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    The New Zealand Thread

    Heeeeeey! Fellow Kiwis! Great to see you all - sorry I'm late to the party :frow:frow
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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest 02-18-22 Pic by OzarkChooks

    Hands (Feet) up all those who want meal worms!
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    Cochin x Sebright cross?

    I'm just a backyard flock keeper really. I do hatch and sell a few youngsters each season to cover "some" of the feed costs but it's very much only a small hobby thing. This year I did advertise them as "galaxies" - and I've received many positive comments on the birds and their name - but the...
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    Cochin x Sebright cross?

    HI Team :) Yup I crossed a Citroen Sebright hen with a Silver Pencilled Pekin and have been selectively breeding back to sebright traits (selecting against pekin types). Each generation I alternate between line-crossing and out-crossing - with outcrosses always being pure sebright birds...
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    INTERESTING STUDY: How many asparagus haters like spinach?

    I do not like Asparagus I do not like "adult" Spinach I Loooooove "baby" Spinach!! Salad Recipe Baby Spinach Leaves Baby Beetroot (Cooked/Canned/Preserved) Feta Cheese Walnuts Alternate layers of the above ingredients. Add more or less of each to suit your tastes. Some like to have this...
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    TheCluckyClucker's flock thread

    Well I can tell you it's not a difficult project - it just takes time and the ability to be firm about only keeping one or two birds to continue the breeding program with the next year. I've had some serious issues at times, making that choice, because you regularly come to love the birds you...
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    TheCluckyClucker's flock thread

    This is EXACTLY the project I did - except instead of aiming for laced cochin, I aimed for going back to sebright qualities :) I'm about five generations in - here are some pictures to show my progression: Rusty - Generation two Honk and Grumpy - Generation Three Sable - Generation Four...
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    TheCluckyClucker's flock thread

    Good Mooooooorning!!! I hear mention of a breeding project? Tell me more :)
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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest 12-10-21 Pic by Chookwagn

    Ahoy Ladies !! Handsome young rooster looking for young chick to ride the love cruise!!
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    Citrone Sebright Genetics Question

    Hi Chookery - This project has evolved another couple of generations! I can answer your question that Citroen is a Gold bird that also carries a dilution gene. The dilution gene reduces the chocolaty gold to the Citroen gold. Here's a picture of my original Citroen Hen. The females and...
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    Help with Araucana Lacing

    The comment about blue egg laying sebrights was a bit of a funny side note - not something I was seriously considering hehe. But yeah - here in NZ we do not have the same quantity or quality of birds to start with so the truth is "any" project takes longer here.
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    Breed crossing thought🤔

    To further explain the comments above here's some info on the colours you have :) The grey colour of the sapphire blue hen is a colour that we call "Blue". Blue is a gene that dilutes black and has "cumulative" properties as follows: A bird with NO blue genes - any black parts remain black A...
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    Ended Official BYC Mini-Contest—Poultry and Pals Photo Contest

    Non Official Entry #3 My old girl Cotton Top accompanied by our other old girl Kitty Cat - both "supervising" the yard from my office <3
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    Ended Official BYC Mini-Contest—Poultry and Pals Photo Contest

    Non Official Entry #2 Milly (Araucana) and Harry (Paradise Shellduck) - Sharing my blanket while I read outside <3
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    Ended Official BYC Mini-Contest—Poultry and Pals Photo Contest

    Non Official Entry #1 Milly (Araucana), Harry (Paradise Shellduck), Guinea Fowl Pair
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    Breed crossing thought🤔

    You will get 50% blue chicks (carrying 1 lavender gene) and 50% black chicks (carrying 1 lavender gene). Type will be a mixed bag between the parents types.
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    Crossing Serama and Sebright Question

    I'm actually quite keen to see your progress if you go ahead with this project @mmmyyykkkeee so do keep us posted!!
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    Crossing Serama and Sebright Question

    As an example - that project bird I pictured above is generation 5 for me. Their father was a pure sebright with full lacing - and therefore these girls have 'at least' half the lacing gene compliment. Next round they'll be bred to another pure sebright with full lacing - so I'm hoping to get...
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    Crossing Serama and Sebright Question

    I think a Serama / Sebright crossing would be delightful! They're very similar in many ways so that would cut down your work if you were aiming for a return to Serama type. From the Sebrights you will inherit: Slate/Blue legs (featherless) Henny Feathered tails Rose combs They are not as full...
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    Opinions Please On This Baby

    Actually yes - we are in luck! I have the babies inside at the present so here's the latest pictures :) There are no particular signs yet to say this might be a cockerel - but I am watching the placement of the red over the shoulders. The red patterning seems pretty uniformly placed all over...
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