The Moonshiner's Leghorn Thread Peanut Gallery

[Chookwagn]

I resemble that remark

So are you going to take offense to it or not??

 

[Chookwagn]

Colt, you need to find your happy heart! Love all chickens!

This is very hard to do.....

 

[ColtHandorf]

I mean look...

True APA accepted Mille Fluer:

Old English Game Bantam

d'Uccle

Similar but different genes:

Speckled Sussex

Jubilee Orpington (Great example of where things start to get wonky, they aren't uniformly marked.)

And then these abominations...

"Calico Cochin"

Tolbunt Polish

I'm not saying the color isn't pretty. But the "breed" is not uniform. The amount of color (or lack thereof) varies greatly between the birds. And because not everyone used the same combination of genes starting out, Mille Fluer x Red versus Mille Fluer x Buff or whatever, they are genetically all over the place.

 

[ColtHandorf]

I resemble that remark

I'm from Texas. I can say that. lol

Colt, you need to find your happy heart! Love all chickens!

 

[WallyG74]

So are you going to take offense to it or not??

Not hardly

 

[WallyG74]

I'm from Texas. I can say that. lol

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That chicken came STRAIGHT FROM MISSOURI!

 

[WallyG74]

I mean look...

True APA accepted Mille Fluer:

Old English Game Bantam
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d'Uccle
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Similar but different genes:

Speckled Sussex
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Jubilee Orpington (Great example of where things start to get wonky, they aren't uniformly marked.)
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And then these abominations...

"Calico Cochin"
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Tolbunt Polish
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I'm not saying the color isn't pretty. But the "breed" is not uniform. The amount of color (or lack thereof) varies greatly between the birds. And because not everyone used the same combination of genes starting out, Mille Fluer x Red versus Mille Fluer x Buff or whatever, they are genetically all over the place.

We should probably just call them EFEE.
Extra Fluffy Easter Egger!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I mean look...

True APA accepted Mille Fluer:

Old English Game Bantam
View attachment 2959384View attachment 2959397
d'Uccle
View attachment 2959387View attachment 2959401

Similar but different genes:

Speckled Sussex
View attachment 2959394View attachment 2959400

Jubilee Orpington (Great example of where things start to get wonky, they aren't uniformly marked.)
View attachment 2959403View attachment 2959404View attachment 2959405View attachment 2959406View attachment 2959408View attachment 2959409

And then these abominations...

"Calico Cochin"
View attachment 2959411

Tolbunt Polish
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I'm not saying the color isn't pretty. But the "breed" is not uniform. The amount of color (or lack thereof) varies greatly between the birds. And because not everyone used the same combination of genes starting out, Mille Fluer x Red versus Mille Fluer x Buff or whatever, they are genetically all over the place.

Ahh, okay. I see now what you mean. I rarely see any so i havent noticed that they really can be 10:90 one way or the other (or anythibg inbetweem) patternwise

 

[WallyG74]

This is very hard to do.....

It doesn’t work on Emma either

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Yes. That would get me more blues and eventually splash, correct?

Yes.