No idea. Want a fellow researcher?
Oh yah. Forgot how to do gene crosses with all the meanings of genes swirling around in my brain.
That would be great. We are using real pictures for color crosses too. People will be able to see leakage from the crosses too. I remember reading Kippenjungle a long time ago and not understanding why there would be leakage, because I didn't read the footnotes. I was easily confused and gullible because chicken genetics were new to me.
A single barred cuckoo d'Anvers cockerel who has slate legs over a Dominique hen with yellow legs. It had black spots. Probably from the E/E gene right? The pullet resulting from it was yellow ish legged with spots.
Sounds good.
ahhh..
though it might not be fair to steal you for my own purposes lol.
Thanks for defining pink.ahhh..
I read them earlier today... palisade is the outer layer of shell the inner one millaray? or something it starts with an M.
My idea for pink color is quite a light color. the cuticle can also take on a pink color by mixing with the brown color.
If you really want to join me sure.
Well, if anyone has answers, I'm ready to hear them!
I mean steal you from all the other work that needs doing here. I'll send you all the links I've saved so far.
we all forgot to candle the eggs we cracked open before we opened them today.
but the thought to check for a porous shell did cross my mind.
My hens have lots of grass areas, and dig lots of holes in the flower garden so I'm assuming anything in there is up for grabs. We have a few marigolds, but they don't look eaten. We have roosters if that matters. Some of the Ameraucana eggs look stressed, but we have had exceptional hatch rates from all of our birds. Plus the brown egg layers have decent eggs. Some calcium deposits. We feed calcium and grit as a supplement on the side of layer feed, but it is a mixed flock with chicks and ducks as well so unmedicated chick crumble as well. Nesting boxes, we clean the coop at least monthly. The hens that lay consistently are over a year old, and less than three years old Welsummers and Buckeyes, but I cracked a couple d'Anvers eggs too. The chickens sometimes get sunflower seeds, but not often. No access to the vegetable garden, but there is an herb garden that they can get at. The hens look contented, though the four adult roosters are rough on them. (ok, only the Ameraucana is rough.) Lots of breeds. The laying hens are very happy though.
