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It indicative of Penedesenca blood in the mix, right?
Nothing wrong with having a flock of awesome dark layers with every fault imaginable though.
Are you sure another chicken didn't peck it? I have somebody that occasionally pecks one and leaves it just like that. She doesn't devour it, just pecks it like that. When I find out who it is...it's gonna be free on craigslist.
Well I think Don was right, it's not just the photo, my lead roo has a short back...
Number Two has a longer back, but his coloring is messed up...
(red in the breast and the light ring around the hackles, also extremely sparse leg feathering)
I think #1 is still #1.
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Wynette, Nope, you've never bred them? Or nope, they don't breed true?
Sorry! I've bred them, and from my experience, they do not breed true. Not even close. But they lay pretty eggs, and do just fine in my layer pen!
They should breed true, however, they have extra genes from...
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I don't have any..........do you mind if I ask why this specific cross?
I've been lazy/lame at separating boys and girls and I was just curious...