California - Northern

[liz9910]

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That is EXACTLY how I feel lol!!! I don't know anyone either so it's like a blind date omg lol, but with chickens

 

[juststruttin]

yes. I will get crele ( single barred hens ) the idea is by breeding those offspring to my double barred rooster
the chicks that hatch will be crele. So then by using the pea combed crele hens with the pea combed crele rooster will
hopefully yield fully auto sexing olive eggers that look like the crele penedesenca.

The silver Ameraucana is the best mate for the crele roosters for this project

Sounds like a great project. Can't wait to see how they turn out.

 

[chiqita]

Quote: Yes, but its chicken speed dating, so except for the old timers who frown on BYC and backyards ( there are a LOT of them stockton is serious bizness) the chicken part does not get you in trouble.

I answer to chiquita, demo, and nofishies in public. I now ONLY use those names online so I don't end up with any more handles to answer to!

Does anyone have a link to the words old timers hate? I need to brush up on my chicken vocabulary ( stag stag stag, cockril cockril cockril...) thank god they cant see my spelling when I talk.

 

[ronott1]

Yes, but its chicken speed dating, so except for the old timers who frown on BYC and backyards ( there are a LOT of them stockton is serious bizness) the chicken part does not get you in trouble.

I answer to chiquita, demo, and nofishies in public. I now ONLY use those names online so I don't end up with any more handles to answer to!

Does anyone have a link to the words old timers hate? I need to brush up on my chicken vocabulary ( stag stag stag, cockril cockril cockril...) thank god they cant see my spelling when I talk.

Rooster and lock down are two they do not like.

 

[chiqita]

Jason, When you decide on a rooster get him tested for the blue gene. Its only like 15 bucks and soo worth it for your project. I find the info on pea combs to be sketchy. Id rather KNOW he carried the blue gene.
Also, while Im asking you questions, I need to ask you a gardening favor. Ca you do a estimate for insurance purposes without coming to the house if I provide info and vidoes of the house /hill? I cant find anyone to come and do it, and the insurance people say I need to get it on my own. Its becoming a big pain!

 

[ronott1]

Jason, When you decide on a rooster get him tested for the blue gene. Its only like 15 bucks and soo worth it for your project. I find the info on pea combs to be sketchy. Id rather KNOW he carried the blue gene.
Also, while Im asking you questions, I need to ask you a gardening favor. Ca you do a estimate for insurance purposes without coming to the house if I provide info and vidoes of the house /hill? I cant find anyone to come and do it, and the insurance people say I need to get it on my own. Its becoming a big pain!

What!

Let me know how to get this done!(genetic test for blue genes).

 

[juststruttin]

Jason, When you decide on a rooster get him tested for the blue gene. Its only like 15 bucks and soo worth it for your project. I find the info on pea combs to be sketchy. Id rather KNOW he carried the blue gene.
Also, while Im asking you questions, I need to ask you a gardening favor. Ca you do a estimate for insurance purposes without coming to the house if I provide info and vidoes of the house /hill? I cant find anyone to come and do it, and the insurance people say I need to get it on my own. Its becoming a big pain!

Chiquita, do you know if you can test to see if chickens carry the brown gene? My CCLs from last year laid sky blue eggs. I introduced another line and now I am getting some green eggs. I wanna make sure the new roos are not throwing brown since half of the girls from that line do. I can trap nest the girls and keep only the sky blue layers but this is only going to help me if the roos don't throw green.

Edited to add: where do you get the tests done? I already contacted: http://www.avianbiotech.com but have not heard back.

 

[ronott1]

Chiquita, do you know if you can test to see if chickens carry the brown gene? My CCLs from last year laid sky blue eggs. I introduced another line and now I am getting some green eggs. I wanna make sure the new roos are not throwing brown since half of the girls from that line do. I can trap nest the girls and keep only the sky blue layers but this is only going to help me if the roos don't throw green.

Niclandia posted on the Hybrid Legbar thread that there are un documented brown Genes so my guess is a no for getetic testing. Blue egg shell is very easy to test for.

 

[chiqita]

Chiquita, do you know if you can test to see if chickens carry the brown gene? My CCLs from last year laid sky blue eggs. I introduced another line and now I am getting some green eggs. I wanna make sure the new roos are not throwing brown since half of the girls from that line do. I can trap nest the girls and keep only the sky blue layers but this is only going to help me if the roos don't throw green.

From what I know about this from chickenmamma, brown is complicated and is a fair few genes involved. No testing that I know of for that. Just sex and blue gene and some thing I didn't care about so far. I'm still trying to convince her to get the test for double blue genes, thats what I really care about, but no dice so far.

Orlando is an all blue rooster! but he has a floppy comb. I am subrscribed to a fb cream legbar english ( mostly) thread and I'm SHOCKED how little color their boys have. The whole thing got me depressed about breeding CL to standard, I don't see how these boys will get that light. But the CL club seems confident, so power to the breeders!

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Jason,  When you decide on a rooster get him tested for the blue gene. Its only like 15 bucks and soo worth it for your project.  I find the  info on pea combs to be sketchy.  Id rather KNOW he carried the blue gene.
 Also, while Im asking you questions,   I need to ask you a gardening favor. Ca you do a estimate for insurance purposes  without coming to the house if I  provide info  and vidoes of the house /hill? I cant find anyone to come and do it, and the insurance people say I need to get it on my own. Its becoming a big pain!

Wow I haven't heard of the test but please share the info. What is it you need quoting on? I can on the plants. On the irrigation it would just be a guess though based on the size of area and plants. I used to landscape on the side some but am not sure how to price things like walkways and stonework.