Shark snipers Wine dots NEW HATCHES and puppies 1/24/2011 update

[Phage]

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NN is semi dominant autosomal.. shows up in a cross and visible difference between hom and het, makes it super easy to cross and also breed towards pure breeding. World dominance is easy!

Here's a pic of the 'best two' from the laced turken project:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/5756_lacedturks4.jpg

They are brother/sister.. the(unrelated) 'mess' I have to pick out from are like these:
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The lacing is nice, but a neck only a mother (or father) could love.

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[sonew123]

Howdy guys! This is Brindlebtch! Made it up to Nat's beautiful pond side cabin up in the Adirondacks. You step outside and it is totally quiet, and the leaves are changing. Stopped by Gary's place and picked up some nice chickens who sat very quietly in the big dog crates in the back of the car on straw. I need to talk to Lovins now, who just arrived!

 

[Kev]

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NN is semi dominant autosomal.. shows up in a cross and visible difference between hom and het, makes it super easy to cross and also breed towards pure breeding. World dominance is easy!

Here's a pic of the 'best two' from the laced turken project:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/5756_lacedturks4.jpg

They are brother/sister.. the(unrelated) 'mess' I have to pick out from are like these:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/5756_rooseb.jpg

Have about 10 or so of those, will need to study on which ones to pick out and use for breeding. Lacing requires too many genes- Pg, Co, Ml, Db.. and need to be pure for every single one... my goal is also for total lacing, including the tail so I also have to worry about picking out birds pure for the birchen base. (wyandottes are mostly on eb- brown base, which is why their tails are solid colored instead of laced). That much I understand but no idea how to tell by the pattern which wildly patterned bird(like in last pic) has what, and hom or het for each one...

The lacing is nice, but a neck only a mother (or father) could love.

Well then, everybody is a mother or father.....

Thanks

 

[Kev]

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The lacing is nice, but a neck only a mother (or father) could love.

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You're the mother of three, right? Triple the love for him, aw how sweet...

 

[Phage]

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You're the mother of three, right? Triple the love for him, aw how sweet...

I think what Dak was saying is you have to be its ACTUAL mother to love them

 

[Kev]

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of the 2 cockerals, I'd say the 2nd one is nicer but that was a really short video on him. the other seems to have a white patch below the hackle which probably is lighting but the lacing is nicer and more even on #2.
didn't get a good look at the head.
everyone is showing off their blr- i'm showing this weekend and they are all prettied up, I better go take a picture too.
brb

Hoppy, thanks for commenting! The videos were taken with the digital camera which converts videos into massive file sizes- the first video's only 35 seconds but the file size is 42.2MB. Sort of try to make the videos as possible but yeah video of second cockerel was way too short.. Can see a little more of him in the first video- a fair side shot and almost face on shot.

I also thought second cockerel is overall better, but they are all the same age, give or take a week or two. He's much smaller than the other cockerel and about same size as the pullets. Seems okay other than not being as active or perky like the others... something to worry about?

First cockerel has some brassiness in saddles. Is this a 'serious' problem or not? Curious, what are the important things to look at? Can try taking pictures to show those areas specifically..

 

[Kev]

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That white hen looks amazing.. brilliant use of pipe as feeder or waterer..

 

[hoppy]

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That white hen looks amazing.. brilliant use of pipe as feeder or waterer..

that's a feeder and the idea I got right here on BYC. it works great! you need to be sure you have a 45 degree angle as a 90 degree will not let the food flow. I usually pull it out, tip it up and pour in the feed, give a little shake and slide it back in. it has a cap on one end that just lifts off and none of it is glued so I can clean it easily. the parts hold together without glue quite well.
here is the area to look for instructions for feeders and waters. I don't have a fancy waterer yet, some day.
it probably could be used as a water if it was glued, add a long vertical pipe and a funnel and it could catch rainwater and auto fill.


https://www.backyardchickens.com/chicken-coop-water-feeder.html

 

[hoppy]

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Hoppy, where are the BLRWs at as far as getting accepted? I think the lav Ameraucanas are aiming for 2011 in Indy.

Dak, I wish I knew. the word I hear is that the type is not very good yet, which is why I have brought in the whites, to get the better type. this white should have silver laced in her backround so hopefully it won't mess too much with the color and should retain the lacing. I know we need to get them out to shown so I'm trying to do my part, it also shows me what I need to work on.
Kev,
the first thing I look for in a wyandotte is type, you want that nice heart shape. then I look for eveness of color. I have some 2010 birds that the color is light on the sides and dark on the front. I hope with more time, that will even out as the bird grows. then I look for pattern and nice full lacing. lacing can affect your over all color and lastly, comb and head (obviously for showing you can't have a single comb but for breeding, you really need to have some in your flock or you will lose the fertility).
looking back at your video, i can see the white is just due to the camera being too close as it colors in as the bird moves away.
the best view for me to judge a bird is side view then butt view. i can give you my opinion but I'm not an expert, i learn more from the white wyandotte breeders then any one. I am not a threat to them as my birds are not the same color but are the same breed. showing patterned birds is alot harder then showing a solid color and it doesn't take much for your patterned bird to lose to a solid.

 

[hoppy]

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yeah!! Brindle and Lovin's made to Nat's!! how are the medicine babies doing? can't wait to see pictures, hopefully the rain has stopped there, still pouring here.