Somethings going around. Lots of kids around here are sick too. Headaches and nauseated.
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I used to go to a local bank and get bags and bags of shredded paper.....I used it for housing rats and mice. Perhaps chickens are different but the rats and mice pee and poop so much that it got matted down quickly and didn't dry well so it was just a stinky mess.
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I don't think so. I had emailed her last fall after finding her email on Cochins International, but never got a reply. Luckily we got to the December show in Chehalis early enough that she still had plenty of birds for sale.
I got two of Sheryl's black frizzles at Chehalis...they are in with a lavender bantam Ameraucana to make frizzled EEs.
I don't think so. I had emailed her last fall after finding her email on Cochins International, but never got a reply. Luckily we got to the December show in Chehalis early enough that she still had plenty of birds for sale.
I got two of Sheryl's black frizzles at Chehalis...they are in with a lavender bantam Ameraucana to make frizzled EEs.
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So, in a nutshell, I should put him over partridge females rather than white...and then once I get daughters from him, I keep the ones that are visually like him, and then should I get barred partridge offspring, or will reguar partridge still pop up?
So, in a nutshell, I should put him over partridge females rather than white...and then once I get daughters from him, I keep the ones that are visually like him, and then should I get barred partridge offspring, or will reguar partridge still pop up?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=439986
OK maybe it is just me, but are these supposed to be chocolate RIR ?
Aren't SQ RIR supposed to be mahogany ?????
Nice choclate though....
OK maybe it is just me, but are these supposed to be chocolate RIR ?
Aren't SQ RIR supposed to be mahogany ?????
Nice choclate though....
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If he's a partridge x white, then he should theoretically have one recessive white allele, one barred allele.
If so, pairing him with Partridge birds will give you a 50/50 of normal partridge and barred partridge (mirrors of him, although the females will be neat and funky looking in color) They will also give a 50/50 chance of females with one recessive white allele.
Breed your barred females back to him if you want. If a female throws a small number of white chicks, don't use her again. If she throws no white chicks, use her.
From there, go your own way of who to breed to. It will take a few generations to get the males you want though. All the females will thankfully carry both barred genes, but you'll get a lot of males like your original with only one allele, so you'd need to test breed them to see who's got both and who doesn't. (who doesn't will throw non-barred chicks on occasion)
If I'm wrong, and your cockerel has both barred genes, congrats! That will give you a 50/50 of barred and non-barred in the first generation, then bred back to him with a barred female, you get 100% barred Partridge offspring.
If he's a partridge x white, then he should theoretically have one recessive white allele, one barred allele.
If so, pairing him with Partridge birds will give you a 50/50 of normal partridge and barred partridge (mirrors of him, although the females will be neat and funky looking in color) They will also give a 50/50 chance of females with one recessive white allele.
Breed your barred females back to him if you want. If a female throws a small number of white chicks, don't use her again. If she throws no white chicks, use her.
From there, go your own way of who to breed to. It will take a few generations to get the males you want though. All the females will thankfully carry both barred genes, but you'll get a lot of males like your original with only one allele, so you'd need to test breed them to see who's got both and who doesn't. (who doesn't will throw non-barred chicks on occasion)
If I'm wrong, and your cockerel has both barred genes, congrats! That will give you a 50/50 of barred and non-barred in the first generation, then bred back to him with a barred female, you get 100% barred Partridge offspring.
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If you don't have breeding pens and runs what do you have the rest of your breeders in?
Well, I have a "breeding pen" but what I mean are individual runs/pens for each pairing to go in and actually live in for more than a day. My breeding pen is for pairings, which usually last a day at the most, then the two are put back in their places again.
Chickielady - Already made it before. We have a lot of Tinkyada pasta, and YOU need to make some with homemade Cottage Cheese straight from a goat!
Oh Illia that sounds sooo good !!
And I have an ice cream maker that you freeze the bottom part, add the makings and hit the ON button...YUM...like FRESH extra creamy goat blueberry ice cream.
For those of you that are not familiar with goat's milk, the cream will not seperate as in cow's milk...and so it is soooo creamy !!!
Absolutely deliscious!
Whatever you do, do not get "meyenburger" goats milk from the store, especially the eveaporated type as it tastes horrid compared to fresh.
Now I am making lasagna and want goat ice cream.
If you don't have breeding pens and runs what do you have the rest of your breeders in?
Well, I have a "breeding pen" but what I mean are individual runs/pens for each pairing to go in and actually live in for more than a day. My breeding pen is for pairings, which usually last a day at the most, then the two are put back in their places again.
Chickielady - Already made it before. We have a lot of Tinkyada pasta, and YOU need to make some with homemade Cottage Cheese straight from a goat!
Oh Illia that sounds sooo good !!
And I have an ice cream maker that you freeze the bottom part, add the makings and hit the ON button...YUM...like FRESH extra creamy goat blueberry ice cream.
For those of you that are not familiar with goat's milk, the cream will not seperate as in cow's milk...and so it is soooo creamy !!!
Absolutely deliscious!
Whatever you do, do not get "meyenburger" goats milk from the store, especially the eveaporated type as it tastes horrid compared to fresh.
Now I am making lasagna and want goat ice cream.
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Those RIR are far from Show Quality. I just wouldn't want to barge in on their auction and be rude enough to say it in public there.
Well, I am learning, and I like the chocolate color, I really do, I was actually wondering if they have that chocolate gene that is so illusive here in the USA ? Do you think they have it ?
Like breed them to B/R Cochins or orps ??
Those RIR are far from Show Quality. I just wouldn't want to barge in on their auction and be rude enough to say it in public there.
Well, I am learning, and I like the chocolate color, I really do, I was actually wondering if they have that chocolate gene that is so illusive here in the USA ? Do you think they have it ?
Like breed them to B/R Cochins or orps ??
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Naturally it does not separate, but we actually do have a separator that works with Goat's Milk. At least, it seems to. Pretty sure it does.
I've honestly only once tried store-bought goat's cheese, and that was all.
I wish I had an Ice Cream Maker. Oooh man to make my own icecream from our super-rich milk. . . Dream on, self. We're hopefully getting one this summer though.
Naturally it does not separate, but we actually do have a separator that works with Goat's Milk. At least, it seems to. Pretty sure it does.
I've honestly only once tried store-bought goat's cheese, and that was all.
I wish I had an Ice Cream Maker. Oooh man to make my own icecream from our super-rich milk. . . Dream on, self. We're hopefully getting one this summer though.
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