OHio ~ Come on Buckeyes, let me know your out there!

[loveourbirds]

I cant get any of the links to work, it could by my network.

 

[mlaff]

Lol, your gonna need more than 5 acres at the rate your going!

Lol I'm only keeping trio and quads. Plus thinning what I have out. But it would be nice to have about 15 or so.

 

[mlaff]

well its time to show off our chicks

l to r
Cajun garlic and bbq
I thought the kids would get a laugh out of the names, I had to explain lol.

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then we got 5 more from the same place

white one is blue cheese, little black one is penguin. we loose tract of the other ones lol.

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some random ones, bbq the large black one has some nice brown coming threw but I feel they will all look pretty once grown.

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Tehehe..... At least I'm not the only one who names their chickens after food. We have cheese,pepper,nugget,tempora,and cordon blue to name a few.

 

[loveourbirds]

Lol I'm only keeping trio and quads. Plus thinning what I have out. But it would be nice to have about 15 or so.

good thinking, but remember never limit yourself to one rooster (total). it will always be the first to "pass unexpectedly".

 

[mlaff]

Thank you. Ill keep that in mind. Now I have been told you can inbreed chickens or do I need different lines? I've been told you can but I've also been told its better not to.

 

[Stevens21]

I was curious about this subject too. I read that 'line' breeding is okay.. which is son/mother father/daughter that many use this and use the best traits. I however don't know how that works. I also read that its okay for up 7 generations? I would love to hear what others say or know about this as well.

 

[loveourbirds]

its depending on what your trying to do. I do my best to avoid breeding brother and sister, father to daughter, and son to mother; in most cases. -but- if you are working with a show line sometimes you do exactly what I just said not to. I have used uncle to niece, or half siblings in breeding. that's where trios and quads come in handy.

with you getting into the dun genes and such, your going to have even more fun. dun + dun = 1/2 sport, 1/4 black, 1/4 chocolate. (dun+dun sport) + black = chocolate. I think that's how it works without drawing a square. so in this case you would mix in black to keep the line working, in orpingtons especially watch and make sure to keep them English, if they are English. most people consider breeding English to an American breed as an improvement.

if you do decide to breed say "father to daughters" pick only the best hens that upset any flaws in the father. this is typically referred to as a cockerel line breeding, meaning the cockerels from this are usually of great quality. you would breed "mother to son(s)" as a pullet line, but keep the best pullets from the cockerel line to cross in for some diversity. - now you start into a mess of lack of genetic diversity, and its a good idea to include an "uncle" or good quality unrelated cockerel/rooster in every couple generations for health reasons.

I hope all of this makes since, and there is a lot more to it than this. I hope it answers your questions somewhat.

 

[jlkreisher059]

I'm up in NW OH south of Toledo. Arcadia OH. This is my first year as the Chicken Lady. My husband can't wait to off the Roo's. They are noisy and mean.

Hello there! Someone from my part of the state

 

[loveourbirds]

I have a digital ebook that was a free distribution (copywritten in the '20s or so) it explains it a little better. its about 23.5 mb though im not sure how to send it. its also a scanned copy of an old library book- but its here if anyone wants it.

 

[loveourbirds]

Hello there! Someone from my part of the state