The Moonshiner's Chick Chat

[WallyG74]

I’m still breeding RIRs to sell and to improve my flock’s auto sexing traits. Also breeding for BBS in my Cochins. I’m hoping that blue cockerel I’ve been looking for is in my brooder right now.

 

[sdm111]

I’m still breeding RIRs to sell and to improve my flock’s auto sexing traits. Also breeding for BBS in my Cochins. I’m hoping that blue cockerel I’ve been looking for is in my brooder right now.

Sweet!
What's a BBS?

 

[WallyG74]

Sweet!
What's a BBS?

Black, blue, splash

 

[Amer]

Something I've been wondering about for a while. Why is it ok to inbreed chickens? Why don't they have the same issues that pop up like when you inbreed mammals?

Honestly… I don’t know.
Maybe’s in the wild chickens do more sibling breeding than mammals do?
I know that corn (spread by the wind) gets inbreeding depression really easily but for other plants it’s not an issue at all.

 

[WallyG74]

Sweet!
What's a BBS?

I have black and blue but lack the necessary blue cockerel to get me to splash.

 

[sdm111]

I have black and blue but lack the necessary blue cockerel to get me to splash.

You looking for one?

 

[WallyG74]

You looking for one?

I’m hatching and have some in the brooder. I’m just looking for some development amongst them to get the best quality I can. Got more in the incubator too.

 

[WallyG74]

Here’s the BBS breakdown.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Something I've been wondering about for a while. Why is it ok to inbreed chickens? Why don't they have the same issues that pop up like when you inbreed mammals?

Cause they're better than us mere mammals

 

[OneHappyDuckie]

Because some just die.

I've never had any pip internally and then die, though