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  1. Philocon

    What is a Hyline Chicken?

    The claim/warning that Hylines are bred to be 'sprinters" and burn out by two years is not true in my experience. Properly cared for most chickens will lay well beyond 4 years even more although you may not expect eggs every day from the older hens but they will still produce their fair share of...
  2. Philocon

    Cross breeding geese?

    The greylag and the Asian geese from which most domestic geese are descended are from the same genus - The Greylag is Anser anser and the Asian Swan goose is Anser cygnoides. The Canada goose belongs to the genus Branta. That explains why most crosses with domestic and Canada geese are likely to...
  3. Philocon

    Genetic traits in geese

    Quote: Thanks very much for that. That was the reply I was hoping for. It's good to have one's own suspicions and hopes reassured. One thing though, you use the term hybrids, i would call them crossbreds. Hybrids result from a mating between two separate species or subspecies and are mostly...
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    Genetic traits in geese

    I have Chinese X Sebastapol geese and they are virtually flightless give or take an ability to get a few feet maximum above ground for a few yards at a time. Any fence three feet or more high is enough to stop them. They have obviously inherited the flightless gene from the Sebastopol parents...
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    Introducing new gander to a gaggle

    I have three crossbred Chinese X Sebastapol geese - a gander and two geese. They look mostly like Chinese geese with the grey and white markings and tight feathering but have orange beaks and with bits of black on them and one of the females has a few longer ruffled feathers on her back a bit...
  6. Philocon

    What is a Hyline Chicken?

    That's not entirely true. Yes the commercial hybrids like Hylines etc are developed primarily for superior egg laying ablities and tend to reach point of lay earlier than many traditional breeds, However they will continue to produce for backyarders to a ripe old age. I have acquired many...
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