Have you bred any birds with the lighter eyes? If so, did the offspring have dark or light colored eyes? I would imagine if bred to a dark bird the eyes would be dark. But would be afraid that it might start popping up later. This would suggest that it is recessive. Maybe like an albino trait...
I believe this is a good question I have asked myself. Trying to post a photo here to show what I think is what's going on with this langshan. He is a splash or possibly recessive white from a blue x blue pairing. Hard to see the eye color but definitely lighter brown than my other langshan. I...
My guess would be snake. I had one eat a ceramic egg that was dirty and had an x marked on it. A few days later I found it in the shed where no large animal could go. The egg was clean. I always thought it would kill them. But I guess it just coughed it up. It was still kinda wet. It did stop...
Sort of like a flop. But the comb is not large enough at this stage to flop like a leghorn. Just slightly curved in the middle. Will try and post a photo when not posting from my phone.
I am new to the Langshan breed and was wondering about combs as they are growing out. Some of my pullets have a curved comb and I wonder if they will straighten out with time as I have heard they are slow maturing. They are about 4 months old now. Also is this a heredity issue?
Why would anyone want to make a 'laying line' out of a dual purpose breed? Isn't that what the hatcheries do to sell more chicks? But hey, if he can get $10 a chick at least he makes them sound 'special'
The wattles and comb of this cockerel seem excessively large and the feathering seems somewhat mottled for a buckeye. Although some of the pullets in the following posts look like decent birds. Ma y have just been one chick that was a cross breed.
This is what I ended up doing to the tractor. The panels are hinged and it worked out pretty well. Although It did get quite hot. I added some 50% shade cloth to one side and that helped. Its an 8'x8' tractor. There are a few more photos in my profile photos under tractor.