June Hatch-A-Long

[FortCluck]

I suspect @FortCluck that you are already known that way...

I think so

 

[CindyinSD]

What breed is this??? He is gorgeous!

He's a mix--From a mixed breed roo who resembles a Barred Rock and probably one of my Black Australorps--or maybe a BCM.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

Anyone have some reading recommendations and/or good suggestions for how to treat shipped eggs after they arrive? About all I know so far is most people let them set for 24 hrs before putting them in the bator. I'm assuming they mean upright, large end up.

 

[FortCluck]

Anyone have some reading recommendations and/or good suggestions for how to treat shipped eggs after they arrive? About all I know so far is most people let them set for 24 hrs before putting them in the bator. I'm assuming them mean upright, large end up.

http://brokeneagleranch-com.3dcartstores.com/Tips-on-Hatching-Shipped-Eggs_c_26.html

 

[FortCluck]

Anyone have some reading recommendations and/or good suggestions for how to treat shipped eggs after they arrive? About all I know so far is most people let them set for 24 hrs before putting them in the bator. I'm assuming them mean upright, large end up.

Put them in an egg carton large end up and let them sit for 24 hours or put in an upright turner instantly but do not turn it on for 24 hours (I immediately put eggs in the bator once I open the box letting them sit in the upright turner for 24 hours then I plug in the turner) I check the air cells before plugging it in to make sure nothing is wonky.

If you have bad air cells to begin with let them sit in the upright turner up to 7 days until they’re corrected then turn on the turner.

 

[Pinklink5]

15 fluffy babies. Eggs were from an America’s a rooster and olive Egger and Americana hens. I set 33 eggs under the girls. A few more hatched but unfortunately they didn’t survive. Still super excited about how many there are. The hens that hatched these babies are BCM’s.

 

[AquaDuck]

Do your Buff Orpington mixes all come out in shades of buff? I hatched 9 of my barnyard crosses (buff orpington roo over EE, Australorpe, Barred Rock, RIR, Buckeye hens) and I ended up with 1 black chick with barring on his breast and 8 chicks that are all shades of buff (some with little hints of white or black....but mostly buff). I find them to be pretty uninteresting coloring.

I've gotten the "regular" buff orpington color, and lighter shades. Buff is a recessive gene that dilutes red. The same gene dilutes black to lavender. I don't fully understand this gene, so don't ask. Haha!

First year I got sex-linked offpring, the males white and the females buff. That was pretty neat! I also got this absolute beauty from a buff orp roo and a lavender female. He's diluted even further, to lemon and super-light grey.

 

[FortCluck]

I've gotten the "regular" buff orpington color, and lighter shades. Buff is a recessive gene that dilutes red. The same gene dilutes black to lavender. I don't fully understand this gene, so don't ask. Haha!

First year I got sex-linked offpring, the males white and the females buff. That was pretty neat! I also got this absolute beauty from a buff orp roo and a lavender female. He's diluted even further, to lemon and super-light grey.
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Oh and the black thing, I had to look it up. Black can come from two genes. One is the dominant E-loci, which includes Marans. This gene will repress every other color (I think).

The other is the blue gene, where BL/bl gives blue, BL/BL gives splash and bl/bl is black. Since Australorp comes in blue, I'm guessing they have this gene. A blue-gene black bird mixed with a blue or splash can give black, blue and splash birds.
And of course there's a ton of other genes in play. Genetics is sooo confusing...

He’s a very good looking rooster. I never got genetics especially with one of my roosters (Deathlayer). His offspring come out every color imaginable especially with my Gold Laced Polish. Not one of the chicks were the same color, you’d think they had all different parents It makes things interesting that’s for sure.

 

[AquaDuck]

My hatch is coming to an end. There's still 4 ducks in their respective eggs. 15 out now. The chickens are all done, 8 in total. Unfortunately it looks like none are from my diseased black roo. The "faverolles mix" roo is fun though, his offspring is all over the place.

The ducks are a mixed batch too. A few wild colored, which I've never had before! The eggs from the duck I bought as an adult last year hatched way faster and better than the ones from my own strain. No dead-in-shell from her, but 4 from my old ducks. Interesting.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

I've gotten the "regular" buff orpington color, and lighter shades. Buff is a recessive gene that dilutes red. The same gene dilutes black to lavender. I don't fully understand this gene, so don't ask. Haha!

First year I got sex-linked offpring, the males white and the females buff. That was pretty neat! I also got this absolute beauty from a buff orp roo and a lavender female. He's diluted even further, to lemon and super-light grey.
View attachment 2198756

Oh and the black thing, I had to look it up. Black can come from two genes. One is the dominant E-loci, which includes Marans. This gene will repress every other color (I think).

The other is the blue gene, where BL/bl gives blue, BL/BL gives splash and bl/bl is black. Since Australorp comes in blue, I'm guessing they have this gene. A blue-gene black bird mixed with a blue or splash can give black, blue and splash birds.
And of course there's a ton of other genes in play. Genetics is sooo confusing...

He's really neat looking!

So, since Jersey Giants now come in blue, as do Australorps, then some individuals within those breeds must already carry the blue genes.
Or, do you think they mixed in a different breed initially to start getting the blue gene in there?