I put Vaseline on the males combs to prevent frost bite
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Thanks for the information. I placed my order with McMurray for late Jan. delivery yesterday. I will be getting some Black Minorcas for the first time, and some more Buff Minorcas, along with some other breeds.The Black x Buff cross to improve Buffs takes about five years.Usually the f1 are bred together and a small percent comes buff/reddish.Select males with white leg color. You can also cross the f1 and f2 back to pure buff males..
Thanks- I haven't tried that yet.I put Vaseline on the males combs to prevent frost bite
The Black x Buff cross to improve Buffs takes about five years.Usually the f1 are bred together and a small percent comes buff/reddish.Select males with white leg color. You can also cross the f1 and f2 back to pure buff males..
Quote: I canceled my order for chicks since I had to move my large fowl chickens to the double walled plastic shed (smaller) from the larger metal shed due to cold temps (we ended up going down to 13 degrees or so). My plastic shed is full and no room for additions. My bantam coop is full also.
My metal shed is going back into woodshed status.
I am still enjoying my Buff Minorcas (three cockerels and three hens). This is quite a lovely breed with pleasant dispositions. The cockerels are affectionate with one another- sitting together like peas in a pod on pallets and even preening one another, even though there is competition during mating activity for the hens.