The EE braggers thread!!!

[flower]

duh...................... would you believe that I need to know what POL is ? "pullet of laying " ?



Quote:

 

[flower]

CRASH0330 so you got your EEs ............Congratulations !

 

[Illia]

Kaussandra -

Skyfire and the roo should give you 50% chance birds with Skyfire's blue, and 50% chance birds with normal black patterning. The females will be in a 50/50 of either silver or gold, meaning you'll get white and gray ones or white and black ones, or black and brown ones or gray and brown ones like Skyfire. Males will be 50/50 chance of either golden duckwing like your rooster or normal BBR (black breasted red) - However, depending on your rooster being heterozygous or homozygous for Columbian, half or all of them will have a bunch of white like your rooster, the other half or none will be black white golden hackles/saddle and red shoulders. Also depending on the Columbian present, the females will be 50/50 patterned identically like Skyfire and patterned more like the Easter Eggers I showed, or all of them looking more like the girls I showed. Silvers out of the breeding will be the best determination of your rooster having both or one Columbian gene. If you get a silver female out of the bunch with salmon or brown coloration on her breast, your rooster is heterozygous for Columbian, meaning he'll throw 50/50 birds with the gene.

Apologies if that sounded confusing. I could roll out some photos if that helps.

POL means point of lay. It refers to pullets at I believe 18 or 21 weeks, not sure which.

For a visual aid. . . (NOT my birds - just a visual reference)


Duckwing / Black Breasted Red - Though in wildtype, it varies as you may know, and the black pencilling can increase

True Partridge.

Though some might have partridge base instead of duckwing, they need the lacing gene to actually make their patterning a true partridge. I've yet to see Easter Eggers have the lacing gene. (ones not crossed with a laced bird

)

 

[flower]

Illia you are so good. You remind me of some one who has a scientific mind but after viewing your web page, I know that yo are an artist as well.

 

[jennifersmith326]

Where is everyone today???

 

[phasianidae]

Quote:
Hancock, MN

 

[1 Bad Rotti]

Quote:
Hancock, MN

I'm in Georgia, currently at work.

 

[jennifersmith326]

Quote:
Hancock, MN

I'm in Georgia, currently at work.

I'm in Georgia too. I have been contemplating what I am going to set in my new incubator tonight.

I got lots of goodies to go in the there. OEGB BBreds, and Some Millie Fluer D'Uccle and some RIR I got from the crazy Egg train, and my project that I hope turns out good- Barred Rock Hens with a White EE Rooster.

I'm still a littelc onfused about what color chicks I will get out of that mating.

 

[Kassaundra]

Quote:
Thanks for the detailed answer and the pics it helped a lot. I am not going to breed them to hatch chicks this year, but may next year, but it looks like the odds of getting a girl who looks like skyfire s about 25% of the girl chicks, and one that has blue but not her patterning 50% of the girls. Since my recent horrific experience w/ a mercy kill I need to rethink options for unwanted males (was considering freezer camp as an option, but not now)

 

[happyhensny]

I'm in NY - getting ready for a 4-H meeting. Thinking if I want to buy a new incubator. What are we having for dinner?