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[dan26552]

Is that a Darwinian response to a paucity of shovels in your area?

Might be.

 

[Pyxis]

On the topic of EEs and sex links and whether they are breeds or not, I'd say no. Usually EEs have common traits but not always. Sex links are the same way. For example, look at these that I just hatched.

They are both EE and sex linked, but they really don't look like a chick you'd think of when you heard that, lol. Still, I used barring to create a sex link and I used the green egg gene so they will lay green eggs. If I can't call them EEs then what could I call them? Not really naked necks, because they aren't. They have the naked neck gene and thus have that trait, but they by no means meet the Naked Neck standard.

 

[WVduckchick]

On the topic of EEs and sex links and whether they are breeds or not, I'd say no. Usually EEs have common traits but not always. Sex links are the same way. For example, look at these that I just hatched.







They are both EE and sex linked, but they really don't look like a chick you'd think of when you heard that, lol. Still, I used barring to create a sex link and I used the green egg gene so they will lay green eggs. If I can't call them EEs then what could I call them? Not really naked necks, because they aren't. They have the naked neck gene and thus have that trait, but they by no means meet the Naked Neck standard.

Great point! Cute little devils, they are!!

 

[Pyxis]

Great point!  Cute little devils, they are!! 

Thanks! I am in love with these Got more hatching, in fact probably one later today even.

 

[Akrnaf2]

On the topic of EEs and sex links and whether they are breeds or not, I'd say no. Usually EEs have common traits but not always. Sex links are the same way. For example, look at these that I just hatched.

They are both EE and sex linked, but they really don't look like a chick you'd think of when you heard that, lol. Still, I used barring to create a sex link and I used the green egg gene so they will lay green eggs. If I can't call them EEs then what could I call them? Not really naked necks, because they aren't. They have the naked neck gene and thus have that trait, but they by no means meet the Naked Neck standard.

You can call them hybrids.

 

[WVduckchick]

Thanks! I am in love with these

Got more hatching, in fact probably one later today even.

How big will they get?

Good luck with the rest!

 

[casportpony]

Saw this and thought it was worth sharing. KsKingBee really does love his peafowl.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/670065/show-off-your-peas/9750#post_18032051

 

[casportpony]

On the topic of EEs and sex links and whether they are breeds or not, I'd say no. Usually EEs have common traits but not always. Sex links are the same way. For example, look at these that I just hatched.







They are both EE and sex linked, but they really don't look like a chick you'd think of when you heard that, lol. Still, I used barring to create a sex link and I used the green egg gene so they will lay green eggs. If I can't call them EEs then what could I call them? Not really naked necks, because they aren't. They have the naked neck gene and thus have that trait, but they by no means meet the Naked Neck standard.

OMG, they are so cute!

 

[BantyChooks]

 

[casportpony]

How's the duck doing (other than the frostbite)?