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    Olive eggers? Is it possible for coturnix?

    Random thoughts.... I am very familiar with the genetics behind breeding for egg colors in chickens... I have never thought about it for quail? If I cross a homozygous blue (celadon) with a let's say, jumbo brown, would you get olive/green eggs? I used to raise different varieties of coturnix...
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    The "Ask Anything" to Nicalandia Thread

    Thank you SO MUCH! That made it easier for me to understand. I was close but didn't have the science behind it entirely. I love genetics but can get sucked into a deep rabbit hole and I DEEPLY appreciate you writing it out for me!
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    How to go about building a pre-order?

    Hello! I am starting a hopeful hatchery of quality birds (as quality as I can afford and get). I am working towards having SOP birds (I have the newest addition) and others, like olive eggers and sexlinks (from the good stock). I am thinking of building pre-orders for the upcoming hatching...
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    The "Ask Anything" to Nicalandia Thread

    This is an old thread but I was wondering if it is still active? I am trying to understand all the genetics behind sexlinks. I know that a solid cock over barred hens will create sexlinks - That is - black copper marans over cukoo marans. I am working on a barred true blue and was wondering...
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    Chicken wound on wing- won't stop bleeding!

    So this rooster has an abcess looking thing on its wing on the up side by the carpal/phalange. I've cleaned and bandaged and it bled through in 3 hours. Cleaned again and opened the abcess thinking possible broken "blood" feather. Nothing inside. Cleaned and attempted to cauterize the inside of...
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    Sapphire Jewel Photos

    I have 16 that are 7/8 weeks old and another 10 that are a week old. I want to play either them and breeding. I certainly hope they lay well. I want to breed for homozygous blue throughout the flock, pea combs and a splash or light gray feather pattern consistently. It'll probably take me 3...
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    What's the temperature where you are???

    That is stupid cold. Coldest I have ever been in was -35 with wind chill to -60. No thank you! How long does it typically stay that cold? We are usually only this cold for a few days to a week.
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    What's the temperature where you are???

    Well -19 this morning and wind chill to -37... totally okay if this is our last deep cold spell.. Here in Montana we are colder than most of Antarctica today. It warms back up after today though to low 30's high 20's.
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    Blue Cuckoo Marans Rooster over Black Copper hens

    Thank you! That is what I thought was correct but I was hoping.
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    Ana White DIY Green House as a coop!

    Oh I think there is a smattering of different coops there. I have seen some seriously interesting coops out here. 😆 That being said, a good idea to ask. I forget about the state threads. Thank you!
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    Ana White DIY Green House as a coop!

    Even with the last two days in our current coop it snowed inside it due to the ventilation in the roof and the eaves.. strange for sure!
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    Ana White DIY Green House as a coop!

    Those are all things to consider. We always have wind here.. never less than 5-8 mph.. most days we're running 10-12mph. The highest I have seen here was 70mph. It is common in winter to get 50-60mph winds and negative temps. Yesterday and Tuesday we were ranging from 5 degrees to -15 degrees...
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    Blue Cuckoo Marans Rooster over Black Copper hens

    Would this combination create sexlink offspring or does it need to be Cuckoo Hens and BCM roosters? Thank you!
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    Ana White DIY Green House as a coop!

    That is awesome! We plan on making another one as a green house. They are pretty buildings!
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    Meyer Rare Assortment - ID help please? These are 5 weeks old

    Can I ask how you can tell? I was hoping it would be but do the colors change? I haven't had one before. I have two golden laced wyandottes
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