Quote: He has a batch of 7 babies that are split. He took partridge Cochins to black Faverolles. These babies are SO cute!! I'll have to get some pics of them, but here's one of the boys...not a great pic, since I took it with my cell, but his chest is mottled, and his hackles are a gorgeous mahogany color. According to genetics calculators, when we breed these F1's together, we should get some partridge babies...
I have a mess of those, BBS Jersey Giants, LOVE THEM !!!
Think about this...picture this in your mind (LOL):
I got mine from Cloverleaf...but she has no more but knows the man she got her start from.~Chickielady- I love my Chantecler roosters! I just need some girls for them! Any ideas where I can get some. I know John Blehm has them but I really dont want to have to get the other birds to go with them that would make an order. My two boys are from the only two Chantecler eggs that hatched for us this last spring. They are just over 5 months old.
They look a lot alike here but they are very different. My friend's daughter helped me name them, so we have Chanty and Claire. Chanty is much more orange and brighter(which looked like it might be a DQ at the show) and Claire is a deep rich Mahogany. Their personalities are very different in a lot of respects from my other breeds. I love the Partridge variety! The only thing about the partridge, is if I were to breed them for show I would have to have two pens to get the right colors for the standards, one for producing females and one for producing males. At least that seems to be what I remember from my reading various places about the breed. Not my plan, I just want them because I love their looks and personalities.
Where did you get yours? Do you have contact info? Please PM if you do. Thanks!
That is so cool for him to take on the project !!!He has a batch of 7 babies that are split. He took partridge Cochins to black Faverolles. These babies are SO cute!! I'll have to get some pics of them, but here's one of the boys...not a great pic, since I took it with my cell, but his chest is mottled, and his hackles are a gorgeous mahogany color. According to genetics calculators, when we breed these F1's together, we should get some partridge babies...
Yes they were !
Quote: This one does not, but about 60% of the first generation does indeed have 5 toes.
Quote: Oh good grief...yes, turkey mama was awesome, right up until she started skwooshing her babies! LOL Poor things! She only got 2 of them before they were taken away to the artificial brooder! But she loved those little things!! I still can't believe she sat on those bantam eggs for 21 days without breaking them all!
