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Many of them are attempting to incubate with humidity less than 20% and certainly less than 30%. That indeed seems low to me! Too low. Forced air heating eats up humidity - as I know from heating my Canadian house in the winter. I have to supplement the humidity in my house during the winter...

Science certainly doesn't support her claims nor do hundreds of years of universal poultry breeding. I have also heard of several folks trying "dry incubation" and having bad results. I think one of the reasons it feels so appealing is because humidity is so hard to control in the very popular...

I purchased a book on genetics from Holland. A picture of Langshans like these ones appeared in it. I honestly did a double take. Took me a few minutes to digest what I was seeing!!!

I think our friend posting above may be helping to discover how an egg ended up in your boy's cage!!!! (Some of us perhaps need to take this a lot less seriously. I had no idea. )

Don't be so sure!!! You APA judges get credit for saying all sorts of curious things. I'm even hearing (on another board) of an APA judge (named!) that supposedly claimed to DQ a bird for laying the wrong colour egg at a show!!!!

Yes, I'm sure this is one point we can all agree on!!!

I believe Dr. Miller himself has asked some questions about what is in the current Standard of Perfection. I don't believe it is off topic at all.

How old do birds need to be for AI to work? I fooled around with a couple of my 11 week olds - Silkie and Ameraucana. Suffice to say, I have new best friends. I got a very 'moist' response out of the Silkie (who is crowing) and I believe I saw the male parts. Got a very happy, co-operative...

I also HAVE to ask ... assuming we can get the stuff out of the boys, how do we get it into the girls? Is there a related video????

Well, dang!!! I have to ask - can we use that method on young birds to determine sex????

Thank you, JA! I appreciate hearing that the egg colour comes from the male. (And I am still working on type - just paying attention to egg colour. I have a Blue Copper cockerel I'm excited about. He will get tested this spring.) My questions are often hypothecial at this point. I have a very...

Ok, I'm game!! Post that link!!

I'm not Walt but I do have a SOP - and from that I see the first Plymouth Rocks (Barred) were admitted to the first "Standard of Excellence" in 1874. Whites were second, in 1888. Followed by Buff in 1894, Silver Penciled in 1907, Partridge and Columbian in 1910, and finally, Blue in 1920. It...

Dr. Miller - I think my initial question may have been missed - I am not yet educated in genetics but trying to improve that. I have a question about Marans and egg colour. You mentioned that a 6 year old hen will be laying lighter eggs. Assuming that she is a good all-round bird (type meets...