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  1. fla_native

    Question for the Genetics gurus....

    How does genetics affect issues other than color? Say, egg size or laying ability? Doe the female or male determine these factors, or is it unpredictable? Lets say, i have a Jersey Giant hen and a Cochin rooster...can egg size and laying frequency be determined? Egg color? Inquiring minds want...
  2. fla_native

    Key West Chickens

    We are in the process of thinning out the herd and currently have 8 eight week old Key West chickens we are need to rehome. We are 99% certain that 7 are female and 1 is male. Location is Haines City Florida. oh...almost forgot...local pick-up only!
  3. fla_native

    Besides silkies.....

    Besides silkies are there other chickens with black skin? We just aquired a hen that is shaped like a game, has black skin a rather large comb for a game which is black/purple. Her plumage is all black with a small amount of gold under her "chin" and is a fairly large bird?
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    Miracle chick

    Here is a pic of our little miracle. Broody mom was sitting on several eggs when we noticed something was getting in the coop and taking the eggs. We moved her and the eggs into a different coop and she decided she was not going to sit any longer. : ( This happened a week ago when we had the...
  5. fla_native

    Bourbons or Bronze?

    I have a question for yall........ I have raised Bourbons in the past and I loved them. Very friendly, large, and yes, tasty! We are now planning on getting back into turkeys and wanted to get some feedback on your preferences. How does the standard Bronze compare to the Bourbons? Size...
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    genetics...

    I understand , mostly, the chicken color thing, the calculator everyone here refers to is great. However, in this instant Im more concerned with traits...is there a way to get an idea of what traits of a given breed would be dominate in a cross breed? Or is it simply trial and error?
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    Heritage Breeds.....

    Im not sure is this is the proper place to post this but here it goes anyway! What are the fastest growing heritage breeds? I know that Delawares are fairly fast maturing but what else?
  8. fla_native

    WTB Black Cochin Hen (standard)

    Looking for a black (standard) Cochin hen in the central Fl area. Looking to add to our group of cochins. If you do please please let me know
  9. fla_native

    Game Fowl Experts....

    Here is a pic(if I can get it on here) of my sons rooster. Hes 5 months old and beautiful. Any idea what this thing is?
  10. fla_native

    Delawares...

    We plan on acquiring several Delawares chicks around Jan/Feb. Our question is, where is the best place to get them? We arent concerned with "show" birds but we do want birds that are real Delawares....proper coloring, size etc... Any ideas?
  11. fla_native

    New chick, odd feathering

    We have 6 new chicks. They were born yesterday. One of the chicks is much much smaller than the others and it does not have "fluff" like the others do. What it has is very short, almost like beard stubble. Other than the odd feathering it acts great, just as the others do. They are all mixed...
  12. fla_native

    Odd?...Or not...

    Shouldnt there be only one membrane in an egg? The reason I ask is because I have a hen hatching about eight eggs right now and one chick required "help". Standard pip in the shell 24 hours ago the nothing. I could hear the chick but no progress! I started peeling the shell away and noticed that...
  13. fla_native

    A quick question...

    We have a group of 3 month old blue cochins that are absolutely beautiful. However, today we noticed that two of them have some red in their plumage. Not much...just a dime size spot of red/brown on a otherwise blue wing feather! Not being anything close to an expert on genetics we are slightly...
  14. fla_native

    Opposed to broody hens?

    Ive noticed alot of opposition to broody hens of late....Why? I recall not too many years ago that a broody hen was considered a prize possession! Once I got into alot of trouble because a lady who had a really good broody decided to sell her, my mom told me to run to her house and get it. I...
  15. fla_native

    New to BYC....

    Hello All! My wife and I live in Haines City Florida, Im 47 years old and shes....umm...younger than myself. Hopefully that will keep me out of trouble! Ive raised poultry of some sort since the age of about 10 or so. My wife WAS a bit of a city girl but is slowly curing herself of that...
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