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    Happy to find

    I was extremely happy to find that my chickens have a great appetite for Japanese beetles. I knew they loved grasshoppers and a lot of other insects, but I figured Japanese beetles must have a bad taste or something, because I haven't seen a lot of birds eating them, and as prolific as they...
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    chicken genetics

    I posted a couple of great links to help the beginner understand basic genetics. They really helped me when I was trying to understand without being so scientific one need a college course. The managers of this site won't let someone who hasn't a certain amount of post (or some other rational...
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    chicken genetics

    Thanks, There are a bunch of things I have to figure out yet. One of the big differences in chickens and pigeons is the differential between the cocks and hens. While there are sex link attributes in pigeons, a cock and a hen, with the same (non sex chromosome) alleles are exactly alike in...
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    chicken genetics

    http://www.edelras.nl/chickengenetics/mutations1.html Thanks very much bantamrooster, It will give me some understanding.
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    chicken genetics

    The same is true in pigeons except they have only one type of melanin instead of the two that chickens have, yet one sees pigeons in all colors. They two don't have the vibrant blue to extent of the chickens in the pictures, but they have all kinds of modifier genes which can make some pretty...
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    chicken genetics

    Thanks Wappoke, I was beginning to think my post had armpit odor with the lack of replies. I knew pigeon genetics fairy well at one time, but that was years ago. I am too old to try to research and study it with a different species. Sill, I would like to come up with some birds with an...
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    chicken genetics

    I have some black laced gold wyandottes and some blue laced red wyandottes. They are too young to sex yet. What I really want is blue laced gold wyandottes. Providing I have both roos and hens in each group is there some way I can breed for the blue lace golds? I am looking for this...
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    chicken genetics

    Hi, I am usually just a reader on the forum, but I need to contact the resident chicken (color) genetics guru(s) any suggestions?
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