The Legbar Thread!

[Flaming Chicken]

Beautiful birds! No Carlisle or Esme?

Might have to change the names of the parents? Or just hatch more.

 

[lonnyandrinda]

The cresting gene appears dominant. So I would hang on to her anyway.

 

[KPenley]

The cresting gene appears dominant. So I would hang on to her anyway.

It is. As are blue egg color and barring. The odds are in our favor. heehee

Any other movie/books we can fit in lol?

 

[normanack]

I have a coming 3 month old roo that also has the crooked comb - he has a huge pullet-like crest as well, I am sure that is the reason for the comb being crooked, but he is going to have to go.

All 5 of my November hatchlings have bright yellow legs. One of the two pullets, however, is crestless. Too bad she did not get her brother's crest!

Hair Club for Hens.

 

[ChicKat]

I have a coming 3 month old roo that also has the crooked comb - he has a huge pullet-like crest as well, I am sure that is the reason for the comb being crooked, but he is going to have to go.

All 5 of my November hatchlings have bright yellow legs. One of the two pullets, however, is crestless. Too bad she did not get her brother's crest!

Pictures? would love to see them.

 

[normanack]

Anyone heard of or used these? Inexpensive sensors that measure and record rough handling of packages. Sounds perfect for mailing hatching eggs.

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2013/02/parcel-sentinel-grasses-on-dod.html

 

[KPenley]

Anyone heard of or used these? Inexpensive sensors that measure and record rough handling of packages. Sounds perfect for mailing hatching eggs.

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2013/02/parcel-sentinel-grasses-on-dod.html

You would know if the package was treated harshly, but how would it help?

 

[1muttsfan]

I posted some pics in the Cream Legbar thread - I am having trouble keeping up with 2 separate threads, about the same breed. Anyone think we could use one of the threads and maybe let the other drift off?

 

[normanack]

You would know if the package was treated harshly, but how would it help?

If we could inform the post office about definite rough handling of a package marked FRAGILE -- HATCHING EGGS, it's possible that handling might improve or that they'd refund the loss. (Optimistic, I know.)

If enough people shipping hatching eggs used them, we might be able to correlate how much the handling affects hatchability, or if eggs packed a particular way survive rough handling better.

At the least, it might provide some comfort to know that a very poor hatch had been through seismic activity, and it wasn't your incubator or a dodgy seller.

 

[KPenley]

If we could inform the post office about definite rough handling of a package marked FRAGILE -- HATCHING EGGS, it's possible that handling might improve or that they'd refund the loss. (Optimistic, I know.)

If enough people shipping hatching eggs used them, we might be able to correlate how much the handling affects hatchability, or if eggs packed a particular way survive rough handling better.

At the least, it might provide some comfort to know that a very poor hatch had been through seismic activity, and it wasn't your incubator or a dodgy seller.

Got it. Imagine a postal service that was held accountable

Cool device though!