Do I have a pair?

[LoupGarou]

I am 100% certain that this is a rooster. He is a hatchery Welsumer. Am I right?

I am 90% certain that this is a pullet. She is also a hatchery Welsumer. Do I have a pair?

 

[Lisa7907]

You certainly do have a pair.

 

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

Yep

 

[LoupGarou]

Yay! That's fantastic! I was really worried that she was shaping up to be a he, but with all of the beautiful iridescent feathers on him and not on her, I was fairly sure I had a pair. Unfortunately, they were the only survivors of a bunch of Welsumer chicks . . . if I hatched some of her eggs to get more hens and put the hens with their parents, would that cause genetic issues?

 

[poultrycrazy]

No it shouldnt you just cant breed grandparents to grandkids and so on so on

 

[donrae]

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Actually, you can if you have good stock to start with and pay attention to who you breed. It's called linebreeding and is quite common.

 

[N2Shown]

Grandparents to their grand kids is actually one of the best forms of linebreeding. Of course before you do it you would want to have a healthy understanding of Genetics.

 

[sourland]

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And of the particular family that you are working with. That coupled with willingness to cull is the quickest way to lock in desired traits.

 

[mommto3kiddos]

You have a very adorable pair

 

[Roslyn]

Only if you grow a pair.


... Sorry I couldn't resist. Really, really bad joke.