She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[scflock]

For you, yes.  For me, no - because I don't have one..

I will have Roos of both, so I wasn't sure if there was a preference for the breed of roo and hens

 

[FridayYet]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1541575112755530/

Not sure you can see the chart if you are not a member of the group. If you PM me an e-mail address, I'll send you the pdf.

 

[sideWing]

I give extra light. But, I let them wind down and start my light when the cold weather starts in October, and production is slowing. I know of one keeper who keeps them on a 14 hour cycle year round, and then he shuts off lights for 2 weeks in September to induce a molt when the weather is appropriate for chickens to be running around naked. I have a 3 y.o. RIR who looks like she belongs in the meat case in the very cold dead of winter. I'm getting little tiny pullet eggs now. Jack's gene pool is quite mixed up. Getting browns and one white. Was expecting greens and blues. SC. I'd love to get some Am eggs from you in the spring!!

My first two EEs blue eggs are almost white. Lame.

I read an article that said if you change the light pattern later it can stress them out and start them picking at each other etc. Maybe that was only in a cooped situation though?

 

[sideWing]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1541575112755530/

Not sure you can see the chart if you are not a member of the group. If you PM me an e-mail address, I'll send you the pdf.

Closed group. Can't see. I did ask to join. Looks like a cool group.

 

[FridayYet]

 

[sideWing]

 

[rossfam06]

Do you have an ACME rocket you could strap him to?

That's awesome.

Hatchabatch app starts with day 1.  Wish you could over-ride it but you can't.  

Me too! When I start my papers I wait until the next day and start day 1

 

[lazy gardener]

I just let my chickens follow nature's cycle - but then, I'm further South than you and I'm just doing this for a hobby. As long as I have eggs to eat, and some to trade with neighbors, I'm good.


That's the problem with EE cocks. Even if they came from a blue or green egg, you don't know if they actually inherited the blue egg gene. I try to find my EEs and OEs that have one true Ameraucana parent, but unless you know the breeder, you never really know. That's why I really want to keep my Wheaten boy - he should have blue genes to pass on.

Now, this roo was hatched from a blue egg, so I'm puzzled how the dominant blue genetics work in this case? His parents were both EE. I'm not overly concerned, as my main priority is small tight combs, and even in this case, his comb is nothing to write home about. His 1/2 sisters are laying beautiful aqua colored eggs. Their Mom was PBR, dad was the same EE. So, it will be interesting to see what next year's chicks produce. So far, from the pullets, I've had 3 brown and 1 white. If there are any blue/green eggs being produced by any them, they are of a size that is not readily distinguishable from those of some of the hens. I hear that the Wheaten Ams often lay the truest blue eggs.

 

[Joyryder]

Pullets tend to look like the sire, and cockerels tend to inherit the hens Physical appearances. They use that to create auto-sexed chicks.

 

[FridayYet]

Now, this roo was hatched from a blue egg, so I'm puzzled how the dominant blue genetics work in this case? His parents were both EE. I'm not overly concerned, as my main priority is small tight combs, and even in this case, his comb is nothing to write home about. His 1/2 sisters are laying beautiful aqua colored eggs. Their Mom was PBR, dad was the same EE. So, it will be interesting to see what next year's chicks produce. So far, from the pullets, I've had 3 brown and 1 white. If there are any blue/green eggs being produced by any them, they are of a size that is not readily distinguishable from those of some of the hens. I hear that the Wheaten Ams often lay the truest blue eggs.

I'm guessing Mom only had one copy of the blue gene so she laid a blue egg. (O/o+) Her son only had a 50% chance of inheriting it from her. If he has the one blue blue gene, his chicks have a 50% chance of inheriting it from him.

True Ameraucanas, Cream Legbars and Araucanas should all carry two copies of the blue gene (O/O) so all offspring should get at least one copy which will tint the eggs blue (underneath any brown overlay which is inherited separately and much more complicated)