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[Helen in the Desert]

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She's a black BLR Wyandotte, so I'm hoping she will give me some blue triple or double laced babies (bred of course to a blue or splash boy), and then take the blue hens and breed them to a Barnie roo. I have a bit (aka ALOT) more to learn about the genetics, but it seems if I can start with a double laced blue, that leaves legs, combs and type so maybe saving a little work in the project as getting the lacing appears to take a while. And although triple lacing is a fault, it's one I can sure live with!

Those feathers are SO pretty. Would that chicken be co+/co+ because of the lacing type?

 

[islandgal99]

I think it means no columbian as you suggested, as columbian inhibits double/triple lacing from what i understand And I've read it's one of the challenges to breed out when making blues from other breeds. So starting without columbian means less challenges. If I'm wrong, I hope someone will correct me please, as I'm trying to learn as much as I can.

 

[tls_ranch]

I'm guessing the triple lace is caused by lack of Co. Columbian should restrict the lacing to single. The hen is probably pg/pg, co/co, Ml/ml. I'm guessing heterozygous for Ml/ml because the outer lacing seems thicker but the inner lacing is still penciled rather than laced. She could be heterozygous for Co or Co/co, but the penciling/lacing is "cleaner" than the heterozygous hens that I've raised.

There was someone in Canada who had a really good blue project going a few years ago (really inspired me to try for myself). Sadly, I think that person had some bad predator issues and lost most if not all of the project birds.

Trisha

 

[islandgal99]

I think I know who it is your referring to, and I have come across her name many times in Barnie threads and have seen pictures of her amazing birds. She's still very active on one of the canadian chicken forums, and I did contact her to see of she was breeding Barnies again and she's not... Must have been so devastating.

Thanks for the info on the genes. Still a lot to learn in that department. Wish I could just buy some of your eggs and get a jump start!

 

[AyaBlodgett]

So pretty.

 

[pysankigirl]

some people are so narrow-minded.
they think that everything has to be identical or something.
I'd be thrilled with that much clover.
nothing wrong iwth clover!

 

[pysankigirl]

I wish I knew what all that meant

LOLOLOL

 

[tls_ranch]

I wish I knew what all that meant

LOLOLOL

I know it's very overwhelming all these abbreviations and genes LOL. Here's a website that has some good info on chicken genes and how they effect color and other traits. Lots of good pics too


http://www.edelras.nl/chickengenetics/mutations1.html


Oh, we ate the cockerel I butchered for dinner tonight I cooked him in the crock pot and then shredded the meat. I added the meat to a homemade chile verde sauce. YUM!!!!!

Trisha

 

[AyaBlodgett]

What a brave person, to not only butcher, pluck and clean a chicken, but then to eat it in the same week! I would have to freeze it and forget it for about 2 months before I could cook it. And I don't think I want to smell the inside of a chicken ever again. When I was in highschool, my Daddy butchered 50 chickens (at least it seemed like that) in one day and Mama and I cleaned and packaged and froze all of them. Phew! Never again. But I admire your ability to do that. We sure don't need all those roosters running about! (-;

 

[tls_ranch]

LOL, well it really helped that it was in a very spicy sauce that had wonderful aroma. Butchering does make you not want to smell raw chicken meat for awhile

. While I was in college I took a Meats Class all about grading and butchering meat/livestock. I only made it part way through and had to drop out due to a scheduling issue with my work, but it was very educational and I wish now that I could of finished the class. Most people nowadays just see meat all pretty and packaged in plastic wrap at the store. It also felt good that the cockerel served a purpose and provided 2 meals for my family.

Trisha