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Just curious what the outcome of the gosling was. I have one doing this. Let me preface my statement. This gosling hatched 4-5 days ago and went from the incubator to a brooder with a shelf liner and straw under their radiant heat source (no wood chips). We have a total of 5 and only one is...

I have been learning chicken color genetics, but I am clueless about goose color genetics. Am I to understand that white is actually genetically silver? If so, then I used an online calculator to determine that a white Tufted Roman gander over a Buff American goose would create blue offspring...

Since the APA has not accepted the Exchequer variety, do any of you have suggestions on how to breed? I'm assuming the basics for body type, comb, wattles, etc., would be the same as other accepted varieties, but what about leg color, eye color, and feathering. There seems to be a lot of...

How do these sweet little geese look now?

We like to come up with themed names or unique names that fit the chicken's personality or whatever. BLRW flock: Alfredo (roo), Marsala, Rosemary, Florentine; extra roos: Curry & Cordon past names: Kabob, Teriyaki, & Dumplin' Marans flock: BC (roo came to us as "Big Comb" + he's a blue...

I have been searching online for anyone breeding large fowl Spangled Russian Orloffs...UUUGGHHH! I can't find any breeders...Does anyone on here breed SRO's or know someone who does?? I ordered a couple from Ideal Poultry this past spring, and I want more!! I'm not yet positive, but I think I...

Wow, 622 pages! I just found this thread while looking for info. on the rumpless gene ~ obviously haven't read through 622 pages. I really only have one question. Does anyone have a good resource reference for how the rumpless gene works? I do not have any Araucana, but in crossing some...

Never mind. I found info elsewhere.

Well, since both of us seemed to have fallen through the cracks (I have a similar post), I'll comment best I can...I think it is probably Coccidiosis, but I'm not great with the diagnosing since I've never had sick chickens before. I'm hoping someone can tell me more definitively what is wrong...

Give us the following information. The more you tell us, the better we will be able to help you. 1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Blue Copper Marans rooster; 1 year 4 months 2) What is the behavior, exactly...

Forgot to include this link: http://marans.org/eggreview.pdf It's awesome at explaining how all the egg color genes work!

Yes, the Punnett square will show you exactly what you can get. Pure Ameraucana carry two blue egg genes: O/O (this blue egg gene is dominant) Pure Marans carry two white egg genes: o+/o+ , as well as dominant brown egg shell alleles & dominant modifiers to make the brown very dark. The OE...

Either way will produce OEs, as long as you are crossing pure breed birds. If you are breeding with a pure Ameraucana & pure Marans, then the parent birds will have two blue egg genes and white egg genes w\ dark brown egg modifiers, respectively. The offspring from this mating will get one blue...

Okay, I found an awesome article about egg color genes, but......it's complicated!! Here's is the best I can condense it for my case. There are only two egg colors: white (o+) or blue (O). A separate allele determines if the egg will be brown + there are inhibitors that can mask any brown egg...

Okay...getting complicated here with a genetics question. I bred a pure Ameraucana roo to Marans hens. I got an OE rooster that I then put in with my mixed laying flock. For fun, I hatched a couple eggs from one of my Leghorn hens with that OE roo...I ended up with 2 hens. One lays a very light...