Lots of questions....and lots of pic.

[speckledhen]

True that yolk color is based on what they eat. I think maybe what Dustin is referring to is that the further into the cycle then hen is, meaning the more eggs that have been laid, the more yellow color they lose from their beaks, legs, etc.

 

[Dustin Biery]

Ok, so if the color is lost from the shanks and beaks, would that not mean that production ie heavy production, would result in a bleached shank? Believe me, I have studied my poultry science and the pigmentation in the beaks and shanks is directly related to the yolk color and production.

 

[speckledhen]

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That's what I said, I thought, LOL, didnt I? ...that the production is related to bleaching of the shanks, etc. I haven't heard that it changes the yolk color, though. Certainly, shank/beak color is tied to production.

 

[Dustin Biery]

And if you notice, the later a hen gets into the laying season, the lighter her yolks will be. It wasn't necessarily directed at you Cyn. I just didn't understand why someone, who I know knows their stuff, tried to twist what I said. MissPrissy, the lack of color in the commercial birds is due to the fact that most of them never get to rest, therefore there is a heavy depletion of the pigment in the shanks/beak and the yolk.

 

[ParkerVA]

I am pretty sure the first Lt Brahma is a Roo!!

 

[speckledhen]

I agree with JD on the Lt Brahma-roo!

 

[jacca5]

I had really hope that he was a roo. Now just hope that the three little ones are pullets. I'll have to get rid of any and all roo's from now on I already have 4.

 

[MissPrissy]

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I was not trying to twist your words. Perhaps I misread your intent.

You wouldn't believe, (well, maybe you would) the things that have been posted. Like -

brown eggs are rooster eggs
the chalazia is rooster sperm
fertilized eggs will have baby chicks when you crack them
That a chicken is white therefore it only lays white eggs

etc., etc., etc.

I apologize for misinterpreting your meaning and explanation.

 

[peruvian_princess]

Is this a true statement? Ameraucanas store their egg coloring agent in their comb, face, ear lobes and shanks.

 

[Dustin Biery]

I appologize MP for any miscommunication. I completely understand what you are saying, thats why I am trying to help educate.

To the OP, I am sorry for hyjacking your thread. And after reading through everyone else's posts and paying special attention to the first Lt. Brahma, he is a roo. Those hackle feathers say it all!