorns and such.
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[mommto3kiddos]

Some updated pictures of my Tetra Girls.. They are almost 11 weeks!

 

[jenni22776rn]

They are getting so big!! They are very pretty!!

 

[chicketychickchick]

@mommto3kiddos, What are the other ones with the tetras? Golden Comets?

 

[BairleaFarm]

While I dont yet know to much about chicks I got all mine at TSC. Ended up with 4 Tetras to begin and 25 more today due to the deal they gave me. They all have black dots.

The first batch

and the ones today

 

[chicketychickchick]

Looking @ that box full of chicks, the one thing that stands out is all the black spots. Now looking back at other pics of older Tetras, clearly there are are no signs of the black spots. They feather in completely white with the exception of 2 pics I have seen with a little bit of buff around the neck or shoulders.
This gos to the much earlier debate re: TSC gets its chicks from Mt Healthy hatcheries. Someone @ the hatchery assigns the black dots with a permanent marker, during the sexing. That is what the hatchery told TSC. There has been so much discussion & speculation on here re: Tetras, what are they, and how did they come to be?, I will be glad when we get definitive information from someone like the American Poultry Association and end the mystery once & for all.

 

[Chris09]

Why would the Black dots have to come from a permanent marker, during the sexing, why couldn't be a "breed" trite?

Breed's that are white unicolor pied/mottled like a Exchequer Leghorn are born White with small Black spots on them.

Chris