The Evolution of Atlas: A Breeding (and Chat) Thread

[h2oratt]

So the barring is dominate?

 

[Pyxis]

So the barring is dominate?

Yes, it expresses with one copy.

 

[h2oratt]

Yes, it expresses with one copy.

Hey how is the emu hatching?

 

[Pyxis]

Hey how is the emu hatching?

Thanks for asking It went well, two hatched. They're starting to get big! They're roughly three and a half feet tall now.

 

[drumstick diva]

What has Ciara been up to?

 

[speckledhen]

diva! I see you've been lurking a little bit! Hope you're doing well.

Julie, as far as what Sandhill subbed rather than blue Jersey Giants, there are blue Langshans, I believe. There are also blue Marans, if I'm not mistaken, but I have no idea if they have those.

With barred birds, if a bird carries one copy, it appears darker, like a BR pullet. If it has two copies (double barred), it appears lighter like a cockerel.

When Atlas hatched, I got Atlas, who is properly double barred, his two barred sisters, plus two solid black sisters, one of those being Wendy. His sire, Rex #2, was single barred, having only one copy of the gene like a black sex link rooster would. Rex was the product of my Delaware rooster and one of the Stukel BR hens. If Rex had been double barred, he would have given a copy to all of his progeny. So, Rex gave his copy of the barring gene to 50% of his offspring, roughly. The mothers of that group of his progeny were the Stukel line BR hens. The reason that there were two black girls is that hens never pass the barring gene to daughters and Rex, being single barred, did not pass his gene to those two daughters, either. He did, however, pass it to Rachel and Rowena.

 

[speckledhen]

Someone wants to keep me occupied! I received a wonderful surprise package today! Some super nice person(*seminolewind!*)sent me a big box chock full of gorgeous, quality cotton fabrics and even a few spools of high quality threads to use with them. She didn't include a card or note, but the return address seemed rather familiar and finally it dawned on me who my benefactor is!

I am so blessed to have so many kind people in my life. There are three, count 'em, THREE "Morning Serenade" panels with beautiful roosters on them, my weakness, as you all know. A new rooster quilt is coming up soon!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Wow, that's a nice gift. You will be busy for a while making all your wonderful items. You definitely deserve it.

 

[speckledhen]

Wow, that's a nice gift. You will be busy for a while making all your wonderful items. You definitely deserve it.

So generous of Karen to send me this treasure trove of beautiful fabrics. Not sure I deserve it, but I sure appreciate it!

 

[Leahs Mom]

Just stopping in to say hello Been traveling for the last week and came back to 7 week olds that looked HUGE compared to when we left!