Ohiki Chicken Thread

[ducksunlimited]

very true Chuck. I'm noticing that a lot recently with people just calling them ohiki whether they are finished or not. If they are done birds, then yes by all means call them that , that's what they are. BUT if they are still needing work to be correct then they really need to be called PROJECT ohiki, especially if they are being sold to others. New comers to the breed often just trust the buyer to tell them this is it, this is what they should look like. This is not a good thing. Now these new folks have project birds that they thing are 100% done and are supposed to look like this.Then They sell them and so on and so on. Very few hobbyist take the time to learn a breeds ins and outs. So it is up to the breeder to pass along all the info up front.
In all honesty, if the birds arent finished, people really shouldnt be selling from them anyway, that isnt good for the breed as a whole and it's too scarce still here to mess it up that way.
Now passing on project birds to others and explaining the ins and outs and where they need improvement to new comers , that's a little different.
Either way, just be sure they get called what they are, finished or project phase. Be sure if they are project phase, that the new buyer is aware of this and the areas that need fixing still, doesnt hurt to tell them along the way on how to go about fixing that either as many folks dont know genetics at all.

I fixed it in my post and will add that from now on, Thanks for lettin me know!

 

[ducksunlimited]

So far i have hatched 12 ohikis. Out of those 7 are brown red and 5 are supposed to be BBR. 4 of the brown reds are clean legged and all of the BBR have feathered legs. One of the BBR chicks has very short legs so ill be keeping that one for sure and theres another that hatched that is a wierd color. Its chick fuzz is chipmunk but were its usually yellow its dark red color and its wing feathers are dark gray/black with tan/red lacing.. What color is it? and the other 4 all range from lights to darks, why is that?

So many questions to ask!

Thanks

 

[chucksohiki]

So far i have hatched 12 ohikis. Out of those 7 are brown red and 5 are supposed to be BBR. 4 of the brown reds are clean legged and all of the BBR have feathered legs. One of the BBR chicks has very short legs so ill be keeping that one for sure and theres another that hatched that is a wierd color. Its chick fuzz is chipmunk but were its usually yellow its dark red color and its wing feathers are dark gray/black with tan/red lacing.. What color is it? and the other 4 all range from lights to darks, why is that?

So many questions to ask!

Thanks

That's good! If you have any questions just e-mail me. I will be more than happy to help.

 

[onagadori]

So far i have hatched 12 ohikis. Out of those 7 are brown red and 5 are supposed to be BBR. 4 of the brown reds are clean legged and all of the BBR have feathered legs. One of the BBR chicks has very short legs so ill be keeping that one for sure and theres another that hatched that is a wierd color. Its chick fuzz is chipmunk but were its usually yellow its dark red color and its wing feathers are dark gray/black with tan/red lacing.. What color is it? and the other 4 all range from lights to darks, why is that?

So many questions to ask!

Thanks

Can you post a pic of the color you are wanting identified? Thanks.

 

[Toni-Marie]

They look great Manderz....TM

 

[onagadori]

They look great Manderz....TM

Thanks Toni... Really appreciate it.. I'm working on it.. Really enjoying them..

 

[Toni-Marie]

I see they look pretty much finished to me....Your a good breeder and i'm sure you will do your own tweaking here and there...TM

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

Thanks,
I have been working on that color for about a 1 1/2 to 2 years now.

Here is a picture of the pens from the outside of them.

Chuck, those are some awesome ohiki pens there!!

 

[chucksohiki]

Thanks Aubrey!

 

[onagadori]

I see they look pretty much finished to me....Your a good breeder and i'm sure you will do your own tweaking here and there...TM

Yep, I think we all do a little "tweaking" but staying within the standard on most of that.. Would be nice if you would post some of your pics of the roos with longer tails on here.. I really like seeing them.. Your shojos are really nice..