Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[DMRippy]

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OK genetically they are still birchens. I would not breed a roo that had no color. He would be dinner. Pullets are different. BCM pullet often don't show copper but if they type is right you should use them in your breeding, but you should mate them carefully to try to add the color back to the pullets. The roos will pass the coloring to the pullets.... especially in birchens since silver is sex linked.

 

[AyeUpChuck]

I know I've been sort of MIA but I'm getting caught up on everything since the swap has finally commenced! Anyway Hi! Also had a very mixed weekend. Swap was great but I came home yesterday to a gosling I hatched from Gable that had spradled leg and he had passed. he was so adorable. I was totally keeping him. DH couldn't even resist the honker! Anyway. I guess it's just not time yet very busy with garden and wood projects for y'all! SLOW I know and I'm sorry :/ but they're definitely happening!

 

[Lilwanis]

OK genetically they are still birchens.  I would not breed a roo that had no color.  He would be dinner. Pullets are different.  BCM pullet often don't show copper but if they type is right you should use them in your breeding, but you should mate them carefully to try to add the color back to the pullets.  The roos will pass the coloring to the pullets.... especially in birchens since silver is sex linked.

Ok, good to know. My dad will be so excited. Ever since we ate Henry, he wants to know when we can do another one. I keep telling him the layers are not for dinner He gets eggs for free and eats a lot of them... Any way, this chick is HUGE. So it should make a good dinner if it's a boy. It literally blew up its shell to hatch: pip, partial zip, and boom, egg fragments everywhere. I didn't know they could do that.

Thank you for your answer!

 

[AyeUpChuck]

Oh and TOTALLY random but if anyone has or knows anyone with a petunia pickle bottom diaper bag that's new or in REALLY good condition and wants to trade for eggs or chicks/poults PLEASE PM me!!!! my sister is pregnant with her first and I REALLY want to get her one!

 

[kitchenchick]

OK genetically they are still birchens. I would not breed a roo that had no color. He would be dinner. Pullets are different. BCM pullet often don't show copper but if they type is right you should use them in your breeding, but you should mate them carefully to try to add the color back to the pullets. The roos will pass the coloring to the pullets.... especially in birchens since silver is sex linked.

I know when I first started my birchen pen I had a hard time raising a well marked/colored roo. No problems with my pullets only 2 turned out solid- they went into the eating egg pen, but boy- oh boy- I think I grew out 10 from 2 different sources and got Brute just when I was about to scrap the whole pen. I got the gambit of gold leakage, solid black roos and a couple roos that only had hackle color.

 

[allsummedup]

I know we have silkie fans on here. In case you havent seen CJ's Silkies is having to seel all of their flocks https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/774927/flock-sell-out

That's so sad. Hummmmm maybe she has some broody hens she would be willing to part with.

 

[kraftyladies]

Morning! Running late, so not sure if it is a good one or not!

 

[madamwlf]

G'morning peeps! Yet another rainy day here. Can't get anything done outside with all this rain. I received 2 swaps in the mail yesterday from BM6: MF Leghorns, CCL and MFD (either D'Anver or Duucle, does anyone know which she has?) Oh and 2 very tiny bobwhite eggs!

 

[kraftyladies]

She has d'uccle
I received a bunch of silver appleyard yesterday from her too

 

[madamwlf]

She has d'uccle
I received a bunch of silver appleyard yesterday from her too

Thank you. I'll have to mark that down somewhere.