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So the BBS genetics applies to black/lavender split as well?

Hi, can someone tell me if I put my black orpington in with my lavender girls what color their offspring will be?

Its all about the demand in your area. I tried with buff orpingtons and white leghorns and couldn’t sell them, so I went with what people were interested in, and for me that was unique birds and different colored eggs, like marans, americaunas and lavender orpingtons.

So, I’ve been raising babies for years, and my friendliest chicks were when my brooder was up high off the ground, like almost eye level. It was built onto a beam in the back of the barn, within the main coop. If you can get them up off the ground they don’t see you like a bird of prey. Even a...

As a rule if I feed treats, I do it in the evening. That way they will have already eaten their fill of nutritious layer feed for the day. It rarely equals 10%, I have found I get better production out of them if I limit junk food. Everything they eat affects how they lay, just saying.