.... and there was a collective, "Huh?"
LOL! Thanks, Tara! Youse so smart!
LOL! Thanks, Tara! Youse so smart!
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.... and there was a collective, "Huh?"
LOL! Thanks, Tara! Youse so smart!
.... and there was a collective, "Huh?"
LOL! Thanks, Tara! Youse so smart!
X2. I read over my lunch break trying to interpret her post. No habla e loci....
I have a hard time believing it has been that long. I need to go over that stuff with you. Some of it I understand completely, some I think I get, and some is
Greek to me.
Tara, there are many, many pics of day (or three) old Campine chicks in this thread from several breeders. We have discussed the differences in the patterns on the chicks in the past, but I don't think anyone here has the genetic knowledge that we need to use it. I am ALL EARS for this stuff and happy to listen at your knee for as long as you are willing to teach.
I changed the plan on tracking after this post and did keep up with which ones these were, but I didn't take pics and eventually lost track. I will do better with the next group.Here are some of the oddly white ones
These are more typical...
Well, green is not typical!
These last two were marked with green food coloring so I could identify them as the only two pure ones. With a bit of tissue on the end of a stick, and a drop of food coloring, I can mark them without opening the hatcher (through a vent hole.) Just as they open the egg, I dab them so I can tell them apart from the others. Once they are all dry and are moved to the brooder, I will toe punch everyone, but these two will have their own identifying punches.
i've just hatched four more silver campines, and added them to the brooder with the three two-week-olds (plus three 2-week-old swedish crosses) -- haven't taken a picture of all the new babies yet, but here are a couple of snaps:
the two-week-olds, peeking out from under their ecoglow
one of the new babies (center) ventures out to explore with the big kids -- the others are all sleeping under the warmth.
with the three 2-week-olds, i've noticed that two have quite long/grown-in wing feathers already, while the third's feathers are much shorter/less developed -- any sense of which might be which gender?
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These represent what I think of as "typical" Silver Campine chicks.
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Tara, Here are some of the chick pics I found in this thread. As you can see, there is a lot of variety indicating a lot of genetic differences. I PERSONALLY have never tracked a chick from down to adult plumage, but you can bet your fanny I will this year. Lots of pics and proper identification on all. I think I will hatch fewer this year to make it easier to manage. I can't wait to decipher the genetics of my birds (with your help, I hope.)