Creating a new breed

[Baybrio]

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Very well put. I believe the only "no-no's" are breeding animals with genetic flaws, misrepresenting the ancestry of what we sell, or ridiculing others who have ideas different from our own.

I love the idea of maintaining heritage breeds, lets not loose the genetic diversity. However, we do need to remember that a new breed today may become a heritage breed in 50 years (sort of like how I know I'm getting old because I'm starting to see toys I played with as a child in antique shops).

I say breed what you are passionate about. If others share your passion, all the better. If no one shares your passion you'll have a lot of chickens that you adore.

 

[BluegrassSeramas]

Well said fiftyfifty and Baybrio!

Now Im going to have to get you some pics of the best mutts EVER.
Let me see.................

 

[Megs]

i have recently moved a silver sebright hen into my grey japanese (show bird) pen, as she was being severly picked on by her sebright friends

we shall see if i get any babies out of them, would be interesting (will post photos if i get any crosses)

 

[Goose and Fig]

i have recently moved a silver sebright hen into my grey japanese (show bird) pen, as she was being severly picked on by her sebright friends we shall see if i get any babies out of them, would be interesting (will post photos if i get any crosses)

I have one- she just looks like a jap.
She's in with my banty cochins and her offsping look like booted japs. Very small, but cute. For some reason her chicks are sex-link.
The males are birchen (like mom) and the females are solid. She just hatched some banty cochins. Posted this in anopther topic as well:

And here is a pair of her grown chicks- just at POL:

 

[Andora]

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I made these also and they are lovely birds!

I also made buff brahma/EE crosses that are really pretty!

Brahma/EE's:

SF/EE--these hatched as all yellow chipmunk chicks but feathered out in several color patterns:

They were the cutest chicks ever, very fat and fluffy.

 

[imanerd]

Andora, beautiful pics...I just followed you on Twitter )

 

[Andora]

I always forget to update my twitter! Lately all I have to say is, "Feel too sick to move." Because I'm stuck in the early weeks of pregnancy. Even my chickens make me gag. The poor things, their coops are so filthy right now.

I'm also making some other crosses. I started working on muffed, bearded, pea comb barred EE's. The father is a Cuckoo Marans and the mothers are black and gold EE's. I put 3 eggs in the incubator and got 2 pea combed chicks and one with a straight comb. Too early to tell how well they will be bearded or muffed.

I'm not sure if I should breed those chicks (I hope both the pea combs are pullets!) back to a cuckoo Marans or would I have to breed them to another EE/Marans mix?

And I made Crevecoeurs crossed with the same Cuckoo Marans rooster. They are barred birds with the funky type of nostrils that crested birds have, but so far none seem to be crested. They are 3 weeks old. They have the strangest combs ever, I will have to post a picture. It's a straight comb up to in between the eyes, then it makes a sort of circle of points. Kind of like a crown. I was hoping for barred crested birds...

 

[becky3086]

I have one barred mixed Polish chick. I have no idea how I got it though since none of the birds were barred. It only had a few crest feathers which the others of course plucked(apparentely they can keep their crest feathers but the barred one can't

). Most of my mixed Polish have very weird combs. I am hoping to do some more experimenting with them though and see what I can come up with.

 

[BluegrassSeramas]

Andora...did you post a CL ad looking for help cleaning the coop since it made you sick? I think I saw that. If you need help, I can come this Wed. after classes....they end at 1:45.
Im in Lexington on Mon's and Wed's, but have to get my son right after school some days. My DH is off weird days every other week, so it leaves me one free day usually either Mon or Wed that I dont have to be right home. Let me know......I dont mind to help out a fellow BYC'er!
Maybe you can hook me up with a "new breed hen" or something! lol

Sorry to get off topic!!!! Back to the new breeds!!

Also, barred crested would ROCK!

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

I guess I'm confused?

Are you wanting to create a new breed that breeds true or just planning on mixing breeds to make the offspring pretty?