Lavender patterned Isabel duckwing barred - lavender brown cuckoo barred - project and genetic dis

[Phaedra Winters]

That's $35.00 PER bird.
That can get expensive quick.

That's true but if she's planning on selling them, she could still make money off them. I know plenty of people, myself included who would be willing to pay quite a bit for such gorgeous chickens- especially if they're tested. IMO she has a great thing going here, and even if she only sends them to other breeders to get this up and running to create a real breed, that would be worth it to me if I was running a project like this.

 

[Phaedra Winters]

Actually you can swab multiple birds on one swab to save money. For my part, since I'm talking about breeders, I would want to pay for individual tests, so that paperwork (test result) could apply to that exact individual chicken. Just one of my things.


For me it is more individual chicken level than flock level.

That makes sense, I have no doubt you'll be able to really get this project up and out to breeders. They really are gorgeous birds.

 

[ChicKat]

Thanks.... I should put up some newer pictures of them shouldn't I?

 

[Kiki]

Thanks.... I should put up some newer pictures of them shouldn't I?

 

[ChicKat]

Rainy day shots --
The last time I posted this guy - he was almost out of tail feathers. Finally it got down to 1, then none. Now he's grown back a nice tail and it's the females turn to molt -- and Iris, I noticed yesterday is just now starting to molt big time. Her neck has a lot of quills. I'm thinking she has enough time to feather in before cold weather will arrive.

They were on a waist-high perch in the corner of their pen here:

Zoomed in a little for the next shot(s)

Crisp duck-wing, shoulder patch and nice barring. Most impressed with the angle of his tail, since his Legbar grand parents and great grandparents had tails that were too upright for chicken excellence in type. Frostbite got the very tip of some of the points on his comb. This would be his full mature plumage color - he'll be 1-year old in November if memory serves.

Litttle Iris with no remaining tail feathers.....take a look as she jumps off te perch:

The camera caught her just before her jump. I should title that photo 'the end'.

 

[ChicKat]

Tracheal swabs.....
Thought I could photo document this but instead --with the way the outdoor light was, and the angles and the small size of the tracheae, I didn't get one decent picture. Swabs were delivered to the lab yesterday though...so here's hoping all these tests will come out negative for any sign of MS.

And here are some pictures of the chickens in molt.....

Beautiful "Iris"

The other one that is in molt -- with her feathers growing out.

 

[ChicKat]

RESULTS are back from TRACHAEL SWAB TESTS !!!!!

As you see page 1 of 2 -- Page 2 is just codes like which lab -- if anyone requests, I'' post pg 2.






Just so glad that these birds tested clean.

It answers questions to the speculations about if there is a way other than necropsy to get the answers. BTW this is the identical test to the one done on the bird that they necropsied.
You have no idea how happy these results make me. Hooray for these birds. NO Mycoplasma.... that's just amazing.

 

[Kiki]

RESULTS are back from TRACHAEL SWAB TESTS !!!!!


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As you see page 1 of 2 -- Page 2 is just codes like which lab -- if anyone requests, I'' post pg 2.






Just so glad that these birds tested clean.
It answers questions to the speculations about if there is a way other than necropsy to get the answers. BTW this is the identical test to the one done on the bird that they necropsied.
You have no idea how happy these results make me. Hooray for these birds. NO Mycoplasma.... that's just amazing.

This is great news!

 

[The Moonshiner]

This is great news!

Oh, this is beyond great news.
Time for that celebration dance again....

 

[Kiki]

Oh, this is beyond great news.
Time for that celebration dance again....

Moon, you are such a talented man.