Hello! and welcome to the OEGB thread.

[nicalandia]

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do you know if OEG's carry some form of Feathering inhibitors?

in my limited experience, when a fully feathered bird like Brahma or Cochin the F1 should be middle feathered like a Langshan

below pics just to make an example..

Black Langshan Pair
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j437/nicalandia/LangshanPair.jpg

below birds are from a cross of a fully feathered bird with a clean shanked leghorn
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j437/nicalandia/Brothers.jpg
now Below pic of Fully feathered Cochin Hen with almost NONE feathered shank chicks
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j437/nicalandia/PTDC0033.jpg
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j437/nicalandia/BlueChick12weeks1.jpg

I know the genes responsible for fethered legs are dominant over normal clean legs, and when a cross is made all will demonstrate feathred legs in the F1. With OE this can be somewhat limited and appear as stubble but more often you don't start to see that until the F2 birds are produced.

well their dad is(almost NONE feathered chicks above) a OEG or Spaniard as we call them here, I got him from a frind that pitts them for money...

 

[sjarvis00]

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I know the genes responsible for fethered legs are dominant over normal clean legs, and when a cross is made all will demonstrate feathred legs in the F1. With OE this can be somewhat limited and appear as stubble but more often you don't start to see that until the F2 birds are produced.

well their dad was a OEG or Spaniard as we call them here, I got him from a frind that pitts them for money...

Ah, Ok. If you will put the cockrell back over the mother select for both NN and fethared legs you can get very heavy leg feathering back in a few generations. Shouldn't be too hard. OE especially the standards can be a mixed bag of cornish, asil, and many many things for certian features. It is not uncommon for a game cross to demonstrate little leg feathering or stubble I think it has to do more with the tighter harder feather.

 

[nicalandia]

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Oh.. that must be it.. Thanks for you help

 

[sjarvis00]

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Oh.. that must be it.. Thanks for you help

anytime..

 

[Tracydr]

About what age do the OEGBs start laying? I got my Pullets in the middle of May and I was just wondering when I should expect them to start laying.
I would also like to find some more nice OEGB eggs to hatch. I love BB Red, Crele, and Mille Fleur. If anybody sells eggs, please send me a PM. Thanks!

 

[nicalandia]

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the ones I have had start about 8 months old, lay about 8 eggs and go broody, they make one mean broody, you just don't mess with their eggs or even think about touching their chicks.. I have seen them getting up to the tops of trees to chase down a bird...

 

[JustPeachy]

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Yea, Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

 

[sjarvis00]

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Yea, Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

No problem,
I prefer to allow everyone thier own decision about joining the breed club based on goals and how they feel about the district director and officers. It makes a big difference when they reach out to you...

So how is everyone crop of birds this year?

Here is the Brassy back cockrell I have been holding back, I love how even his color is.


And feel like I made some headway on the Opal body and feather quality.

So all in all I think it was a good year, tough but good.

 

[nicalandia]

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Yea, Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

No problem,
I prefer to allow everyone thier own decision about joining the breed club based on goals and how they feel about the district director and officers. It makes a big difference when they reach out to you...

So how is everyone crop of birds this year?

Here is the Brassy back cockrell I have been holding back, I love how even his color is.
[URL]https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/30249_2011_cockrell1.jpg[/URL]

And feel like I made some headway on the Opal body and feather quality.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/30249_opal_cockrell1.jpg

So all in all I think it was a good year, tough but good.

Nice looking birds you've got there...

 

[sjarvis00]

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No problem,
I prefer to allow everyone thier own decision about joining the breed club based on goals and how they feel about the district director and officers. It makes a big difference when they reach out to you...

So how is everyone crop of birds this year?

Here is the Brassy back cockrell I have been holding back, I love how even his color is.
[URL]https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/30249_2011_cockrell1.jpg[/URL]

And feel like I made some headway on the Opal body and feather quality.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/30249_opal_cockrell1.jpg

So all in all I think it was a good year, tough but good.

Nice looking birds you've got there...

Thank You, Here is one of my Columbian OE Cockrells from this year... I plan to pick up some wheaton rosecombs and transfer the color to rosecomb next year.