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[PSJ]

Okay good. Let me explain just incase you do not know. Black and red are the base colors of all birds. The dilution gene (blue) only has an effect on black bases. Your blue cock is really a black with 1 copy of the dilution gene, that gene turns black to blue. When breeding blue x blue = black, blue, splash When breeding blue x black = black, blue Blacks = 0 dilution gene Blues = 1 copy dilution gene Splashes = 2 copies dilution genes (this bird is HZ for the dilution gene) If you breed a splash to black you will get = 100% blues 1. The deepest solid black Wyandottes have dusky legs (I don't have any pictures of these birds) 2. breed for blacks that have the green sheen only (look at my cockerel 03, he has the green sheen you want) 3. breed for wide open teepee tails, to achieve this, you want birds that are as wide from the chest all the way back to the hips. (here are two examples of teepee tails, the first one is on a cockerel, the second is a hen)

I did not know that. Thank you! A few of my hens have a green sheen to them... Thats a good thing, right? I'm not really breeding for a certain quality, but wouldn't mind getting some really pretty birds. I know my roo isn't SOP but I, personally, think he's beautiful and want to see what he can produce

 

[PSJ]

Sorry about the double post

 

[Texasmja]

I did not know that. Thank you! A few of my hens have a green sheen to them... Thats a good thing, right? I'm not really breeding for a certain quality, but wouldn't mind getting some really pretty birds. I know my roo isn't SOP but I, personally, think he's beautiful and want to see what he can produce

You only want to breed black birds that have the green sheen. The green sheen is a sign of the highest quality of feather.

 

[Texasmja]

Sorry about the double post

Another thing about breeding blues is if you only breed bluexblue, because of the dilution gene the offspring will loose the black base color resulting is very light blues. Breeding black back into the blues keeps the base color pure and the offspring will be dark blues. And another thing, the blue wyandottes should have a darker edge to their feathers almost looking like they are laced, but they aren't.

 

[PSJ]

Another thing about breeding blues is if you only breed bluexblue, because of the dilution gene the offspring will loose the black base color resulting is very light blues.  Breeding black back into the blues keeps the base color pure and the offspring will be dark blues.  And another thing, the blue wyandottes should have a darker edge to their feathers almost looking like they are laced, but they aren't.

I seriously need to update my phone! I would love to be able to post a picture of my blue Wyandotte hen to see if the edging around her feathers is what you are talking about

 

[Kilsharion]

I came home today to find that my step-son had been busy. When I bought my house, I had a stone walk that went from the front porch, down the side of the house to the back porch. My step-son heard me complaining about how my newly sprouting grass see was being trammeled by the repeated crossing over by him and my husband and decided to do something about it. So, he created a solution:









I also have a tiny wash that goes down my front "garden"...he's working to rectify that as well; but, that's why the mini-bridge is there.

 

[Kilsharion]

Okay good. Let me explain just incase you do not know.

Black and red are the base colors of all birds. The dilution gene (blue) only has an effect on black bases. Your blue cock is really a black with 1 copy of the dilution gene, that gene turns black to blue.

When breeding blue x blue = black, blue, splash
When breeding blue x black = black, blue

Blacks = 0 dilution gene
Blues = 1 copy dilution gene
Splashes = 2 copies dilution genes (this bird is HZ for the dilution gene) If you breed a splash to black you will get = 100% blues

1. The deepest solid black Wyandottes have dusky legs (I don't have any pictures of these birds)
2. breed for blacks that have the green sheen only (look at my cockerel 03, he has the green sheen you want)
3. breed for wide open teepee tails, to achieve this, you want birds that are as wide from the chest all the way back to the hips. (here are two examples of teepee tails, the first one is on a cockerel, the second is a hen)

So when you breed the blue laced red, you have to toss in a black from time to time?

 

[yinepu]

I came home today to find that my step-son had been busy. When I bought my house, I had a stone walk that went from the front porch, down the side of the house to the back porch. My step-son heard me complaining about how my newly sprouting grass see was being trammeled by the repeated crossing over by him and my husband and decided to do something about it. So, he created a solution:



I also have a tiny wash that goes down my front "garden"...he's working to rectify that as well; but, that's why the mini-bridge is there.

Looks like he's been busy since he started it on Sunday..

Lol.. i would still be digging up the darn rocks..

 

[Little Wing]

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/texas-explosion/ An explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco. Hope all of our people are OK!

 

[Kilsharion]

Looks like he's been busy since he started it on Sunday..

Lol.. i would still be digging up the darn rocks..

He's been crazy busy. Makes me not mind supporting him if I'm going to keep getting this kind of work out of him

My place literally grows rocks. No digging required - just walk around and pick them up. And, no, actually, I'm not kidding. It's insane how many rocks we have here. From what our next door neighbour told us (he's the builder and designer of this house), a significant portion of the rock in our house is actually from this very property.