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    Splash or Buff white laced Wyandottes?

    I just went to pick up some chickens I bought when the breeder was showing me her young stock. She was willing to sell her wyandottes and I liked the porcelain reds so I took two of those and a little....blue laced silver? Then I spotted these ones that looked a lot like buff white laced. In...
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    Consistent hatching issues with one line of Orpingtons

    Okay, I recently a few good hatches after some incubation issues where I hatched out a number of different varieties of Orpingtons and Wyandottes. All good but one. I have 4 silver laced Orpingtons I got from a show breeder who quit showing and left his birds in tiny cages. They arrived looking...
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    Lavender and chocolate splits genetics question

    Is there a way to breed lavender over buff to get a champagne or would they always default to Isabella? I mean if the lavender dilute gene can be put over a bird with a completely buff or red base and no black?
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    Lavender and chocolate splits genetics question

    Very interesting thank you. I wou love to see a picture. I'm imagining something cream colored?
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    Dominant White or Recessive White

    HI there, I just want to follow up on this comment. I just hatched out my first white orpingtons and had an "oh sh!t" moment when they came out looking similar to my lavender and splashes....there's a slight difference in the down but they are definitely not the bright yellow chick I...
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    Lavender and chocolate splits genetics question

    Interesting! Thank you!
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    Lavender and chocolate splits genetics question

    Thank you!
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    Lavender and chocolate splits genetics question

    Okay, so I ran into a question that stumped me. I wanted to breed some splits for my chocolates and my lavender orpington flocks, and thought I'd be clever and instead of putting a black orpington in with them, I'd just mix the lavender and chocolates. It made sense in my mind. Both genes are...
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    Wyandotte Hen Quality Opinion

    Thank you so much for this incredibly helpful feedback. I will be saving this and referring back to it as I learn!
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    Wyandotte Hen Quality Opinion

    Hi there, I recently got a blue laced wyandotte pullet. I am very unfamiliar with the breed and also with what to look for in lacing patterns. I would like to breed her, but I'd first like to know what breeders think of her strengths and weaknesses, and what I should try to improve on her.
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    New Rooster, swollen legs, struggling to walk

    Thank you that's comforting!
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    New Rooster, swollen legs, struggling to walk

    Sorry I should have added these with the original post. He does not appear to have bumblefoot or anything like that. The swelling isn't as severe as it could be. He was able to grip my finger earlier which he wasn’t able to do yesterday. I wanted to give him egg with the vitamins but I...
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    New Rooster, swollen legs, struggling to walk

    Hi there, I bought a silver-laced Wyandotte Rooster from a retired show breeder for my three hens. He was kept in a small cage. I had him couriered to me and the courier took a week to bring him to me, being vague about where he was in that time. When he finally arrived, it was late at night...
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    What Color Rooster To Breed To a Mauve Orpington Hen?

    Great advice thank you! Yes I will put her with the blue Roo then and then perhaps it'll add a little diversity in the bloodline with the splits down the road, since we have a massive inbreeding issue in my country. Thank you!
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    What Color Rooster To Breed To a Mauve Orpington Hen?

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