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[alibra]

Look at the lacing on my Blue Orpington pullet! She's only 6-8 weeks old. Is it normal to see this lacing so early?

 

[lualshannon]

Thank you for your kind words of condolence about my beloved Lancaster. It has been very sad two days. Today, the bobcat trap was set with the hopes of catching, and relocating it far, far away.
Lual

 

[Sonja73]

Look at the lacing on my Blue Orpington pullet! She's only 6-8 weeks old. Is it normal to see this lacing so early?

Oooooh, she is PRETTY! I can see lacing on my chicks by two weeks.

 

[Sonja73]

Thank you for your kind words of condolence about my beloved Lancaster. It has been very sad two days. Today, the bobcat trap was set with the hopes of catching, and relocating it far, far away.
Lual

Keep us posted!

 

[gfvanvleck]

HI and

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I do not have information you want...........but I know it is here somewhere on the BCY.
I am sure someone with more experience will pop up to help you.............
I have BBS English orps.so breed within those colors...........concentrating on their intended type.......or standard.........
But I am a hobbiest.so just try to be true to the breed.

Thank you for the reply and I also want to stay to the standards and breed them for there intended type, just need to get started. LOL

 

[gfvanvleck]

I found it is best to keep it simple first.... blue, black and splash can be bred to each other. The rest need to be breed same color to same color. ie. white to white- buff to buff-
Your splits can be bred to the lavenders or the blacks.

I found after reading about color genetics I needed more time and reading before diving into the deep pool of *I wonder what I will get*. Take a look at this thread and that is breeding what many experienced breeders are saying what happened to them a few times through the years

http://orpingtonclub.proboards.com/thread/165

Thank you for replying and you gave me some good info. I am not really wanting to breed splashes but when you buy eggs you get what they send. LOL I want to keep to the breed standards and continue to learn. The white was what I was concerned about since I only have one of them. I will just have to try and find someone closer to get another one from.
I have been trying to sort through some of the posts to find info but get lost. I will look up the post you gave me and thanks again.

 

[galanie]

A splash is one that got 2 copies of the "blue" gene. Any time you breed blues the chances are, you'll get a few blacks and splash as well. That gene works funny; one copy of the gene and it's blue, 2 copies and it's splash, and no copies and it's black. Not "split to blue" but just black, as it will have no copies of "blue" and so can't pass any on. These types of blacks are still good to keep and cross with splash which will give you 100% blues, or breed with blues to help their lacing. At least that's what I've been told. I have some blues but never bred them.

 

[gfvanvleck]

A splash is one that got 2 copies of the "blue" gene. Any time you breed blues the chances are, you'll get a few blacks and splash as well. That gene works funny; one copy of the gene and it's blue, 2 copies and it's splash, and no copies and it's black. Not "split to blue" but just black, as it will have no copies of "blue" and so can't pass any on. These types of blacks are still good to keep and cross with splash which will give you 100% blues, or breed with blues to help their lacing. At least that's what I've been told. I have some blues but never bred them.

This is very interesting. I will write this down and so I can keep reading it as I am mating birds. I have a copy of the American standard of perfection and going to try to breed to it. LOL "try" It is going to be hard if the eggs I keep buying are not producing good birds. Well I have a start so now the fun begins.

 

[Cooptopia]

Look at the lacing on my Blue Orpington pullet! She's only 6-8 weeks old. Is it normal to see this lacing so early?

Originally Posted by Sonja73


Oooooh, she is PRETTY! I can see lacing on my chicks by two weeks.

Looks like it will fill in nicely, keep us posted!

 

[Cooptopia]

Here is Chuck, my hermaphrodite hen. She was always bigger than the others, hence the name "Chuck" from my girls. But now 18 weeks, comb, waddles, body type and tail all say hen. Neck hackles say otherwise. I'm guessing this is the chickenworld's version of the "Bearded Lady". What do you all think?