Chickenswaps Of Nh Chat Thread

[shay20]

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You'll get blues, and maybe some with a blue/buff combination.

Hunt around in breeds. I know there have been threads before about crossing buff and blue.

Oh no i was thinking my lavender split with my buff boy?

 

[keesmom]

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Oh no i was thinking my lavender split with my buff boy?

This is the lavender splash, right? The results will still be the same as if you were crossing buff and splash. You
won't see any evidence of lavender in the first generation, though they will carry a the gene for it. You'd have to
breed them back to lavender to see it.

There have been a lot of threads in breeds in the past about crossing buff and blue as well as buff and splash.
Blue, buff and blue/buff chicks were the result.

 

[shay20]

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Oh no i was thinking my lavender split with my buff boy?

This is the lavender splash, right? The results will still be the same as if you were crossing buff and splash. You
won't see any evidence of lavender in the first generation, though they will carry a the gene for it. You'd have to
breed them back to lavender to see it.

There have been a lot of threads in breeds in the past about crossing buff and blue as well as buff and splash.
Blue, buff and blue/buff chicks were the result.

yep thats the one,

oh ok, should i leave her with the black then?

 

[nhnanna]

Congrats on the baby ducks

I woke up to a Black Marans chick raising heck and running around the bator. I think it is only still day 19 or early 20. So far nothing from the others yet.

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What color are they?

woke this morning to see the thrid baby duck. Laura, I did mist the eggs and I confess, I "helped" the first one before I went to work yesterday. the two that are dry are blue. the last one is still wet so I am not sure but I think it is black. If I get home early enough I will take a photo.

 

[keesmom]

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With the black roo you'll get all blue chicks.

It all depends on what you're after.

 

[shay20]

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With the black roo you'll get all blue chicks.

It all depends on what you're after.

i want teh lavender to come out or at least lavender split.

 

[keesmom]

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i want teh lavender to come out or at least lavender split.

Well, if you want pure lavender then the easiest way is to find a pure lav bird to cross to the offspring
of this breeding. You'd get 50% pure lav and 50% blue lav. Or find a blue lav, then you'd get 50%
blue lav, 25 % splash lav and 25% pure lav.

Or if you want something really confusing then cross the chicks. About 75% would be BBS, and 2/3
of those would be lav splits (only 1 copy of the gene - wouldn't see it so you wouldn't know which ones
have it). The remaining 25% would be BBS lavenders. So a small percentage would be pure lav.
How's that for a headache?

 

[1Chick Magnet]

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i want teh lavender to come out or at least lavender split.

Well, if you want pure lavender then the easiest way is to find a pure lav bird to cross to the offspring
of this breeding. You'd get 50% pure lav and 50% blue lav. Or find a blue lav, then you'd get 50%
blue lav, 25 % splash lav and 25% pure lav.

Or if you want something really confusing then cross the chicks. About 75% would be BBS, and 2/3
of those would be lav splits (only 1 copy of the gene - wouldn't see it so you wouldn't know which ones
have it). The remaining 25% would be BBS lavenders. So a small percentage would be pure lav.
How's that for a headache?

wow cindy, I would have to study that for awhile before I understood it. anyway, shay I have a lavender silkie hen. maybe we should both clean out our hens let cindy tell us who to breed them to then swap eggs so we can each have different bloodlines to work with without spending money.

 

[1Chick Magnet]

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woke this morning to see the thrid baby duck. Laura, I did mist the eggs and I confess, I "helped" the first one before I went to work yesterday. the two that are dry are blue. the last one is still wet so I am not sure but I think it is black. If I get home early enough I will take a photo.


yippie!!!!! how many more to come?

I am still trying to see inside the eggs I got from you. it is driving me nuts! I can only imagine maran eggs.

 

[shay20]

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Well, if you want pure lavender then the easiest way is to find a pure lav bird to cross to the offspring
of this breeding. You'd get 50% pure lav and 50% blue lav. Or find a blue lav, then you'd get 50%
blue lav, 25 % splash lav and 25% pure lav.

Or if you want something really confusing then cross the chicks. About 75% would be BBS, and 2/3
of those would be lav splits (only 1 copy of the gene - wouldn't see it so you wouldn't know which ones
have it). The remaining 25% would be BBS lavenders. So a small percentage would be pure lav.
How's that for a headache?

wow cindy, I would have to study that for awhile before I understood it. anyway, shay I have a lavender silkie hen. maybe we should both clean out our hens let cindy tell us who to breed them to then swap eggs so we can each have different bloodlines to work with without spending money.

You have a pure lavender silkie? sooo umm where are the pics?