Which of the eb split chick's parents do you think carries eb? I would try to put the chick back with that parent to see if you could get some chicks with a pure eb base. That is very interesting. I think ebs have dark underfluff correct? So maybe look the parent birds over and see if any have darker underfluff. Birds with eb also have heavier striping in the hackle/saddle feathers.It is either eb or eb split.
I get a couple or a few every year and have threatened to isolated the eb and do something but I never do.
I tried to get dark browns in the beginning but could only pick up a few that were rose comb. I was silly enough to think about doing some RC versions of my projects but quickly came to my senses because that would double everything and I wasn't even a fan of RCs.
I got into Isabels very early. They really convinced me that hey with some different genes I could really make some new varieties. I split some with someone local that was also getting into them quick.
Immediately I wondered how the lavender would look on the dark browns.
Someone else liked the idea and another thought Isabel RCs would be a hit here because of our cold winters.
I got started but both lost interest and so did I but I'd already put eb in my line. I sorted it out for a while but then when I moved to other projects with browns it'd occasionally pop up.
I don't even know, 7 or 8 years agoand they still occasionally show up.
And rose combed Isabels would be awesome. I prefer the look of single combs, but after their first really cold winter they lose all their lovely points. Rose combed birds definitely fair better in the winter. I eventually want some rose combed Dark Brown Leghorns.
