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Quote: X2 Hey Jessica, how's it going? Thanks for compliments, BTW!

Here's my BTB hen in broody phase - obvious by the pancake like quality to her position! And here is the roo. He kept hanging out in pools of sunlight (can't blame him since until this week it had been raining for over 12 days straight and he was missing the sun) but it washed his color out...

Meepitqueenie, thanks for the video link. Nope, mine definitely don't have short legs! What a cute penguin waddle! Mine are black tailed buff but the mottled are very pretty. I have only met one other person in my area who breeds BTB JBs and hers aren't as pretty as mine. Unfortunately the girl...

Quote: ok yup that would make since- the judge said that you are looking for leg lenght to be no larger than your thumb. so ours are slightly bigger than that so he called them medium lenth legs. Well, mine might actually be short legged then, or I have long thumbs! Well, blow me over! I...

Quote: Thanks! Now, I just need to find a Ll hen... so Ll would that be your medium length legs? or is that a different gene combination Okay, now I'm really confused. I know mine are long legged because its easy to see. So where do medium legged come in? Are they just short long legged...

Quote: Thanks! Now, I just need to find a Ll hen...

Quote: Most of the literature I read says that the gene for long leg is dominant and the gene for short is recessive. But, it cannot be if the heterozygotes (what we call short legged) are shorter than the homozygous dominant (what we call long legged). It has to be a type of incomplete...

I want to make sure I understand JB genetics, if you could double check my understanding. I have a pair of JBs both with long legs and that means they can only have chicks with long legs because the short leg gene is dominant. So, the only chance I have of getting a short legged chick is to get...

Mine look identical after pigging out on treats. In fact, she's done it more lately. Maybe fattening up to get ready to brood? I'll have some chicks apparently in three weeks. My pullet is sitting on four eggs right now. She and her blue Cochin bantam nest mate were stealing eggs from each...

Quote: I know, right? My LFs took until 12 weeks before we could tell. My 4 week old D'Uccles chicks I can already tell for all but 2. Now I just need to figure out what to do with extra roos!!

Rhino, those are great pics and your chicks are very cute! I'd love to get one or two like that!! I wish I could answer your questions, but I got my birds at 6 mos of age and this is my first brood. But I bet there are some very knowledgable experts here who can help. Good luck with your fluffies!!

My JB has gone broody. She is a first timer and is currently sitting on one of her own eggs. Are JBs known for being good mothers? My last broody hatch was not wonderful so I would love any advice that can help prepare me! GFletch, my bantams were with my LFs for awhile and the LFs were...

Congrats Gfletch on your first egg!!

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Duck lover, have you tried posting a want to buy listing? It worked quickly for me when I was looking for D'Uccles .

Navasima- I can only answer a few of your questions as I am a newbie to JBs myself. However, having said that I haven't found my pair to be any more difficult so far than my others. My roo is a lot more flighty and they are both more stand offish Thames my LF s I raised from chicks, but, I got...

I am having a hard time telling the difference between my bantam Cochins eggs and my JBs. Is it because they have all just started laying, or are they the same size and color?

Thanks for the info meepitqueenie! My husband is positive the lady sold them to me b/c there is something wrong with them. Hopefully not and you are right!

Chickenlovefever, I have heard adding extra protein to their diet helps them regrow feathers faster since feathers are made up primarily of protein. Something I read said crushed cat food added tomthe feed provides much extra protein since it contains animal based proteins. Dog food can't be...