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    Ethical breeding??

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    C+/c and I/i+

    Quote: Thanks. Figured it out, I think, at least theoretically.
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    C+/c and I/i+

    If I have figured out that my chickens have some recessive white, how do I get remove it while still keeping dominant white (homo or hetero) in the chickens? I can figure out how to test them for C+c when I only want I/i+ or I/I. I don't want to have any chickens with recessive white in them...
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    what do you think of this cross? RIR/Buff Rock/Speckled Sussex

    Quote: Sounds like a good cross to me. I think they will be pretty. I think it will be next to impossible to keep the Buff Rocks' tail feathers Buff. I'm pretty sure you'll end up with chickens with tail feathers that are black-tipped (and fully black with a green sheen on rooster), but...
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    Is there anything fun I can do with ...

    Perfect illustration. Thank you. (Typing it will help set it in my brain. Dominant white doesn't turn off Pg. It just covers the black and sometimes the red is covered also and/or diluted -- it just depends. Hetero dom white vs homo dom white is also something to remember because hetero dom...
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    Is there anything fun I can do with ...

    Quote: Thanks for your input, SS. I hadn't really paid much attention before to the fact that white (dom and rec) turn off pattern genes. Do you mean it specifically turns off Pg?
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    Is there anything fun I can do with ...

    Quote: Ha. Ultimately.
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    Is there anything fun I can do with ...

    Quote: Okay. That's a relief. That's making more sense to me now. So I'm going to guess that she's got some blue in her on some level. Anyway, I appreciate your help. Thanks.
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    Is there anything fun I can do with ...

    Quote: Thank you for your reply. So do you happen to know why the splotches on one hen are black and the other hen has gray splotches? Also, if the Hetero (I assume) dominant white hides all that other stuff, why doesn't the dominant white hide the black splotches also?
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    Seabrights... can they go in the coop with standards and bantams?

    Was the age of the Sebrights mentioned? For me, I wait until any chicken is at least 5 months old before integrating. Um. If I think there may be problems, I will put up some hiding places for the new chickens because they will get pecked on at least a little bit. Sometimes if they can get...
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    Is there anything fun I can do with ...

    I got a couple of Austra White (Australorp X White Leghorn) pullets this last spring. Down was white/yellow with maybe 5-8 randomly-placed little black dots. Adult plumage is a white bird with a few black feathers where the dots were on the down, with black legs also. The white feathers are...
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    Black Jersey Giants VS Black Australorps

    Thanks for replies. I appreciate it.
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    Black Jersey Giants VS Black Australorps

    If I were to get a few Black Jersey Giants hens next spring, how would I be able to tell them from my Australorp hens? I'm thinking it would be impossible. I'm hoping there's some easy way to do this that I just not aware of like eye color or something.
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    Marans Genetics in BCM Hens

    Quote: Yes, definitely. There is no doubt. For me it's 100% if both parents have white on feathers when they are 2-3 or so months old. But there are a lot of variables, I would expect, so hopefully that isn't breed wide and is just what my birds do. Quote: I look forward to it...
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    Marans Genetics in BCM Hens

    Quote: You have?! For breeding out white feathers you should have all future Black Copper Marans breeders' and owners' undying gratitude. That's a big deal. A veritable miracle. I hope you get the deserved accolades for that feat. The Big Question: Will those white feathers be kept...
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