BAMA Mottled Orp update

[BamaChicken]

Well, now yours may have more white chick down to start with. Mine are project and don't have the same type mottling gene as your already developed cochins have.

 

[amazondoc]

Uh-oh, there's more than one mottling gene? Sooooo much to learn.

These cochins won't be baby chicks -- I'm not sure, but I think they're around 6 weeks old or in that vicinity. I'd like to know what I'm looking at. But apologies for hijacking the thread!

 

[BamaChicken]

No problem. The gene I have may be erminette like a spangled and I believe they are in the same family as Mottled. I call mine the BAMA gene till I get it sorted out. Trying to get it to breed true for me. Like I said it is a project at this point. There are others working also to make the Mottled Orps here in the US.

 

[KKluckers]

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So, Julie are you going to do both breeding's....Daddy to daughters and sibling to sibling. I really cant wait to see the results.

 

[BamaChicken]

Hey Christina, Thanks for the compiments. Yes, I am going to try breeding sibling to sibling and see what happens and then to father. I would think with these being produced from Mother to Son line breeding if I breed the two sibling maybe all chicks will come out BAMA.

 

[KKluckers]

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I really hope so. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you and your BAMA line.