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    MysteryChicken's, Flock.

    If USD is United States Dollars, then it probably means $2.20, and they just dropped the last zero.
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    What kind of mix is she?

    Unfortunately true :( The comb is a little on the small side for a male of this age. Then again, it's big for a female of this age. If I assume this bird has been bred for high egg production, which usually goes with a large comb for the age/sex of the bird, then you might have a female. This...
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    What kind of mix is she?

    I would trust combs more than barring. The problem with sexing by barring is that it only sometimes works. Purebred Barred Rocks: single barred females, double barred males. Black Sexlinks: no barring on females, single barred males. Both of those can be sexed by barring if you know what kind...
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    What kind of mix is she?

    Double barring always means male. Single barring can exist in females or in males, depending on what breed or mix they are. For example, Barred Rock hens have single barring, and Black Sexlink roosters have single barring. Regarding whether your bird has single barring or double barring, I...
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    My duck is sitting on chicken eggs

    Most duck eggs take about 28 days to hatch, and a few kinds take longer yet. That is longer than the 21 days for chicken eggs. I can't say whether the duck will be bothered by babies that hatch "too early." I found some older threads asking about ducks on chicken eggs...
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    Breeding mottled to chocolate?

    Splash is when a chicken has two copies of the blue gene. For a chicken that is otherwise black, if it chicken has two blue genes is is splash; if it has one blue gene it is blue; and if it has no blue genes it looks black. For a chicken that would otherwise be chocolate, one blue gene would...
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    Comb questions

    Then the chick does have barring. And given the parents, that means the chick is a cockerel.
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    Comb questions

    Yes, I think that you do understand that correctly. Did the chick have a light dot on top of the head at hatch? That is also a sign of the barring gene, at least in chicks that are black. (There are some other chick colors where barring does not reliably make an obvious dot.)
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    when can I get my chicks out to their coop?

    I assume those are the daytime highs? You might put the chicks out in the morning or evening when it is cooler, then check on them as the day gets hotter. If they are panting and spreading their wings and looking very hot, you could bring them in for a bit to cool down, then put them out again...
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    Who's your daddy?

    I can't remember about pure pea combs, and I think they do vary a little from one breed to another. I've definitely seen combs that looked like the one in the picture when the birds had one pea gene (from a cross of pea & single comb).
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    Who's your daddy?

    I agree with this: And with this: Except that, regarding the Buff Brahma/Light Brahma mix, it would be really nice if the Kippenjungle calculator would say gold daughters and SILVER sons. I know it's talking about the adult coloring (males will tend to be a bit yellowish when they grow up...
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    Dominant White Ameraucana—options?

    Not necessarily in Ameraucanas, but the dominant white gene is in: Red Pyle https://www.cacklehatchery.com/product/red-pyle-standard-old-english-chicken/ White Laced Red https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/white_laced_red_cornish.html Buff Laced (Polish, could also be called "white laced gold")...
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    Genetic questions!

    It seems that the widest color varieties come in some of the small breeds. So Old English can be good. Also consider d'Uccle or d'Anvers, since many of their colors include mottling, which is one of the genes you'll need. And any other breed that is bred and maybe shown in lots of colors...
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    When do you start adding to your flock- contingency plan

    I foresee problems with your hatching plans. When you hatch chicks, about half of them will be male. Do you have plans for what to do with the males? It is usually not a good idea to raise a single chick by itself. It tends to be lonely and unhappy, and it does not learn how to properly...
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    Ear Lobes = Egg Color?

    Red and white are the two main earlobe colors. "White" earlobes with certain skin colors can look blue (Silkies) or sometimes a bit greenish or yellowish. Until fairly recently, there were no common breeds that laid blue or green eggs. Now there are Araucanas and Ameraucanas that are supposed...
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    Ear Lobes = Egg Color?

    I suppose it would be almost as accurate as expecting pea combs to go with blue eggs. It is likely to be right more than half the time, if you stick with the common hatchery breeds and hybrids, and chicks descended from them. As soon as you get into rare breeds and special breeding projects, it...
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    Ear Lobes = Egg Color?

    There do not seem to be any genes that affect both earlobe color and egg color. Or pairs of linked genes that affect the two traits. But among pure breeds, most breeds that have white earlobes do lay white eggs. And most breeds that have red earlobes do lay red eggs. There are exceptions both...
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    White Leghorn Roo x Exchequer leghorn hen??

    For any chick with the Exchequer Leghorn mother, it will have one gene for mottling, and can pass that on to its own chicks. That will be true for white chicks and any other chicks, as well as for silver chicks. Whether a silver chick can pass on white genes will depend on what is causing the...
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    Thoughts on breeds?

    It's easy to see the basic shape (not a flat rose comb) and miss other details, especially on a small screen with bad lighting. :thumbsup
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    Thoughts on breeds?

    I was also looking at the adult picture. I couldn't see either comb very well in the chick photo, so I just focused on the adult ones.
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