California - Northern

[ronott1]

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The Pea comb and the blue egg gene are associated. You can get blue eggs with a straight comb. That is how we got the Cream Legbars. In the US, the Pea comb was kept with the blue shell because of the cold winters here. In Brittian they did not need to worry about it so went with straight comb and auto sexing.

Lots of fun stuff!

I will get a picture of my SG Dorking x wheaten Ameracuana--she has a modified pea and straight comb.

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Oh

Good Luck feather sexing!

http://animalsciences.missouri.edu/reprod/ReproTech/Feathersex/index.htm

ok I'll look up what breeds it works with thanks

 

[liz9910]

  It IS my cat. I've trapped the big doof several times. I think he's getting a bit senile in his old age...

Lol I've caught my cats and even my dog before.

 

[SilkiesForEver]

That one does not make it from the egg. The other one does so mine are fine. She is 13 months old and I had to necropsy one in August--not coryza. The Hen died of Mareks Cancer.

Thanks for the warning--I won't get any eggs from her.

Sorry about the Coryza. Is your flock sick with it?

All the chicks in my brooder were sick, so I had to cull them. My adult flock never came in contact with the chicks so they never got it.

Sorry about your hen.

 

[ronott1]

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That is so sad!

I am relieved that you did not have to cull all of them.

 

[ronott1]

I took pictures of My Dorking AM that lays the blue green eggs!

I need to get my DD to come up with a name for her too. She is one of my best layers right now and she does not get light at night.

 

[mendocinosunris]

Poor kitty cat! lol We keep catching our own cat too. The first time we caught him with lettuce. He actually at it too. haha!

Lettuce??? Really??? and i thought MY cat was a doofus!

 

[OR4-hmom]

Best bait I've found so far for rodents is the Super Scratch I mix in their layer pellets. It's got fish oil on it and it's the main reason they get in there to begin with. I put peanut butter on the trigger and then press some of the grains into the peanut butter.

 

[SilkiesForEver]

That is so sad!

I am relieved that you did not have to cull all of them.

I am too, although I did lose 10 chicks.

 

[SilkiesForEver]

Does anyone have any information on the Stockton "Swap"?