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B/S orpington eggs,LF

Discussion in 'Buy Sell Auction - Archives' started by lorieMN, Jun 14, 2010.

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  1. Jun 14, 2010 #1
    lorieMN

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    12 eggs plus extras,I have been getting 100% fertility and 98% hatch out of these,large,healthy chicks,shipping included in price, shipping on mondays. no bidding just contact me..thanks..
     
  2. Jun 14, 2010 #2
    RAREROO

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    Are these blues and splashes only ? Or what color percentages have you been getting ?
     
  3. Jun 14, 2010 #3
    lorieMN

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    I havent been getting any blacks so far,,I have a splash roo over 4 blue hens and 2 black hens..also I have added in the last few weeks 2 dark blue pullets,I will pull their eggs out if someone doesnt want them,but they are laying nice size eggs now...out of the 80 chicks I have growing there isnt any blacks so far,the darker chicks are all coming out dark blue.
     
  4. Jun 14, 2010 #4
    ChickFila

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    If you bred splash roo over blue and black hens, your chicks will be only blue or splash.
    splash x black = 100% blue
    splash x blue = 50% blue, 50% splash
    splash x splash = 100% splash
     

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