Making Lemonade [Selective Culling Project - very long term]

[NatJ]

I keep bringing up the sausage idea with our males that are over the recommended 4 month mark, but for whatever reason , my mother is willing to die on that hill and say absolutely not.

So what do you do with males over that age? Make soup?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

So what do you do with males over that age? Make soup?

Dont know yet. This is the first year we have processed then abs so far they were all under 4 and 5 months give or take. They went in a turkey pan and cooked for a few hours before being shredded and eaten.

 

[Molpet]

So what do you do with males over that age? Make soup?

I put in the oven and Roast

 

[MysteryChicken]

From what I've read, Db (aka Dark Brown) is a "columbian restrictor"-- meaning it restricts black in about the same way that Columbian does (changing where on the chicken the black goes, not changing what color the black is.)

I've also read that Db got named Dark Brown because it changed the color of the chick down in some crosses. (Black became dark brown in the chick down, but NOT in the feathers.)

One source for part of that:
http://kippenjungle.nl/sellers/page3.html
"Changes black down of E, ER to reddish-brown. Adults males exhibit a Columbian-type pattern of black, modifies red to orange-tan. Db is a better restrictor of black in males than females."

Another source:
http://kippenjungle.nl/breeds/crossbreeds.html
" Db => Dark brown, Name refers to chick down. Columbian-like restrictor of black, Less powerful on hens (patterned back). Co-causer of certain patterns, Acts even under birchen."
(To get this explanation, I set a chicken to have Db in the calculator, then clicked "explain phenotype" near the image of the chicken.)

Speaking about DB. The chick I suspected that was DB, actually turned out as Buff Barred.

I maybe able to get updated pictures today. His tail doesn't have black, just a golden brown like my one hen, but lighter.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Apparenrly i dont know as much (or i guess as little) as i thought i did genetics wise, so here's your warning to take my oppinions goong forwards with a grain of salt, Stormcrow

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

He matured beautifully… wow

 

[MysteryChicken]

Also, turns out partridge can have a similar effect as DB, with chick down.

Buff Columbian, chick. Partridge based. The Brown chick.

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

Olive Egger? Polish Cross?

 

[MysteryChicken]

The hen I was referring too.

Tail looks black in the photo, but it's actually an odd shade of brown/gold. Kind of Black, gold, & brown like that of a Crele hen is what I'm trying to describe.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Olive Egger?

Project Giant Silkie. A couple white skinned Satins were produced with the back crossing.