Granny's gone and done it again

[AlleysChicks]

My limited experience has been that chicks that hatch with white patches will grow into black birds with red combs, amber eyes, or silver/gold leakage in the feathers. The goal is for chicks that hatch as black as possible. It's such a lofty goal that in the hona community most breeders will say "don't trust someone who claims they get all black at hatch."

Recently in the group they said that in Sweden it's been banned to cull birds that are the wrong color, and that as long as birds are "pure bred and healthy" that they want as many in the gene pool as possible. I don't totally agree with that mentality, but I do with I had the room to keep and breed the mixes.

Found that online, it's an isbar x hona.

So almost unheard of to have a all black hatch.

I wonder if the ones with white would eventually produce a heavy white variety after a few generations. Do you ever ship chicks or just eggs?

That's a pretty mix! New project for you!

 

[miss heny]

I have that cross going on now because I don't own a Silverudds rooster wonder if one could make that into a "breed"?

 

[campingshaws]

My limited experience has been that chicks that hatch with white patches will grow into black birds with red combs, amber eyes, or silver/gold leakage in the feathers. The goal is for chicks that hatch as black as possible. It's such a lofty goal that in the hona community most breeders will say "don't trust someone who claims they get all black at hatch."

Recently in the group they said that in Sweden it's been banned to cull birds that are the wrong color, and that as long as birds are "pure bred and healthy" that they want as many in the gene pool as possible. I don't totally agree with that mentality, but I do with I had the room to keep and breed the mixes.

Found that online, it's an isbar x hona.

So almost unheard of to have a all black hatch.

I wonder if the ones with white would eventually produce a heavy white variety after a few generations. Do you ever ship chicks or just eggs?

That's a pretty mix! New project for you!

I haven't tried chicks yet. I'd need a few guinea pigs first.

 

[AlleysChicks]

I haven't tried chicks yet. I'd need a few guinea pigs first.

I volunteer as tribute!

Get good at shipping chicks then we'll make you a chick website! You'll be out your eyeballs in orders lol

 

[campingshaws]

I haven't tried chicks yet. I'd need a few guinea pigs first.

I volunteer as tribute!

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[AlleysChicks]

Most of my chicks are Roos I fear

I need to sell some. I was planning to keep 3/7 chicks in the big brooder. One is the Cochin roo, 2nd is a white leghorn, and 3rd is a EE but I seen a red feather on its back.

 

[campingshaws]

Most of my chicks are Roos I fear

I need to sell some. I was planning to keep 3/7 chicks in the big brooder. One is the Cochin roo, 2nd is a white leghorn, and 3rd is a EE but I seen a red feather on its back.

Pics!

 

[AlleysChicks]

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It's been so cold in Ohio 50's-60's with rain and bad winds. Knocked the power out Monday in half the town. Usually by now it's pretty warm!

 

[campingshaws]

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It's been so cold in Ohio 50's-60's with rain and bad winds. Knocked the power out Monday in half the town. Usually by now it's pretty warm!

I'm looking it up right now, but I'm thinking I could send you some older honas. They're almost feathered, so almost sexable, and because I forgot the bulbs last night and we were without power today they e been in 50-60* weather already.

 

[AlleysChicks]

Pics!

It turned 4 weeks yesterday, I hatched this one and 3 others from eggs given to me at work. There is no redness in wattles or comb. Actually comb area is almost nonexistent. And this thing is wild! The others are laid back when I get them out.