➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[Conan]

Like everyone else, I crossed the Cream Legbars with Rose Comb Brown leghorns. I used a Legbar rooster over the Brown Leghorn hens but you can do it either way. The Rose Comb is dominant so you know right away if the offspring are carrying that trait. All of the first generation offspring will have one blue egg gene and one white egg gene. Unfortunately breeding the white egg gene back takes a little longer.

Physically the offspring are autosexing just like legbar chicks.
Rose Comb Legbar hen

This year's Rose Comb Legbar rooster

Gorgeous birds. Not often that the hens are prettier than the roo, but she's a looker.

 

[Conan]

I sometimes sleep on the very edge of the bed just so I don't have to move Cobra.

That's the worst thing you've ever said.

 

[R2elk]

worthwhile project for your cold climate... I am going to get some dark cornish, I hope.
Are their combs dominate also?

Cornish have pea combs and yes they are dominant. I am partial to the White Laced Red Cornish. My favorite hen was the result of a Light Brahma and White Laced Red Cornish pairing. She was an orangeish color. Really stoutly built and broad. She gave her body style to the cockerels she produced and they made excellent meals. She was by far the best broody I have ever had but was also the hardest broody to break. If it wasn't for constantly being broody, she was an excellent layer. It was not uncommon for her to lay an egg for 27 days in a row. Due to always being broody, she normally produced fewer than 100 eggs a year.

 

[Conan]

Cornish have pea combs and yes they are dominant. I am partial to the White Laced Red Cornish. My favorite hen was the result of a Light Brahma and White Laced Red Cornish pairing. She was an orangeish color. Really stoutly built and broad. She gave her body style to the cockerels she produced and they made excellent meals. She was by far the best broody I have ever had but was also the hardest broody to break. If it wasn't for constantly being broody, she was an excellent layer. It was not uncommon for her to lay an egg for 27 days in a row. Due to always being broody, she normally produced fewer than 100 eggs a year.

Do you have any pics of this lovely lady?

 

[Molpet]

Cornish have pea combs and yes they are dominant. I am partial to the White Laced Red Cornish. My favorite hen was the result of a Light Brahma and White Laced Red Cornish pairing. She was an orangeish color. Really stoutly built and broad. She gave her body style to the cockerels she produced and they made excellent meals. She was by far the best broody I have ever had but was also the hardest broody to break. If it wasn't for constantly being broody, she was an excellent layer. It was not uncommon for her to lay an egg for 27 days in a row. Due to always being broody, she normally produced fewer than 100 eggs a year.

Thanks
I plan on breeding a cockerel to some of my cx mix along with keeping a pen of just cornish. I had a lot of frostbite this year even on the hens.
I am hoping to get shipped eggs (from a bycer) so I know it's a gamble as to what will hatch.
There was a guy local in the fall of 2017 that said he had white cornish and asked if anyone wanted any chicks for spring 2018... Come spring I never heard anything back from him
I thought about getting white lace red from a hatchery, but not sure the quality is meat type.

 

[BantyChooks]

That's the worst thing you've ever said.

x2. If the dog gets on my bed, I'll kick her in the ribs rather than relinquishing my space.

 

[Conan]

x2. If the dog gets on my bed, I'll kick her in the ribs rather than relinquishing my space.

I imagine you'd bite her too!

 

[BantyChooks]

I imagine you'd bite her too!

Ew, dog hair. Nope.

 

[Conan]

Ew, dog hair. Nope.

Good point. Maybe just a snarl, then?

 

[BantyChooks]

Good point. Maybe just a snarl, then?

I usually growl sleepily at her and push her off, lol. Then she goes to sleep on the couch.