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Quote: http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g420/cliff1801/IMG_1741.jpg Absolutely no offense taking. I was hoping to get some feed back going. I think the only way we will get better birds is if we put some THICKER skin on and listen and learn! I did not take any chest shots because I was...

Quote: I'm not saying it CAN'T be bred out... I'm saying why bother? There is enough to deal with when dealing with Dels anyways... plus if you are breeding for preservation purposes, the green suggest crossed lines somewhere down the track. I'm with you... let them go. Better to start over...

I find it odd how you all have green legs showing up and I have never seen green legs on any Del ever. Thanks for the pics on that BTW otherwise I wouldn't know exactly what shade of green you are talking about. Math Ace, don't take this negatively. That isn't the worst Del roo in the world...

Quote: How do you try to breed it down ? All the hens are snow white. .. . . and in your case roos are being produced that have different levels of yellowing. Do you just make a choice to use the ones with less yellow in the breeding program? Yes, if that is what I wanted to work on, that...

Quote: When you say "Over" colored what does that mean? The black bars are wider than the white? The black is irridesant? Both? In general, if you have a overly dark rooster over a overly white hen, you should get some near perfectly barred offspring. Remember from my earlier statement...

Quote: I have heard all three of these except I never heard the yellowing being attributed to NHs. Wait until your hens are about four... you might see red feathers after their 3rd or 4th moult. Yes, that would be a fault in show... IN SHOW. This does not always mean a fault in breeding. Back...

Quote: Never once seen a green leg on a Delaware or anything that was labeled a Delaware. If I did buy/hatch "Dels" and they had green legs. CULL. Period. Forget breeding out, forget working on figuring out where it came from. You said it yourself right up there "Genotype is probably not pure"...

Quote: I don't know where to start to even begin to tell you how to breed best... it could take a book. What are your specific issues you are seeing? Please keep in mind that in my experience (four generations) Delawares are the most unpredictable breed to work with. I believe it to be...