The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[WestoftheRest]

Chick pics

Did you get a new phone? Pic quality is much better!

 

[The Moonshiner]

Did you get a new phone? Pic quality is much better!

Ha, no.
Snagged someone's just for a couple quick pics today.

 

[Amer]

My favorite birds are any one that come in Columbian or Light!

My favorites are blue.

 

[BlackHackle]

My favorites are blue.

Those are good, especially the ones with black lacing on them like the Andalusians

 

[Cyprus]

Oh I have no idea right now.
I was thinning down all winter but now I have quite a few that I've hatched since spring.
I'd estimate 350 - 375? That load was just layer pellets. Total chicken feed I go through 100lbs plus a little a day.

Have you tried foraging and maggot buckets to cut down on feed consumption?

 

[The Moonshiner]

Have you tried foraging and maggot buckets to cut down on feed consumption?

A lot of them do free range and I'd rather spend $$$ then deal with maggots.

 

[nicalandia]

Nope.
Not doing any wild type/ wheaton crosses at this time.
I suspect the one you're looking at is just a black tailed red chick.

I meant on the chick down e allele e+/eWh, Black tailed reds can be had on e+,eb,eWh, from the looks of the chick down it looks to be intermediate between e+ and eWh.

Did you create your black tailed reds?

If I had time and money, I would work on White Tailed Reds, one of my favorite pattern

 

[Redhead Rae]

A lot of them do free range and I'd rather spend $$$ then deal with maggots.

All you do is put meat in buckets with holes in the sides and bottom. You get more protein for your birds in maggots than you would if you just fed them the meat.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I meant on the chick down e allele e+/eWh, Black tailed reds can be had on e+,eb,eWh, from the looks of the chick down it looks to be intermediate between e+ and eWh.

Did you create your black tailed reds?

If I had time and money, I would work on White Tailed Reds, one of my favorite pattern

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No I didn't create my BT Reds. All of them I've ever hatched looked like that. They came from the same source and I'm now on 3rd generation so couldn't see any way they could be e+/ eWh.
I'm about to scrap them as they are and start crossing to my buffs since they need drastic improvement and its too slow going hatching dozens to only keep a couple to continue with.

 

[WVduckchick]

I meant on the chick down e allele e+/eWh, Black tailed reds can be had on e+,eb,eWh, from the looks of the chick down it looks to be intermediate between e+ and eWh.

Did you create your black tailed reds?

If I had time and money, I would work on White Tailed Reds, one of my favorite pattern

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Now that is a gorgeous bird!!