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Skyeknight
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Since about 10 August the white Hubbard has also started laying. She lays pink eggs and quite a lot of double yolkers at the moment. Furthermore I clipped the wings of both Hubbards, since they kept jumping the 1 meter high fence multiple times a day. They have stopped doing that. The barred Ross has been sleeping on top of the table with the Hubbards for about a week now.
I have done a "Fibro" test run so to speak with my Ayam Cemani rooster. This was the only rooster chick from a blue barred, white shanked hen. At birth he had a light coloured beak, comb and legs, which have darkened up later on. He had as expected in contrast to his sisters a light skin colour, but darkened up even though he carries 1 allele for barring and 1 for dermal inhibitor. Sadly he died the beginning of August at about 6 weeks old. I decided not to do an autopsy because of biosecurity reasons. But I do wonder if his meat would have black splotches. Guess I will still have to wait until next spring to try some more, this time with the CX pullets.
I have done a "Fibro" test run so to speak with my Ayam Cemani rooster. This was the only rooster chick from a blue barred, white shanked hen. At birth he had a light coloured beak, comb and legs, which have darkened up later on. He had as expected in contrast to his sisters a light skin colour, but darkened up even though he carries 1 allele for barring and 1 for dermal inhibitor. Sadly he died the beginning of August at about 6 weeks old. I decided not to do an autopsy because of biosecurity reasons. But I do wonder if his meat would have black splotches. Guess I will still have to wait until next spring to try some more, this time with the CX pullets.
