New Mexico

[dak]

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I'm telling you, once you get a pure line of Lav/Barred EEs people will be knockin on your door. Just do your research on the Barred gene, it's sex linked. You might need to do a Barred rock boy to Lav girls. I think you need to look at it that way on the genetics calculator through the f2 generation.

Yeah, Ive been reading about it being sex-linked, so hens only have one barring gene- which makes it difficult to make them all uniform. Also, I wonder if the lavender will be too light to really show up on the hens, like with buff barred/lemon cuckoo hens...
We'll see!!!

Yes, if you use a Barred rock boy, both male and female will have a copy of the gene. Which will give you better results in the f2s esp. if only 1 in 4 of the f2s will be Lav.

 

[blaundee]

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Yeah, Ive been reading about it being sex-linked, so hens only have one barring gene- which makes it difficult to make them all uniform. Also, I wonder if the lavender will be too light to really show up on the hens, like with buff barred/lemon cuckoo hens...
We'll see!!!

Yes, if you use a Barred rock boy, both male and female will have a copy of the gene. Which will give you better results in the f2s esp. if only 1 in 4 of the f2s will be Lav.

I'll def keep that in mind... I've only got barred rock hen available now, so that's what I have to use, but am keeping my eyes open for a barred rooster- esp since I wanted to cross a barred roo on my production reds to make red barredbirds.

I'm going a little crazy here... I have ALL sorts of solors planned!!! For Cochins and Ameraucanas, and whatever else I can get my hands on!!! LOL

 

[blaundee]

DAK- THANKYOU so much!!! The boys are snug and happy in their cages!

Soon they will be moved to breeding pens...

BTW... now I'm going to begine the search for some barred Rock eggs.

 

[dak]

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I'm glad. They are both sweeties, and love treats.

I think there in a BYCer with good BRs. Let me think.....

 

[cathunter10]

Good morning New Mexico.I guess every one stays in bed in the morning except me. Have a nice day.
Bill

 

[blaundee]

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Hahaha- I WISH I was in bed in the mornings... I hit the ground running, setting out my husband's clothes for the day, make his breakfast and lunch, make myself something to eat while I drive to work, feed the dog and cat, feed and water all the chickens, start my husband's truck so it's nice and warm when he gets up, then I go to my mom's house and feed my pregnant mare and the young stallion- then off to work I go thirty miles away!

I just don't get on the computer until sometime much later in the day, IF I have time, with the meetings and work, and when I get home I'm cooking, cleaning, taking care of animals, training horses, and building pens- who's got time for the computer!!! LOL


Good morning BTW!

(It's almost 11:40 now, I just sent out my last patient for the morning so I have a few minutes to be on the computer. )


What are your plans for today?

 

[blaundee]

Ah, I'm almost FREE now!!! Now to go home, feed all the critters, make some chili with the beans I put in the crock pot this morning, clean house, and maybe get a chance to workout- all must be done BEFORE dark, because once it ges dark I'm in BED!!!!

(I am getting so old at 29! LOL)

 

[Patchesnposies]

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Sorry, for some reason I was not subscribed to this thread and never got any of the posts that followed! lol

I set them all at once and they hatched out from first pip to the last straggler in about 24 hours. Out of 30 eggs there were 2 that died without pipping and 2 that died in the first 6-8 hours and 1 that was an early quitter. The larger chicks I set along with them and moved at lockdown to another incubator. I set 3 incubators in a 10 day time period and never wrote down dates...I will NEVER do that again!

Too nerve wracking!

 

[cathunter10]

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Hahaha- I WISH I was in bed in the mornings... I hit the ground running, setting out my husband's clothes for the day, make his breakfast and lunch, make myself something to eat while I drive to work, feed the dog and cat, feed and water all the chickens, start my husband's truck so it's nice and warm when he gets up, then I go to my mom's house and feed my pregnant mare and the young stallion- then off to work I go thirty miles away!

I just don't get on the computer until sometime much later in the day, IF I have time, with the meetings and work, and when I get home I'm cooking, cleaning, taking care of animals, training horses, and building pens- who's got time for the computer!!! LOL


Good morning BTW!

(It's almost 11:40 now, I just sent out my last patient for the morning so I have a few minutes to be on the computer. )


What are your plans for today?

OH I AM GOING TO GET IN TRUBLE NOW
Thats what a women is supoosed to do,
Bill

 

[dak]

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Hahaha- I WISH I was in bed in the mornings... I hit the ground running, setting out my husband's clothes for the day, make his breakfast and lunch, make myself something to eat while I drive to work, feed the dog and cat, feed and water all the chickens, start my husband's truck so it's nice and warm when he gets up, then I go to my mom's house and feed my pregnant mare and the young stallion- then off to work I go thirty miles away!

I just don't get on the computer until sometime much later in the day, IF I have time, with the meetings and work, and when I get home I'm cooking, cleaning, taking care of animals, training horses, and building pens- who's got time for the computer!!! LOL


Good morning BTW!

(It's almost 11:40 now, I just sent out my last patient for the morning so I have a few minutes to be on the computer. )


What are your plans for today?

OH I AM GOING TO GET IN TRUBLE NOW
Thats what a women is supoosed to do,
Bill