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I have zero idea what the purple comb tips are all about? I wish I did know!Can I ask an unrelated question? I see the tips and part of the blade of this boy's comb are a little purple. I have a splash copper marans boy (Chunky Monkey) with an enormous comb, and his does this as well (sometimes extending to include the entire point, several points). At first I was concerned about "almost" frostbite (it happened after a night near freezing, and I discovered after the fact that their waterer had spilled in the bedding), but it never sat right with me, because the conditions seemed too mild. He got better, but he still sometimes has this "bluing" of them. Someone else suggested circulation issues - I'm not so sure about that, but who knows. The other three cockerels (GNH) in with him, same housing, have big combs and never show this. My Cream Legbar rooster also has a very big comb, and it sometimes happens to him as well.
Anyone - what is this, and is it something to be concerned about or that I should do something about? I want to say someone posted that they had seen it when a rooster got "worked up"...
- Ant Farm
Is Monkey the one in the back? What breed?
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Monkey is in front - he's the Splash Copper Marans. That's Earl in the back - he's a German New Hampshire. VERY handsome boys and extremely good tempered - I have 3 cockerels in with Monkey in my Frat House (bachelor coop). They like to talk to me and wag their heads at me through the fence.
- Ant Farm
Quote: It seems to come and go too much for that. Weird...
OOOPS. Maybe if I read your post I'd see Monkey is the one in front, and was a Copper Marans roo. HAI was already responding...
Can I ask an unrelated question? I see the tips and part of the blade of this boy's comb are a little purple. I have a splash copper marans boy (Chunky Monkey) with an enormous comb, and his does this as well (sometimes extending to include the entire point, several points). At first I was concerned about "almost" frostbite (it happened after a night near freezing, and I discovered after the fact that their waterer had spilled in the bedding), but it never sat right with me, because the conditions seemed too mild. He got better, but he still sometimes has this "bluing" of them. Someone else suggested circulation issues - I'm not so sure about that, but who knows. The other three cockerels (GNH) in with him, same housing, have big combs and never show this. My Cream Legbar rooster also has a very big comb, and it sometimes happens to him as well.
Anyone - what is this, and is it something to be concerned about or that I should do something about? I want to say someone posted that they had seen it when a rooster got "worked up"...
- Ant Farm
Top Hen - Not sure what is going on there? It could be some kind of Dominant White which (from my limited understanding) can sometimes "replace" black.
Or blue? I just don't know?
Blue, which is Black, but with an added dose of the "Blue" gene, takes on spots just fine. I try to avoid Blue for a different reason - won't get into that at the moment - but yes she would work.
I would just be careful not to breed two blues together, or you get Splash, and Splash looks like mottled, but it isn't mottled - gosh darn it I'm getting into it - LOL - anyway yes I think the middle hen would work great but try to keep only silver tailed hens OR silver tailed roos to avoid Splash.
Middle Hen - Looks like a "go" to me. Barring and spots happily co-exist on chickens. However, Barring will take over a flock, and that's not horrible but it's one of those things where once it's dominated the flock, that is the ONLY color - ONLY color you will get! For that reason, I will leave a couple of Barred hens in my flock, but make sure you cull barred roosters, and choose a boy with no barring.
Barred and Blue are both "dominant" genes - so if you want variety in your flock - like not-barred chickens, or chickens with some black spots - just keep it in the hens only and it's fine.
I like a lot of variety of color, so I try to keep it in check.
Ducky appears very Orpington-ish, which is going to chase the spots away. Babies would be nice chickens, just not spotted.
Here is what Buff Barred looks like with spots - you'd have to imagine the Naked Neck:
It is hard to see the stripes on the hen's tail but it's pretty easy to see in the rooster.
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Thanks! Yes, Monkey does tend to get himself worked up, and sometimes paces the fence line of the paddock repeatedly (I think he's eyeing Snape's NN girls across the way). Its funny, he was the first to crow in that bachelor group of four, and used to be top boy and chase the others around. As mellow as the GNH boys are, they FINALLY realized how much bigger they were than he is - and started crowing on their own. Monkey will occasionally act like he wants to herd them or push them around, and the GNH jus look at him like "Seriously?!" Monkey isn't small, but the other boys are a lot bigger...
I'm actually hatching the olive eggers in part to give him some girlfriends.
- Ant Farm