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[jeremy]

Why does it "mess all the colors up"?

 

[cmsdvm]

You don't know what you have. Blue is a laced color, chocolate/khaki are not. Someone a year from now is staring at this pretty hen and trying to decide where to use her in her breeding program. Is she khaki and you can take her to black and get chocolate? Is she splash and you can take her to black and get blue? Or is she a mess, carrying both chocolate and blue modifying genes so that she doesn't produce either proper color? See those blues with no lacing? Someone may have messed them up with the chocolate gene. It's not as though we have nothing to work with- there are so many lovely ABA approved varieties that you can proudly take to a fair or show- why go mongrelizing them? If one were a serious breeder, trying to create a new variety or add specific traits, this would, of course, be different. Most people say, "Oh, I'm just breeding pets"- but they don't tell the people buying chicks or eggs that they have a poor chance of getting what they are expecting. This is just like the person who breeds their cocker to the pekinese down the street and calls them pekacocks. We don't need anymore of those kind of breeders. Just my take on it.

 

[appychick]

cmsdvm,
Thanks for your explanation on chilliness !

I use the popbottle water cups that just slip on the end of 16 oz. or liter pop bottles, from Cackle hatchery.

 

[Vcomb]

Quote:
very well put.

 

[chickee]

I look at it this way . . I have Easter Eggers that are Ameraucana crossed mutts and I have true Ameraucanas from top breeders. Would I put one of my EEs in the breeding pen with my pure Ameraucanas? No! Same goes for these non standard colored Polish. My buff laced birds will be kept separate and bred to the standard

I understand your point of view. Not everyone is honest about what they are breeding and selling

I think you are right. All three look like boys . . wishful thinking on my part that one might be a girl

 

[josh44]

Last silver bantams I have, their going to a friend of mine

 

[Illia]

WOW that hen is amazing!!! If only she were bearded and LF. . . .

 

[blkpoodles]

how soon can you sex chicks? mine are 5 weeks old yesterday

 

[NewChcikenmommy!]

How much do the polish usually cost?
I have a friend that really wants one and I'd like to get one as a gift for her.
Also, are there any breeders near the North Florida or SE Georgia area? I'd like to be able to just pick up the chick rather than mailed in. I've never seen them in person! LOL
Thank you!

 

[pbirdhaven]

I would be sure that she knows how much upkeep is required with Polish; also would not get just one chick.