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[chickadoodles]

LOL

I'm going with the fairy story!

I like the fairy story best also! lol

 

[dsqard]

God bless both your mom and your dad Linda. I love the thought that you got both sides of the story about life. Not everyone is that lucky. BTW, the mental images from your mother's description are just rich and wonderful.

This past week, with SCG's advice and support, I have given up smoking. Had to do it for DH and myself (he quit a couple days after me but we are both smoke free and hopefully stay that way). Yesterday, I rewarded myself for a week of no smoking with a hike up into the mountains. The fact that I could breathe easier and smell the pines should keep me on the path. I also got to see some gorgeous sights.

 

[IAFarmGirl]

This past week, with SCG's advice and support, I have given up smoking. Had to do it for DH and myself (he quit a couple days after me but we are both smoke free and hopefully stay that way). Yesterday, I rewarded myself for a week of no smoking with a hike up into the mountains. The fact that I could breathe easier and smell the pines should keep me on the path. I also got to see some gorgeous sights.

Way to go!! It is so very difficult but just take it one day at a time and you can do it!! Yes being able to breathe easier & smell all those wonderful things is a great motivator.

 

[Highcotton]

Beautiful bird.  Never seen or heard dunn used.  Looks like a mix between brown and gray.  Lovely

This is the first time I have heard it used for chickens. It has been used as a color for horses for a very long time.

 

[drumstick diva]

The chocolate breeders (orps, etc) mention dunn a lot but, I couldn't picture it

 

[superchemicalgirl]

SCG please tell Chris I said "Hello," Heck I wish I could find a calendar like that of women, then I could paste my face in there and reminisce about my youth.

Incidentally what is Chris holding in his hand, probably not an OSCAR but, what?

He's holding a hand saw. That was back when I had convinced him that I would die unless I had a chicken coop and back when he was trying to convince me that he'd be good BF material (hey it worked out, I got a great coop and a great BF out of it). Like I said, we don't have many pictures of each other. I think the only other one that I have of him face-on is one where a chicken flew up to rest on his shoulder. I couldn't find that one so you got him and his saw.

Dsqard, those pictures are delightful and I'm glad you're still smoke-free.

I've also been thinking about chicken pedigrees, and I've come up with a couple difficulties with them:
1. No way of permanently marking the birds to be associated with their pedigree (ie my goats have easily visible tattoos)
2. No way of knowing which eggs came out of which vent (there are ways around this such as those locked nest boxes or single caged animals)

In the chicken world we do have some sort of pedigree. Back when the marans fad was going on (is that still a thing?) I saw people selling X or Y line of birds. But they don't have a specific written pedigree and you really have no idea what you're getting. Also phenotype (what they look like) is different than genotype (what genes they carry). For example, I have a couple "pure breed" cornish. The hen that I have that looks the best color wise all over her body has 2 white feathers on her head. That's a no-no. She didn't start to express those white feathers until a few months ago. So we would all have to agree that birds couldn't be "pedigreed" until after the first molt (just randomly picking a time). Likewise I had an all black bird that has turned into an 80% white bird. I think that's pretty neat, but just because she looked like X bird and came from Y line doesn't mean the genes that she expresses are the right ones.

 

[Wisher1000]

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Smarty-pants.

 

[ChooksChick]

God bless both your mom and your dad Linda. I love the thought that you got both sides of the story about life. Not everyone is that lucky. BTW, the mental images from your mother's description are just rich and wonderful.

This past week, with SCG's advice and support, I have given up smoking. Had to do it for DH and myself (he quit a couple days after me but we are both smoke free and hopefully stay that way). Yesterday, I rewarded myself for a week of no smoking with a hike up into the mountains. The fact that I could breathe easier and smell the pines should keep me on the path. I also got to see some gorgeous sights.

Good for you! I'm a former smoker, too- there will come a day when the idea will repulse you beyond words. Remember that.

I'm going with the fairy story!

Born 25 miles from where I type right this minute! Lawrence is not like the rest of the center of this country. It's like Austin, Flagstaff, Madison...college town with open minds and lots of overeducated middle class folks who are unapologetically unconventional. Gets cold & hot, but it's a good place.

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I have unique bands on my birds, which come in a dozen colors, stamped with my name and contact info, serial number. Rivet on. I record hatch date & birds in pen and narrow it down as they grow if I can.

(white feathers can result from plucking or tearing injury and shouldn't be considered a fault for breeding purposes if rooster, etc. happened to cause said injury)

 

[insanity]

I've also been thinking about chicken pedigrees, and I've come up with a couple difficulties with them:
1. No way of permanently marking the birds to be associated with their pedigree (ie my goats have easily visible tattoos)
2. No way of knowing which eggs came out of which vent (there are ways around this such as those locked nest boxes or single caged animals)

In the chicken world we do have some sort of pedigree. Back when the marans fad was going on (is that still a thing?) I saw people selling X or Y line of birds. But they don't have a specific written pedigree and you really have no idea what you're getting. Also phenotype (what they look like) is different than genotype (what genes they carry). For example, I have a couple "pure breed" cornish. The hen that I have that looks the best color wise all over her body has 2 white feathers on her head. That's a no-no. She didn't start to express those white feathers until a few months ago. So we would all have to agree that birds couldn't be "pedigreed" until after the first molt (just randomly picking a time). Likewise I had an all black bird that has turned into an 80% white bird. I think that's pretty neat, but just because she looked like X bird and came from Y line doesn't mean the genes that she expresses are the right ones.

Pedigrees are given at birth. It is only a record the genealogy of an animal. Registration is more for quality control (in rabbits at least) each must match the breed standard, be at least 9 months old( might be a year old), carry a permanent ID mark,and be inspected by a qualified judge. Horses are even easier now that branding is undesirable, no permanent mark needed only good photos of coloration are needed.
The shared nest box thing.... that could be an issue. So far I have been able to tell who laid my hatched eggs but with bigger flocks I can see the problem.
Oh well I will try and see how it goes at least for the birds I hatch and keep.While I wait for my olive eggers and SFH to start laying I am playing with crossing blue splash bantam to several breeds and want to record what I get.

 

[insanity]

Hats off to you dsqard.

You can quit. I'm pulling for you.