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    Blue chick in a hatch... where did it come from?

    Thanks! I'm an egg-hatching fool right now as I want to not only see if I can get another blue, but what else might be hiding. I'm about 75% sure the blue is a roo. I bought some Rhode Island red and barred rock chicks with the plan to switch my flock away from the barnyard mix and concentrate...
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    Blue chick in a hatch... where did it come from?

    I have pictures of the chick but need to chase down the flock in order to get close photos.
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    Blue out of Leghorn/sex link crosses

    I'll try getting some in the morning. They run our goat area and aren't exactly very tame so it might be difficult. I DID look at the chicks in the same hatch of the blue and it's really difficult to tell if colored feathers are black or blue because they are such small splashes of color. I DID...
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    Blue out of Leghorn/sex link crosses

    This is one reason I absolutely love color genetics. There's always something new to learn. I was going to get rid of this flock as I bought some heritage RIR and barred rock chicks so I would have a more controlled genetic pool to play with, but I'm going to keep this one and see if I can get a...
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    Blue out of Leghorn/sex link crosses

    I should have specified the sire in question is Leghorn/Sex Link, and that I'm thinking the blue must have come down through HIS sire, the Leghorn roo I mentioned. I'm assuming that dominant white can mask blue like it masks black. Chicken color genetics when it comes to blue is totally...
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    Blue out of Leghorn/sex link crosses

    It's difficult to tell, the spots are so small. I'm guessing it came from the Leghorn rooster I had unless there's a possibility that red can mask blue.
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    Blue chick in a hatch... where did it come from?

    I have a flock of Leghorn/sex link crosses, all are white with black spots. In this flock are also two Leghorn hens, two red sex link hens and a black sex link hen. The Leghorn crosses go back to my Rhode Island red & barred rocks. I had a bit of a surprise when, in hatching out a batch of eggs...
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    Blue out of Leghorn/sex link crosses

    I have a flock of Leghorn/sex link crosses, all are white with black spots. In this flock are also two Leghorn hens, two red sex link hens and a black sex link hen. The Leghorn crosses go back to my Rhode Island red & barred rocks. I had a bit of a surprise when, in hatching out a batch of eggs...
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    Hello!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We’ve had chickens on and off for over 30 years (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Too many to count! (3) What breeds do you have? RIR, barred rock & mixes (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens...
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