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[dan26552]

Sooo, I have this chick I got from TSC, I was originally under the impression it was a Millie, like the other 30 chicks in that bin. Upon closer inspection and realizing that Millie's don't have peacombs I do believe I have a buff brahma bantam instead cockerel of course
Mr. Suspect.

The Millie roo. He's getting gorgeous

Millie pullet. She's just starting to get her speckles.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Pullet? say that like I do on Silkie .. does seem pullet.

 

[dan26552]

Pullet? say that like I do on Silkie .. does seem pullet.

I'm just gonna assume roo, it has three rows and I've raised out enough EE cockerels to feel confident about that. Either way I'll probably end up looking for a another one or two so I have a pair. Lol

 

[pennyJo1960]

I did figure out I have 20 birds in the main coop .. I never get more than 13 a day 7 do not lay. I have some old birds.

 

[dan26552]

So I've got these welsummer EE mixes (I don't know what's in the EE roos) but they're coming out weirdly melanistic. Little penciling going on but everything is black, feet, skin, face, the mouth more or less. So that's interesting.

 

[Alaskan]

So I've got these welsummer EE mixes (I don't know what's in the EE roos) but they're coming out weirdly melanistic. Little penciling going on but everything is black, feet, skin, face, the mouth more or less. So that's interesting.
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Uh...

Ultra odd.

I never in a jillion years would have thought that would come from that cross.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Evening Pond busy as get out starting on the new coop.
Brought the rest of cement blocks to make the foundation if we get enough dry days concrete can be mixed and added .. We have a mixer.

 

[Pyxis]

So I've got these welsummer EE mixes (I don't know what's in the EE roos) but they're coming out weirdly melanistic. Little penciling going on but everything is black, feet, skin, face, the mouth more or less. So that's interesting.
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Did you know that this skin color is a sex-linked trait? It's sex-linked recessive, so females that get one copy from their fathers express it. These are probably females that inherited the recessive trait from their dads. Dads must be carrying it, from whatever was used to make them.

 

[sourland]

Good morning, Pond People.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Good morning pond. Day 7 of work today and I'm running on fumes. Glad I'm off 2 days after this. Last night, around 2:30am, we woke up to pounding on our door. Turns out, one of DS's friends rolled his car about a mile from our house taking another kid home. The road was freshly oiled and chipped and he had no clue how slippery that could be. He slid and lost control on all the shale. Both kids are ok, nothing more than a couple minor scratches but the car is probably totaled. They ran the mile to our house, in the dark and were so worked up and nervous. We got both kids home safe, made sure dad of the driver knew what happened and bought some strong coffee in the morning.