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Way to go pokes
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Way to go pokes
x2
***OKIES in the BYC III ***
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THat was a good game 
The best play should have been when the guy knocked his own player down that was classic LOL
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Thanks Michael,
I will post on the Arkansas site today and then once a month until June 16. There are lots of small towns close to the border, so it's possible for us to have some visitors from Arkansas, and maybe a few from Kansas and Missouri.
What spaces do you want for setting up your cages, Michael? Let me know so that I can reserve them for you.
Thanks Michael,
I will post on the Arkansas site today and then once a month until June 16. There are lots of small towns close to the border, so it's possible for us to have some visitors from Arkansas, and maybe a few from Kansas and Missouri.
What spaces do you want for setting up your cages, Michael? Let me know so that I can reserve them for you.
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Come get one of my cockrells.. or I can show you what to look for in your hens.
Come get one of my cockrells.. or I can show you what to look for in your hens.
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I am NOT a genetics expert but I am breeding Self-blues so here goes - this is what I understand -
Self-blues are sometimes called Lavender in casual terminology but the APA (or ABA) has decided to call them Self-blue. They are an even, light grey/blue with no lacing, though may have dark feather shafts.They have the Lavender gene and breed true - two bred together will make all Self-blue babies like Blacks and Buffs. Hence the term "Self".
- Those of you that know more- Is this because the gene is dominant or is that a different characteristic? It has been a looooong time since Biology class.
The Andalucian Blue gene does not breed pure - two Blue bred together will create 50% blue, 25% black and 25% splash ( I need to check that ratio, haven't got it memorized)
Incidentally, the lavender gene is located close to a gene that causes poor feather quality so there are complications in feather quality in the breeding of Self-blues.
I love the Andalucian blue birds but have avoided getting into breeding them because the 3 colors that one gets from them takes up alot of pen space. However..... I just couldn't resist a good quality Blue Mottled pullet at the Maud auction Rebecca and I went to. She was paired with a great Black Mottled roo that I can use to improve the type of my Mille Fleurs. How is that for justifying another color aquisition? ( Mille Fleur Cochins are from breeding Black Mottled and Buff Columbian)
See my explanation with nanakat included. It answers most of your questions.
I am NOT a genetics expert but I am breeding Self-blues so here goes - this is what I understand -
Self-blues are sometimes called Lavender in casual terminology but the APA (or ABA) has decided to call them Self-blue. They are an even, light grey/blue with no lacing, though may have dark feather shafts.They have the Lavender gene and breed true - two bred together will make all Self-blue babies like Blacks and Buffs. Hence the term "Self".
- Those of you that know more- Is this because the gene is dominant or is that a different characteristic? It has been a looooong time since Biology class.
The Andalucian Blue gene does not breed pure - two Blue bred together will create 50% blue, 25% black and 25% splash ( I need to check that ratio, haven't got it memorized)
Incidentally, the lavender gene is located close to a gene that causes poor feather quality so there are complications in feather quality in the breeding of Self-blues.
I love the Andalucian blue birds but have avoided getting into breeding them because the 3 colors that one gets from them takes up alot of pen space. However..... I just couldn't resist a good quality Blue Mottled pullet at the Maud auction Rebecca and I went to. She was paired with a great Black Mottled roo that I can use to improve the type of my Mille Fleurs. How is that for justifying another color aquisition? ( Mille Fleur Cochins are from breeding Black Mottled and Buff Columbian)
See my explanation with nanakat included. It answers most of your questions.
ROBIN.. we fixed our Lab and he is now pretty lazy. He will chase coyotes
and things, great with chickens but also now loves to sit and sleep.
and things, great with chickens but also now loves to sit and sleep.
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Actually not cockoo but barred, use the barred male x Bb Red or Partridge hens, many do this with welsummer thus the Wel-bar, It always works regardless of breeds, I suppose you could use cockoo but the barring pattern is different.
I prefer to use the Partride male x Barred hens and you get better males in the First generation. And better color to work with moving forward. Set 2 pens Part. male x barred hens and Barred male x Part. hens and bring them together in the F2,
Thank you for the information about the crele color. A couple of my Dominique hens have nice barring. Would they work as well as barred rock hens? The comb would be different. Gosh, maybe I want the rose comb.
How does a person decide which hens to use?
I assume you have a welsummer?
the Dominque, is barred not cockoo and will work out very well.
Now for the rest of teh explanation.
Pullets can only carry 1 gene for color in the hackle which is inherited solely from the male, they then pass this color to thier male offspring . using the Partridge male over Barred females provides females with good hackle color to use under the "golden" hackled males from the other pen. Selecting a good creale male from the F2 generation sets the color and you are done and have true breeding creale..
Actually not cockoo but barred, use the barred male x Bb Red or Partridge hens, many do this with welsummer thus the Wel-bar, It always works regardless of breeds, I suppose you could use cockoo but the barring pattern is different.
I prefer to use the Partride male x Barred hens and you get better males in the First generation. And better color to work with moving forward. Set 2 pens Part. male x barred hens and Barred male x Part. hens and bring them together in the F2,
Thank you for the information about the crele color. A couple of my Dominique hens have nice barring. Would they work as well as barred rock hens? The comb would be different. Gosh, maybe I want the rose comb.
I assume you have a welsummer?
the Dominque, is barred not cockoo and will work out very well.
Now for the rest of teh explanation.
Pullets can only carry 1 gene for color in the hackle which is inherited solely from the male, they then pass this color to thier male offspring . using the Partridge male over Barred females provides females with good hackle color to use under the "golden" hackled males from the other pen. Selecting a good creale male from the F2 generation sets the color and you are done and have true breeding creale..
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