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

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KDOGG331 said:
I thought blue didn’t breed true in birds?? So she technically could be black (B/B/S) and still be an Andalusian? Just maybe not a blue one lol but she does look more blue in the second pictures. I think crazy critter and myself were worried you were saying she wasn’t that breed at all lol
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You are correct, it doesn’t breed true, and in truth it wouldn’t be a “blue” Andalusian then. ;) I can’t tell yet if it’s the right breed, if it shows white ear lobes then yes it’s a Blue Andy but for right now it’s looks like all blue babies. Usually the andulusians are a lot lighter so I was surprised.
 
Went to Walmart earlier, around like 6 or 7, and got a bunch more trays and a couple other kinds of potting soil, gonna try a bunch of different kinds I think, but then I got too exhausted to plant lol second day in a row. It’s been so nice out that I don’t want to stay inside to plant so I go outside and do a bunch and figure I’ll plant in the evening/once it’s dark but then I do so much outside I get myself all tired and can’t plant anything :lau yesterday was all the digging, today I went for a long walk with my mom, as well as did some stuff outside. Oh well, tomorrow I will make it a point to plant. I did at least get the table where they are going all set up. At least that’s something. Might go to bed early tonight. I’m really tired. I went to bed fairly early last night too and slept pretty well but still tired. And I didn’t sleep so well this morning, woke up a couple times and feel back asleep, so maybe that is it. Or maybe I am just sore. I think I have to work tomorrow since I decided not to go to AZ but I haven’t asked FSIL yet. But I did see her Thursday and told her I wasn’t going and could work this week and I think she said she did want me to but need to make sure. Should be able to hopefully plant afterwards.
 
littleprairieheartsfarm said:
You are correct, it doesn’t breed true, and in truth it wouldn’t be a “blue” Andalusian then. ;) I can’t tell yet if it’s the right breed, if it shows white ear lobes then yes it’s a Blue Andy but for right now it’s looks like all blue babies. Usually the andulusians are a lot lighter so I was surprised.
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That’s true!! Lol although the hatcheries don’t seem to differentiate from what I’ve seen. They usually just sell birds under the “blue” name and make note of the not breeding true thing in the description. Personally, I think they should label them B/B/S instead of blue lol

And ah okay. So they are white layers then? And yeah, so many breeds look alike. I get the chipmunk breeds mixed up lol

And ahhh okay. That makes sense. Sorry. Don’t know much about the breed or blue birds in general. :oops:
 
KDOGG331 said:
That’s true!! Lol although the hatcheries don’t seem to differentiate from what I’ve seen. They usually just sell birds under the “blue” name and make note of the not breeding true thing in the description. Personally, I think they should label them B/B/S instead of blue lol

And ah okay. So they are white layers then? And yeah, so many breeds look alike. I get the chipmunk breeds mixed up lol

And ahhh okay. That makes sense. Sorry. Don’t know much about the breed or blue birds in general. :oops:
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I think they should too. Since we had two blue hens in our mixed flock, and their father was a splash (only throws blue offspring) we then had to start telling customers we sell “Blue/Splash mix breeds” since the blue hens could also contribute a blue gene and make a splash chick. Genetics are where I’m happy at. :)
 
littleprairieheartsfarm said:
I think they should too. Since we had two blue hens in our mixed flock, and their father was a splash (only throws blue offspring) we then had to start telling customers we sell “Blue/Splash mix breeds” since the blue hens could also contribute a blue gene and make a splash chick. Genetics are where I’m happy at. :)
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That’s awesome! Do you want to be lie a geneticist then? Do they have a veterinary field that specializes in that?? I think you’d be great at it.

And that’s so interesting a splash rooster could throw only blues. What breed were they?
 

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