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[Hillbilly Hen]

Cyn,
I am soooo very sorry ,I know how he held your heart.

Beth sorry I missed your birthday. I was in a Dr. Office as usual lately. Love you all Gloria Jean

Gloria Jean, I hope you are doing better

Beth, I hope you had a Happy Birthday!

Cyn, so sorry to hear about Zane.

 

[kathyinmo]

I took some pictures of my F2 buff colored chicks today. They are all females! Buff Barred and Buff Columbian....

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

They look great Kathy! I love the barred buff colors.

 

[wekiva bird]

Kathy: Pretty cool looking Buff Barred. What did you mix to get them?
Robin W

 

[kathyinmo]

Kathy: Pretty cool looking Buff Barred. What did you mix to get them?
Robin W

Started out with Barred Rock and New Hampshires to make the F1s. Mated the F1s together to get a variety of different chicks, which included those.

I have some very angry broodies here. ALL (YES 100%) of my Wheaten Ameraucanas are broody. One has chicks already. Two were setting and due to hatch the 28th. I took chicks I hatched yesterday and put under one. All the others are now in the broody buster pen.

Yesterday I split up some pens. I made 2 pens each of Barred Rocks and New Hampshires. Today I got more eggs than usual. Maybe they appreciate being less crowded. Now, I am hoping they are fertile!

 

[seminolewind]

Kathy, I really like that combo! It's that easy? Does it matter if the hen or roo is barred?

 

[kathyinmo]

Kathy, I really like that combo! It's that easy? Does it matter if the hen or roo is barred?

No, it is not easy. I got 6 Barred Buff from the F2s....... out of 200 eggs hatched!

• Barred Rock Rooster x New Hampshire Hen = F1s (100% barred)
• F1 x F1 = F2s which are:

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OK, I lied..... I only hatched 196.

 

[seminolewind]

200 (LOL) to get 6??? no easier way? I guess not, huh.

Is this correct; anything black or with black throws alot of solid black chicks (?)

 

[wekiva bird]

6 out of 200

And all of your Ameraucana are broody, so far I have not got one of those yet.

 

[tazcat70]

Don't you love how the F2's can throw all sorts of colors. And the ones that you usually want, are 1 out of 64.

At least that is how it is in my project.