The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[CayuseRanch]

I think I needed to guess higher on my total number of eggs set. Curiosity made me add up the number of eggs set and recorded so far (AND LOTS STILL TO BE ADDED) and Im pretty sure we will be surpassing my guess lol.

 

[Happy Chooks]

OMG!!! OMG!!! I am finally caught up! I love Ron's digests and read them religiously, but I just love reading what everyone is setting and looking at the pictures. Time to go get a pic of my eggs and post my numbers.

I too have been enjoying everyone's pictures!

Oh my, oh my, I just found someone in my area that will have baby Sebastopol geese here in the next few days. Eeeeeeeeee! I hope I can get one! I am going to try my best....

Hope you can get one!

How do you win prizes from the hatch along?

In the first post of this thread are the links to all of the contests!

 

[cracrzy4chicks]

@cracrzy4chicks

You should get Black Sex linked offspring:

From the sex link thread:

Black Sex-linked

There are two important genes that must be a part of a black sex-linked cross; the E locus allele called extended black (E) and the sex-linked barring gene (B). The Barred Plymouth rock carries both E and B and both genes are used as the female side in commercial black sex linked crosses while the male side of the cross is a Rhode Island Red or a New Hampshire. Birchen birds at times can be used in black sex linked crosses. It is best to leave the use of birchen birds to individuals that have tested the birds for the correct genotype. If birchen birds do not have the correct genotype, the offspring will not be black sex linked.

A few specifics to remember about a black sex-linked cross are:

1) the female must carry sex-linked barring (barred),

2) the male can not carry sex-linked barring (male can not be barred),

3) one of the birds must be homozygous for extended black or carry two extended black genes and

4) neither of the birds can carry dominant white or in other words be a white bird. Some recessive white birds may work on the male side of the cross but you never know if it will work or not work. So I suggest not using white birds.

5). Almost any variety (color) of male ( not including white or barred ) can be used in a black sex linked cross. White birds sometimes carry dominant white and or barring which would not work in a black sex linked cross. White males that do not carry dominant white or barring will work as the male in a black sex linked cross. White males like the white wyandotte or the white plymouth rock will work if they do not carry dominant white or barring.

In a black sex-linked cross, the female will only contribute the barring gene to the male offspring. So the adult males will be black and barred. The female offspring will receive their sex linked trait from the father; in this case, the recessive gene for no barring. So the females will not be barred as adults.

It is also important that the chick down has a black dorsal surface, back and top of the head; this allows for the barring gene to be expressed as a white or cream spot on top of the male chicks head. See Illustration 5. This is why a white bird that carries dominant white can not be used to produce black sex linked chicks. The top of the head would be white and the white spot will not show. Males that carry barring can not be used because the males will produce females chicks with white spots on their heads.

The top of a female chicks head will be a solid black color. See Illustration 6. The chicks in the pictures do not have a white belly like many other black sex linked chicks.

Illustration 5 male black sex-link Illustration 6 female black sex-link

Examples of breeds that can be used for black sex linked crosses.

1 Male carries the blue egg shell gene.
2 Not a good choice may carry barring.
3. Carry the genes for white egg shell.

Thank you Ron !! Out of the 4 eggs I hatched from that cross, 1 is def. a roo.

the other 3 look like pullets !!
I'm going to subscribe to the sex-link thread. In your opinion would or should the blue or lav color be dominant over the black ? Could I get Blue sex links from this combo ?

 

[Sueg4332]

I'll donate 12 wheaten marans eggs to drawings. PS I've never shipped eggs. subject to if they keep laying of course they laying great right now....

 

[austinbndr28]

Depending on the family (or the vacation), this could be a good thing.

Haha! I know what ya mean. The family is good. The vacation is at my great aunt's house in north carolina where most of our family goes once a year in April. We are Cherokee Indian and they have a pow-wow down there. It would be nice to go and do something different.

 

[ronott1]

Thank you Ron !! Out of the 4 eggs I hatched from that cross, 1 is def. a roo.

the other 3 look like pullets !!
I'm going to subscribe to the sex-link thread. In your opinion would or should the blue or lav color be dominant over the black ? Could I get Blue sex links from this combo ?

@cracrzy4chicks

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/261208/sex-linked-information/930#post_13126310

Ask on the thread. Read the first post because there is a lot of information there.

Lavendar works differently from blue so that could cause differences in the results of the matings.

 

[cracrzy4chicks]

@cracrzy4chicks

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/261208/sex-linked-information/930#post_13126310

Ask on the thread. Read the first post because there is a lot of information there.

Lavendar works differently from blue so that could cause differences in the results of the matings.

Thank you !

 

[sundancenbare]

I set my eggs for the Hatch a long. I set 7 black copper marans, 6 frizzled Americanas and 3 frizzled polish 16 total I haven't hatched in a long time so this will be fun

 

[PAchickenlover]

If anyone is interested, I'll donate a dozen duck eggs for the mini contests. The eggs will be a mix of pekin, Rouen, a cross of the two, or they could be crested/runner/pekin or crested/runner/Rouen.

Here are some pics of my ducks.

This is my Rouen drake next to my pekin hen.

This guy is a crested/runner/Rouen cross. (Sorry he is molting and looks horrible)

The buff hen in this pic is my runner/crested cross. The boys have destroyed her puffball on the back of her head.

My Rouen hen.

And last but not least my pekin drake.

If you guys are only interested in one breed I can separate them they won't be happy about it, lol, but I can do it.

So do you want me to donate some of their eggs?

 

[PAchickenlover]

So if I have this sex link thing figured out then I know I have a Roo or two in my brooder. The lady I got these eggs from has Dominique's and barred rocks her one Roo is an EE. I noticed on some of the black chicks there is a white spot on their head and others there isn't.
A example is in this pic. The chick in the back has a white spot on its head the one in the front doesn't.