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kellysmall87 said:
chickensxoxo - you should. They make excellent mothers. Mine is sitting on two eggs now due sunday. They're polish frizzle eggs. :)
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One of my Silkies, Kyla, is already sitting and due any day, and now Chloe is broody and I have no eggs for her. I could take some from my backyard mix, but some nice Silkie eggs sound better. lol
 
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BarnGoddess01 said:
Barring is dominant but it is MUCH easier to get it from a barred roo because he carries two copies of the gene. Females only carry a single copy. Using a solid coloured male with your barred girl, you could end up with 50% of her male offspring carrying 1 copy of the B gene. (They would be dark barred on whatever colour you are using because they are only carrying one copy of the gene.) If you then crossed one of those males back to his barred mom, you would end up with more barred birds, male and female, to work with, also some light barred males that would, conceivably, be now carrying two copies of the gene.
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What is the difference between barred and cuckoo? I have 2 two month olds that look exactly like this one and I thought they were cuckoo...
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TheChicknGarden said:
MY PASTRIES TURNED 2 MONTHS TODAY! YAY! SO IT WAS A MUST TO TAKE SOME NEW PHOTOS...

MY BIG GIRL TELLING HER SECRETS TO STRUDEL


A BASKET FULL OF BISCUIT!


& WE MUST NOT FORGET LITTLE MISS MUFFIN


AND JUST BECAUSE SHE'S GOTTEN SOOO FLUFFY MISS NUGGET (turns 5months 2 weeks tomorrow)



AND HERE IS PROOF THAT MY HUSBAND ENJOYS THE PUFF-KINS JUST AS MUCH AS I DO
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.MY BIG GIRL HOLDING MISS PEACHES WHO TURNED 4 MONTHS TODAY! ( THE LAST PHOTO WOULD HAVE BEEN AN AWESOME FAMILY PICTURE, DARN ME FOR NOT SITTING IN IT & PRESSING TIMER)

YEAH I JUST THOUGHT I SHARE.... CAUSE WELL I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF
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Okay...those have to be the cutest "kids with chicks" pictures that I've seen in a loooonngg time!
 
blessedchick said:
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Barring and cuckoo are the same B (barring) gene. Some breeds have the barring a little "tighter", neater, more uniform. Then it is called barring. When it's a little more wild, almost like mottled or spots, it's called cuckoo. The difference has to do with the amount of pigment (black) deposited on the feather and the speed at which the pigment is deposited on the feather. (Silkies, I believe, are "cuckoo".)
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TheChicknGarden said:
MY PASTRIES TURNED 2 MONTHS TODAY! YAY! SO IT WAS A MUST TO TAKE SOME NEW PHOTOS...

MY BIG GIRL TELLING HER SECRETS TO STRUDEL


A BASKET FULL OF BISCUIT!


& WE MUST NOT FORGET LITTLE MISS MUFFIN


AND JUST BECAUSE SHE'S GOTTEN SOOO FLUFFY MISS NUGGET (turns 5months 2 weeks tomorrow)



AND HERE IS PROOF THAT MY HUSBAND ENJOYS THE PUFF-KINS JUST AS MUCH AS I DO
big_smile.png




.MY BIG GIRL HOLDING MISS PEACHES WHO TURNED 4 MONTHS TODAY! ( THE LAST PHOTO WOULD HAVE BEEN AN AWESOME FAMILY PICTURE, DARN ME FOR NOT SITTING IN IT & PRESSING TIMER)

YEAH I JUST THOUGHT I SHARE.... CAUSE WELL I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF
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Such a beautiful family and flock!!! Thank so much for sharing with us!!
 

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