Dominique's or Barred Rock's?? Att: Speckled Hen

[barg]

I looked up egg genetics but brown eggs seem to be pretty complex, it would be interesting to see the eggs of a marans Dom mix.
I can tell you that chicks from Dom/marans would look mostly like a Dominique and have a rose comb, unless one of the parent dom's is carrying a recessive gene (unlikely).

I did discover a few things about what actually causes eggs to be brown or green or blue.... you don't want to know

 

[ozark hen]

really?? It wouldn't matter to me just as long as the eggs are large and I prefer the brown eggs. I know they don't taste differently but in my head they do.

No, don't tell me how they get the different colors if it is that bad. Might make me switch chickens to all white layers.

 

[barg]

Well, you would definatly get some color of brown from them, somewhere between brown and dark brown, I would imagine.

I saved the info and web address of the info on how they get their color as they are formed, I won't post it now but it really isn't THAT bad

I'll post the info somewhere else at another time, don't say i didn't warn ya

Yes Ive been getting tired of the stagnant smileys so i'm augmenting a few and making some others

 

[thndrdancr]

Ok, now you have me curious, darnit. Do I really not wanna know?
Jill

 

[GAhen]

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That is one beautiful roo..........I may paint him if that is ok????

 

[ozark hen]

Barg, like the smileys, now go ahead and post the site for all of us. We are grown ups and can handle it..............

 

[WindyOaksYokes]

I remembered... LOL... here are my two BR's Big Boy and Jr. They are 21 weeks tomorrow.

Jr lost his tail feathers when he was young before I could get "Lady" to realize they are MY chickens... not her dinner!!!!!!! I guess I have to wait for molting before he gets them back... is that correct???

 

[ozark hen]

wow, gorgeous birds. thanks At least, I know now I have Maran..which was a total surprise to me. Good one though.

 

[WindyOaksYokes]

Thank you... if I had a better camera... the pics just might be nicer!!! uggg... oh well they are still pretty lol...

 

[ozark hen]

yes, they are very pretty. the second one is beautiful...so is the first one but the second one seems so BIG. lol