Genetics Calculator Chat Thread

[BlackHackle]

My new white cochin bantams
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So fluffy! I can't wait till mine grow up! Your hen there is lovely!

 

[Cyprus]

So fluffy! I can't wait till mine grow up! Your hen there is lovely!

I know right!! And she's only two months old.
The lady I bought them from got them from a hatchery.

 

[itspebbl]

I love them! Such tiny little balls of fluffy feathers

 

[BlackHackle]

I know right!! And she's only two months old.
The lady I bought them from got them from a hatchery.

It must have been a decent hatchery...they're not half bad

 

[Cyprus]

It must have been a decent hatchery...they're not half bad

Agreed.
I plan to line breed to improve them. I will breed out the Frizzle though because it's more maintenance than I want.

 

[BlackHackle]

Agreed.
I plan to line breed to improve them. I will breed out the Frizzle though because it's more maintenance than I want.

Not a bad idea! I love taking hatchery birds and bringing them up to standard, it is soo exciting of a process. I did it with the Brown Leghorn from 2013 to 2017 and the results were striking!

 

[Cyprus]

Not a bad idea! I love taking hatchery birds and bringing them up to standard, it is soo exciting of a process. I did it with the Brown Leghorn from 2013 to 2017 and the results were striking!

It is very rewarding.
I know it will be hard, but I don't really want to be chasing breeding stock across the country. Not to mention that I need birds who can handle MY climate.

 

[BlackHackle]

It is very rewarding.
I know it will be hard, but I don't really want to be chasing breeding stock across the country. Not to mention that I need birds who can handle MY climate.

Yea, it makes it easier, plus you get to create your own line of the breed! I am doing line breeding for Sultans and Buff Orp bantams

 

[BlackHackle]

I am also trying to bring back the Russian Orloff, I already have a crew put together to help me

 

[Cyprus]

Yea, it makes it easier, plus you get to create your own line of the breed! I am doing line breeding for Sultans and Buff Orp bantams

Do you have pictures of your sultans? I've been seeking breeders of that breed. Preferably the bantams.