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getting Pure black marans from Black Coppers Marans
A question for FBCM breeders. How often do you get a pure black rooster and hen with no copper from French Black Copper marans? Is it bad genetics, corrupted, or just something in the line that needs to be worked on? The black hen also has a short tail or no tail. I'm guessing the pure...- JLam
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- Forum: Exhibition, Genetics, & Breeding to the SOP
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Which chicken breed pullet has the darkest yellow skin?
We bought some Welsummer pullets expecting to get yellow skin but they were sort of white. I looked at the standard of perfection and it calls for yellow skin. Maybe their definition of yellow is different than my expectation of yellow. We're talking about really yellow skin, not cocks or...- JLam
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- Forum: General breed discussions & FAQ
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How to breed generations starting with just a trio?
Long story short, I am trying to reproduce from a mated trio. They are exhibition Brown Chinese geese I got from the Holderreads but I worry about problems with related offspring matings. The goal is to keep the quality in the long term. The Holderreads were downsizing and are no longer...