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    Show off your Cochins

    Darn, just saw this thread, was going to enter, haha. Oh well, here is our pullet.
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    How about Juicing???

    Great idea with the pulp. I haven't juiced in a while, got sidetracked from it and I do feel worse haha.
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    All those pages are filled with people who have a variety of birds, but the Orp is the focus(obviously). Lots of husbandry info as well. I have found them to much more informative than most other venues. Genetics is fun, but a lot for me to soak in as I have no prior experience with it. There...
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    I suggest anyone who likes Orpingtons to join facebook pages dedicated to them, you all will learn a lot really fast. There are top notch breeders from Britain on them that give fantastic insight on genetics and are very helpful. The thing is, they will be honest, so if you just want people to...
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    You can add 2 copies of Lavender to anything. Yes, it is technically a lavender if it has 2 copies, but, if you happen to have autosomal red in the mix, or gold base, you will get the leakage, it's a Lavender with leakage. I concentrate on type over color, color is easy. TYPE makes the breed...
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    I was trying to help someone out at first, then it turned into a slugfest, lol. I have no ill will towards anyone, especially someone on a computer screen. Thanks for the post to correct my poor behavior, I needed it. (It's a Blue Orp though!!)
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    oy vay......If you got a degree, sue them please, you need a refund.
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    No, not at all. Lavender is Lavender, it's not Blue. Someone looks at my Lavenders and they don't for one second mistake it for a Blue. His comb was damaged pretty good in a fight with another roo. Adding Silver gene into the line is going to fix the gold leakage, next generation, it's clear:)
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    Gold leakage is very common. I know how to fix it, do you? I chose him because he has superior type. "Type" first, then tweak the color, that's the easy part. Breeding 101.
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    They make very attractive birds, I also mess around with one copy of Andalusian Blue in Lavender.
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    That's gold leakage dear, work in progress, kind of like your Blue Orp....
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    Online Large Fowl Chat Thread

    Quarantine won't detect it usually. Only way to know is to test for it. It's kind of like aids in that respect, unless it's full blown aids, and not just hiv positive, they won't show any signs.
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    Listen I'm no expert, but I do know basic genetics and what AN ANDALUSIAN BLUE looks like.. I'm just going to let you remain in your own little world.
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    Lavender Orpington project ....

    Lavender is when the bird has two copies of the Lavender gene, blah blah blah.....I know what Lavender is. As I said, I breed them. The Lavender gene DILUTES BLACK to create the greyish color. I am seeing an Andalusian Blue bird, not Lavender, omg...Please, just stop already!!! I only know...
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    Online Large Fowl Chat Thread

    Be very careful swapping eggs here, or anywhere else for that matter. MG is everywhere and the best way to avoid it is to just pay the extra cash and buy from MG tested flocks, NPIP does not require it to be tested either, so don't think NPIP is safe either.
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