California - Northern

[Happy Chooks]

I know there is a BYC member in Colfax that breeds Marans, but I cannot remember her username.

 

[capayvalleychick]

Here's a chart on leg color. Maybe this will help: http://www.edelras.nl/chickengenetics/mutations2.html

 

[Happy Chooks]

Way to many broodies.....

I'm with ya. My exhibition quality BR is now on the nest too. She raised 2 sets of chicks last year. She's my mean broody though - she takes out chunks. Sweet as pie until she's broody, then she means business. Gotta get my leather gloves ready as soon as I collect enough eggs for her.

My English Orp broody hatches either tomorrow or Thursday.

 

[tommysgirl]

I'm certainly not a genetic specialist, but from what I understand, black is dominant. The highlighted in red above would not give you a chick with black legs. So by elimination, it would have to be from Ray and your girls.

Here's a chart on leg color. Maybe this will help: http://www.edelras.nl/chickengenetics/mutations2.html

Thanks ladies you both made my morning. I heart process of elimination confirmed by science.

I am giddy! I know he was just a mutt, but he was the coolest and one of the most beautiful roos I have ever seen and I am so happy that we have this little one. I am actually hoping it is a roo. How weird am I???

 

[PetRock]

Thanks ladies you both made my morning. I heart process of elimination confirmed by science.

I am giddy! I know he was just a mutt, but he was the coolest and one of the most beautiful roos I have ever seen and I am so happy that we have this little one. I am actually hoping it is a roo. How weird am I???

That's exciting news! We'll hope that he is a cockerel right along with you! Post some pics if you get a chance!

 

[Miss Molly]

Jason... Here's a update ....

 

[debs_flock]

I had two F1 chicks hatch last night for my project!!!

Please oh please, it would be wonderful if they were both girls

I had set 20 eggs from the pen, 18 clear and 2 developing. I have more cooking, my plan is to end up with about ten girls to grow out, then everyone can go home and the parents can go back to purebred pens. This is my first ever crossbreed and I can hardly wait. Right now they are fluffy little white chicks.

 

[HighNDryFarm]

I have an issue right now. My hatch of my EE's, OE's and Polish, produced 3 cross beaked EE chicks!!!! One I caught at a few days old and offered it for free to one of the people who were purchasing chicks, explaining that it was special needs and I would cull but if he wanted to try to raise it with the knowledge he may need to cull himself. Then the other people who purchased called and say they a cross beak....and then another one is showing signs at 7 weeks!!!! Out of 17, three have crossbeak!!! They are all black chicks, which are some of my most beautiful, healthy chickens in my flock. But my black chicks lay colored eggs and I believe all these chicks came from a brown egg. Those would be my 4 hens that came from the feed store and look like heck! They always have bald backs and after they molt the feathers come in crazy.

Prior to this, all the chicks I have hatched, we had one cross beak. She also was black and we culled her at about 2 months because she was very tiny and chased us around begging for us to feed her. I already had one handicapped chicken and I couldn't take care of another and didn't want to risk her laying eggs and then trying to identify them so I didn't hatch them. Unfortunately, I have no way to know which hen is laying the crossbeaks so I'm not hatching any brown eggs. I have people waiting for chicks so I can't do a test by adding one hens eggs. You know, as I'm typing I'm remembering that I have added a brown laying hen to my flock. My daughter had four hens and lost three over the years and with only one left she decided to just rehome it with us. Maybe it's her? She got her chicks from a small farm and she's really a pretty girl, I think she's a cross between a buff orpington and a sexlink maybe. Hmmm

Anyone deal with this before. I'm pretty sure it's genetic right? I hate to hatch out crossbeak on purpose but I don't know how else to figure out who it is.

 

[HighNDryFarm]

I had two F1 chicks hatch last night for my project!!!

Please oh please, it would be wonderful if they were both girls

I had set 20 eggs from the pen, 18 clear and 2 developing. I have more cooking, my plan is to end up with about ten girls to grow out, then everyone can go home and the parents can go back to purebred pens. This is my first ever crossbreed and I can hardly wait. Right now they are fluffy little white chicks.

Congratulations! But do we get to know who you crossed? What are ya going for? Besides girls! Who will you use for the boy?

 

[lawatt]

I had two F1 chicks hatch last night for my project!!!

Please oh please, it would be wonderful if they were both girls

I had set 20 eggs from the pen, 18 clear and 2 developing. I have more cooking, my plan is to end up with about ten girls to grow out, then everyone can go home and the parents can go back to purebred pens. This is my first ever crossbreed and I can hardly wait. Right now they are fluffy little white chicks.

congratulations!!!