BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

[Arielle]

Quote: Hi Kassandra--

That begs the next question , how do I tell the diff between a splash chick and a blue chick???? ( Rooster is a pale blue; brother in a separate pen is a dark blue.) All my blue chicks have grown up to be . . . blues.

 

[Kassaundra]

Hi Kassandra--

That begs the next question , how do I tell the diff between a splash chick and a blue chick???? ( Rooster is a pale blue; brother in a separate pen is a dark blue.) All my blue chicks have grown up to be . . . blues.

Within the first couple of weeks when they start getting their feathers you should see the splashes of color I believe. How old is this chick, do you have pics?

Nava hangs out some on the NN thread and she has splashes, some spectacular ones at that, bet they (both husband and wife use same account) could answer much better.

 

[Kassaundra]

@hellbender , "your" ha ha ha, house chick is healthy and happy as he can be, he can't fly w/ the others but he can jump! lol

 

[hellbender]

@hellbender , "your" ha ha ha, house chick is healthy and happy as he can be, he can't fly w/ the others but he can jump! lol

Looking forward to seeing vids!!!

 

[Arielle]

Quote: THanks Kassandra !! Chicklets hatched today-- so a few weeks off before knowing the outcome. Dom white does funny things-- usually leaks black flecks, or turns white feathers cream-tan, depending on the base color ( black or red) -- THAT much I have figured out.

I have one rooster from a previous year that is white, black and red.

Who ever dreamed up breeding for color was some genious who could keep all the color influences straight. I'm NO genious. lol

 

[Kassaundra]

Looking forward to seeing vids!!!

I have taken a few during egg eating time mostly (they get really excited, little cannibals!!!!) but he does the most cute and acrobatic stuff during the times I'm not videoing. Need to pick the best one and put it on you tube so I can post it here. His comb just started standing up. I was beginning to wonder if it was going to stay flat and be odd, but nope, it is standing fully today.

 

[Kassaundra]

THanks Kassandra !! Chicklets hatched today-- so a few weeks off before knowing the outcome. Dom white does funny things-- usually leaks black flecks, or turns white feathers cream-tan, depending on the base color ( black or red) -- THAT much I have figured out.

I have one rooster from a previous year that is white, black and red.

Who ever dreamed up breeding for color was some genious who could keep all the color influences straight. I'm NO genious. lol

I have several that were white or yellow at hatch w/o any other color, but they start getting patterning when the fluff turn to feathers, some dramatically darker then I ever thought based on fluff. The only ones I ever had stay pure white were from my white EE hens, but both of those girls are gone now.

 

[gjensen]

Link to a simple growth curve chart.

http://www.avianaquamiser.com/20110724chickengrowthrates.jpg

Does not take long to figure out when the best time to process them is (speaking of economy), and where you want them at that point. It is not just how big the get ultimately, but also what their fleshing is like towards the top of the curve.

 

[Arielle]

Quote: My 1 white EE is throwing a wrench in this BBS -- might be better to pull her out of the mix. However, that will not help right now as I have 30 + more eggs already in the incubator. lol There must be a way to separate the colors.

THanks K.

 

[hellbender]

@ Clay Mudd .....

And especially to this thread!