Arkansas folks speak up.........

[draye]

As requested Draye. I'll put them on that other thread you mentioned.

The one that appears almost white was a normal black mottled until her first adult molt at age two. A redone did that too but not as bad.

I can see what is at least a Sussex look and color to a couple if the hens. Is this correct? Were there other influences in the crosses?

That rooster looks like a pretty good sized one. Hopefully he'll add size to the chicks.

 

[Ridgerunner]

The rooster is not all that tall but he is stocky. His brothers from the hatchery made some real nice meals.

Their ancestry is mainly a fair amount of hatchery Speckled Sussex, some hatchery Black Australorp, and a project Black Ameraucana. Someone near here is working on a new color/pattern Ameraucana as part of a consortium to get a new color/pattern approved. I got some hatching eggs from her to get the blue egg gene.

None of them are laying yet but I have just extended the lights some. Hopefully they will start soon. I do have a couple of pullets that just started laying, both mottled and laying green eggs. Don’t know how you feel about trying to hatch those little pullet eggs.

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Ridgerunner - Love the colors!

When I get a broody

this spring, I might have to run up and talk you out of some hatching eggs. Esp. that red mottled one. What do you call that pattern? My brain wants to say that I've seen Jubilee Orps that color? Maybe? I am bad with markings.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I just call it red speckled. I don't know what the correct term is. I’m not sure here is a lot of difference in coloring of Jubilee Orpington and Speckled Sussex, but there sure is in body type.

I’m waiting to see how they color out with that buff rooster. Since the mottling is a recessive gene the speckling or mottling will not show in the next generation, the Buff does not have it. I still expect some interesting colors. All the hens had a red speckled father so that coloring should be buried in all of them, even though he was a mix.

I’d love to have you visit. We can work something out.

 

[draye]

The rooster is not all that tall but he is stocky. His brothers from the hatchery made some real nice meals.

Their ancestry is mainly a fair amount of hatchery Speckled Sussex, some hatchery Black Australorp, and a project Black Ameraucana. Someone near here is working on a new color/pattern Ameraucana as part of a consortium to get a new color/pattern approved. I got some hatching eggs from her to get the blue egg gene.

None of them are laying yet but I have just extended the lights some. Hopefully they will start soon. I do have a couple of pullets that just started laying, both mottled and laying green eggs. Don’t know how you feel about trying to hatch those little pullet eggs.

I have no problem with pullet eggs. Some claim they have better hatches from pullets eggs. I don't really know myself if they hatch better or not but have used pullet eggs for hatching at one time.

Ridgerunner - Love the colors!    When I get a broody  this spring, I might have to run up and talk you out of some hatching eggs.  Esp.  that red mottled one.  What do you call that pattern?  My brain wants to say that I've seen Jubilee Orps that color?  Maybe?  I am bad with markings.

There are different names for the color, but Speckled or spangled are the best but jubilee is another but is more of a hobby name, and not so sure the others aren't hobby names also.

I realize that spangled is really more like a Hamburg coloration, but I know that Old English Game birds have that color and is called Spangled or Red Quill spangled.

 

[Puddin Fluff]

I just call it red speckled. I don't know what the correct term is. I’m not sure here is a lot of difference in coloring of Jubilee Orpington and Speckled Sussex, but there sure is in body type.

I’m waiting to see how they color out with that buff rooster. Since the mottling is a recessive gene the speckling or mottling will not show in the next generation, the Buff does not have it. I still expect some interesting colors. All the hens had a red speckled father so that coloring should be buried in all of them, even though he was a mix.

I’d love to have you visit. We can work something out.

Thanks. I have a friend in Fayetteville that I visit occasionally so I am up that way fairly often.

 

[Puddin Fluff]

I have no problem with pullet eggs. Some claim they have better hatches from pullets eggs. I don't really know myself if they hatch better or not but have used pullet eggs for hatching at one time.
There are different names for the color, but Speckled or spangled are the best but jubilee is another but is more of a hobby name, and not so sure the others aren't hobby names also.

I realize that spangled is really more like a Hamburg coloration, but I know that Old English Game birds have that color and is called Spangled or Red Quill spangled.

 

[Solitude Farm]

Hi,wrangler FB. I'm in Saint James,about 25 miles from Batesville.I'm new to BYC.
While I'm here can anyone help me with infomation about NPIP certification in Arkansas? Any help will be appreciated.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Check this out.

http://alpc.arkansas.gov/programs/pages/npip.aspx

And Welcome to the thread.

 

[Solitude Farm]

Thanks Ridgerunner,I'll do that.I'm in the early stages of setting up but plan a complete new building for production.Hatching room,brooder room etc.