Hey You EE Experts!

[Leah-yes I know I'm crazy]

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it describes the shape of the comb. Some stick way up or flop over, some are like ruffles and very close to the skull. Having the comb that correctly meets the standards for the breed is very important for showing. Climate is another good reason to choose breeds with specific combs because the pea combs seem to be less susceptible to frost bite than the single comb. Learned that the hard way.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Single comb looks more or less like a saw blade:
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It is what people typically think of as a chicken's comb.


Pea comb is close to the head and has three small ridges from running from front to back.


A single bird does not change the colour of her egg; it will always be brown or blue or .... The depth of colour does wane over the course of a laying period. After a molt or broody period, when she resumes laying the egg will be at its darkest, and gradually become lighter as she continues to lay. And then the cycle will repeat.

 

[Leah-yes I know I'm crazy]

Thanks. Now I'm really wondering what the heck is going on in coop when I close the door. I need a coop cam to figure out who is laying what, and a geneticist to figure out what birds I should cross of the ones I have to have more variety in the color of my daily egg baskets in the future. It's the pit of your stomach feeling you get the first time you are going to ride a rollercoaster....wheee!