Granny's gone and done it again

[troyer]

Full brother cockerels nine months old.

 

[miss heny]

Full brother cockerels nine months old.View attachment 3403210

Gimme

 

[Granny Hatchet]

 

[h2oratt]

I'm camp both can be of use, however either way don't diss someone for preferring one or another as long everyone is respectful y'know? I've seen some horrible things from doctors (My mom being denied care for her weight then learning she had untreated pcos that led to emergency hysterectomy) and the holistic community (IE telling people to drink citrus essential oils or EO curse autism). I grew up reading my mom's herbalism books but if it wasn't for doctors we wouldn't know what was wrong with me and gotten me medication that helps.

Yes allopathic medicine can save your life.

 

[h2oratt]

Full brother cockerels nine months old.View attachment 3403210

Very nice!

 

[h2oratt]

I'm camp both can be of use, however either way don't diss someone for preferring one or another as long everyone is respectful y'know? I've seen some horrible things from doctors (My mom being denied care for her weight then learning she had untreated pcos that led to emergency hysterectomy) and the holistic community (IE telling people to drink citrus essential oils or EO curse autism). I grew up reading my mom's herbalism books but if it wasn't for doctors we wouldn't know what was wrong with me and gotten me medication that helps.

Yes, do your research then decide for yourself.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

SD and SIL came by today. I talked to her when she got home and she said her asthma was bothering her. I assume from my smoke and I just read a post from SIL saying she was at the ER. Great....
Robert is still sneezing a LOT, stuffy from sneezing he says and a slight sinus headache that comes and gos. But he isnt sick. Cant figure that one out. Its been a couple weeks this has been going on.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Thanks, Troyer, I don't know what he is, I'm just saying I think he has genetics for brown eggs. Because I don't see evidence of him being an Easter Egger (facial hair, so to speak, or a pea comb); nor evidence of being a white-egg layer (white earlobes). I have no reason to believe he is an OE, not at all. But what we're thinking is, if he has genetics of being a brown-egg layer*, and breeds the EE hens, the resulting chicks should be OEs. Does that sound right?

*of course I don't mean HE would lay brown eggs, but that genetically he has the DNA of chicken breed that lays brown eggs ...

I think Troyer already said, but egg color will depend on whether your EE hens carry one or two genes for blue shells. If she only has one gene, odds are 50% of her pullet chicks will lay brown eggs.
If you have a choice, try to pick eggs with the deepest blue coloring for hatching. 2 genes mean more pigment in the shells, and a guarantee that your pullets will carry at least one blue gene. You could expect mostly green to kahki colored eggs from the pullets.

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

just LOVE her "expression/looks"