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Orange Mottled Chicken!
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I posted a video of them. Such a motley group with all the different sizes! LOL! I have such a long ways to go before they are uniformly bigger in size, sigh!
These are great pics and video. Those birds are really neat looking! And Cheeto.... wow! He is a handsome fella indeed. It will be exciting to see his offspring.
I believe I am the one Tamra is referring to as her local partner in crime for the Aloha project. I recently moved out of the city limits onto some property, and am in the (slow) process of getting things setup so I can participate in this project. I'll be picking up an allegedly large and handsome NHR/RIR rooster next weekend, whom I will be using to bring some size into the mix, crossed with some of Tamra's hens. As well, I will be crossing several of my large hens with rooster(s) from Tamra.
BTW, Sommer, I sent you a PM last weekend, did you get it? I was asking for some advice and help regarding yours and Tamra's selection process/criteria for picking the best birds, and which of Tamra's roosters would be best for me to adopt.
Thanks!
I believe I am the one Tamra is referring to as her local partner in crime for the Aloha project. I recently moved out of the city limits onto some property, and am in the (slow) process of getting things setup so I can participate in this project. I'll be picking up an allegedly large and handsome NHR/RIR rooster next weekend, whom I will be using to bring some size into the mix, crossed with some of Tamra's hens. As well, I will be crossing several of my large hens with rooster(s) from Tamra.
BTW, Sommer, I sent you a PM last weekend, did you get it? I was asking for some advice and help regarding yours and Tamra's selection process/criteria for picking the best birds, and which of Tamra's roosters would be best for me to adopt.
Thanks!
This coming weekend All the culls are going into the freezer (minus the one super smart, sweet boy that I rehomed on Sunday.)
Soon the only Aloha roos left will be Nameless, Easter, Buttercup, And Big Bluetail. Then I will have even less crowing when Mabo comes to get his rooster(s).
My 70+ chickens should be down to 30 ish by winter. Plenty of room for hatching new ones in the spring
Soon the only Aloha roos left will be Nameless, Easter, Buttercup, And Big Bluetail. Then I will have even less crowing when Mabo comes to get his rooster(s).
My 70+ chickens should be down to 30 ish by winter. Plenty of room for hatching new ones in the spring
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we need to start another project bird make motted orange cochins.
who is with me
we need to start another project bird make motted orange cochins.
who is with me
This thread has been kinda quiet lately! I'll post some pics of my recently-acquired Aloha's from Tam'ra...
(in order of size, and click on any image to see the larger version)
Xerxes, and all 4 pullets
Elipses, Snowflake, Calli, Sprinkles
All pullets are laying, albeit small, off-white to light brown eggs (I'd note the weight, but I recently moved and have not yet found my kitchen scale).
Tamra and I are trying to decide next generation breeding plans for the birds. I plan to setup at least two breeding pens - one pen with an Aloha roo over some large, buff-ish/light-brown, good large-egg laying hens, and another pen with a large RIR/NHR roo over the Aloha hens. Tamra has culled her roo selection down to 5 (I think) birds, one of which included Xerxes, who I now have, pictured above. Aside from being a smaller roo of the March hatch from alohachickens, we selected him and another (Easter) for their phenotype as desired for the project. (yikes, I'm scaring myself using a big genetic word there, did I use it properly?
I've recently re-read through all the comments in this thread, and one of my big questions is, would it be detrimental to use a smaller roo (like Xerxes) or smaller hen (like Calli or Sprinkles) with a large hen or roo, respectively? (Interesting how the best color/pattern seems to show up on the smallest birds.)
With my budding understanding of poultry genetics (working from a tech/engineering background here), and with alohachickens' help, I understand that the next generation will carry the recessive mottling, i.e. not express it (hidden). Then, for the following generation, we select largest of these hidden-mottling parents, and their offspring will result in 1/4 mottled, 1/4 solid, and 1/2 recessive (hidden) mottling? (And we'd want to avoid crossing direct siblings of this hidden-mottling generation, so pair roo/hen from two different pens, right?)
Here's pics of the RIR/NHR roo, and two hens currently being planned for outcrossing the Aloha's to, to help with size (disregard the SLW hen, not part of the project)...
Any comments/suggestions are welcomed!
(in order of size, and click on any image to see the larger version)
Xerxes, and all 4 pullets
Elipses, Snowflake, Calli, Sprinkles
All pullets are laying, albeit small, off-white to light brown eggs (I'd note the weight, but I recently moved and have not yet found my kitchen scale).
Tamra and I are trying to decide next generation breeding plans for the birds. I plan to setup at least two breeding pens - one pen with an Aloha roo over some large, buff-ish/light-brown, good large-egg laying hens, and another pen with a large RIR/NHR roo over the Aloha hens. Tamra has culled her roo selection down to 5 (I think) birds, one of which included Xerxes, who I now have, pictured above. Aside from being a smaller roo of the March hatch from alohachickens, we selected him and another (Easter) for their phenotype as desired for the project. (yikes, I'm scaring myself using a big genetic word there, did I use it properly?
I've recently re-read through all the comments in this thread, and one of my big questions is, would it be detrimental to use a smaller roo (like Xerxes) or smaller hen (like Calli or Sprinkles) with a large hen or roo, respectively? (Interesting how the best color/pattern seems to show up on the smallest birds.)
With my budding understanding of poultry genetics (working from a tech/engineering background here), and with alohachickens' help, I understand that the next generation will carry the recessive mottling, i.e. not express it (hidden). Then, for the following generation, we select largest of these hidden-mottling parents, and their offspring will result in 1/4 mottled, 1/4 solid, and 1/2 recessive (hidden) mottling? (And we'd want to avoid crossing direct siblings of this hidden-mottling generation, so pair roo/hen from two different pens, right?)
Here's pics of the RIR/NHR roo, and two hens currently being planned for outcrossing the Aloha's to, to help with size (disregard the SLW hen, not part of the project)...
Any comments/suggestions are welcomed!
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I have been sooooo busy.
My goals before the NYD hatch: set up a pen for my breeder roo and my outcrosses.
Updates to follow!!
My goals before the NYD hatch: set up a pen for my breeder roo and my outcrosses.
Updates to follow!!
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PS- I am on the phone with Sommer right now. She has lots of cool hens growing out right now...
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