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

[ChicKat]

This morning 5 more chicks - this time from the incubator.

I'm thinking 2 female and 3 male -- but it will be clearer when they are fluffed out?? Both facing the bottom of the picture females.

 

[Kiki]

Hurry up and fluff out.
I want to "sex" them!

 

[ChicKat]

Hurry up and fluff out.
I want to "sex" them!

Kikisgirls, you are always an inspiration to me.

If I can get these picts uploaded before the storm blows in....

Darker ones are girls -- lighter ones are boys -- and these boys are really light!
Here are some individual shots

Diffused dorsal stripes-- that one should be 'the end' -- but there is a blurry one here that shows one with headspot barely visible.

Still easy to determine which sex they are....and that was a goal for the project. Now I'm wondering if this generation would be one that would benefit from breeding back to a nice crele Leghorn -- to boost the pigment, OR will their adult feathers be non-faded and the beautiful LPID coloration of the parents of these chicks? hmmm

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Still easy to determine which sex they are....and that was a goal for the project. Now I'm wondering if this generation would be one that would benefit from breeding back to a nice crele Leghorn -- to boost the pigment, OR will their adult feathers be non-faded and the beautiful LPID coloration of the parents of these chicks? hmmm

You won’t know unless you hatch some

 

[Kiki]

Kikisgirls, you are always an inspiration to me.

If I can get these picts uploaded before the storm blows in....
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Darker ones are girls -- lighter ones are boys -- and these boys are really light!
Here are some individual shots
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Diffused dorsal stripes-- that one should be 'the end' -- but there is a blurry one here that shows one with headspot barely visible.
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Still easy to determine which sex they are....and that was a goal for the project. Now I'm wondering if this generation would be one that would benefit from breeding back to a nice crele Leghorn -- to boost the pigment, OR will their adult feathers be non-faded and the beautiful LPID coloration of the parents of these chicks? hmmm

I can tell them apart easily!


I can not wait for them to feather out!

 

[Kiki]

You won’t know unless you hatch some

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Just looked up Crele Leghorns and they are stunning! I will definitely have an assortment of Leghorns in my flock once I have my own place.

 

[Kiki]

Just looked up Crele Leghorns and they are stunning! I will definitely have an assortment of Leghorns in my flock once I have my own place.

Get offline and get to work so you can save money faster!

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Get offline and get to work so you can save money faster!

I am working and saving my money...downside is that I will need it to pay off college

 

[Kiki]

I am working and saving my money...downside is that I will need it to pay off college

College bills.