Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[hallerlake]

Quote: I've used that site, but only when I knew what parent birds to enter.
I've been playing with the loci, and I have a couple of questions. What is smokey? How is it different from blue? What breeds have the Lavender self blue genes?

 

[lovinchickypoos]

So, after trying to catch up for a week on here I gave up!
Hope anyone who has family on the east coast has heard from them and they are well! So sad!
I really wish I could take advantage of the Meyer's broiler deal!!! I don't currently have a separate set-up for them and have yet to learn how to process them. Guess there's only 1 way to learn!

 

[FirewifeJess]

So, after trying to catch up for a week on here I gave up!
Hope anyone who has family on the east coast has heard from them and they are well! So sad!
I really wish I could take advantage of the Meyer's broiler deal!!! I don't currently have a separate set-up for them and have yet to learn how to process them. Guess there's only 1 way to learn!

I'm also bummed not to have a good setup for more birds that I could keep separate. I would love me some home raised chickens!!

 

[Totalcolour]

One last- and I now have a date that things started going to heck this summer, the date of this pic, when the chicks were a month and a half old. I didn't take another photo of them, nor more than a few of anything, until way into September.

Well well! I am so glad Malvina has worked out (and worked!) for you. One just hates a good chicken to go to waste

 

[Chickielady]

I've used that site, but only when I knew what parent birds to enter.

Yeah, I wish there was a site that said "If you want this_____________________ you need to breed this_________________ to this____________________
But I haven't found such a site yet.guess you just have to keep searching....................maybe ask Illia.

 

[Chickielady]

How does one get blue to breed true?

Breed them back to blue parents.
Blue X Blue and after a few generations they should breed true.

 

[Chickielady]

I've been playing with the loci, and I have a couple of questions. What is smokey? How is it different from blue? What breeds have the Lavender self blue genes?

That I do not know, I have not bred Lavender, maybe WA4-HPoultryMom can help you there.

 

[pettec63]

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Good one!!!

 

[pettec63]

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Uh oh!! Do they have ornamental Chestnuts??!! I better check first!! LOL!

 

[hallerlake]

Quote: That blue/black/splash thing is confusing.