Recent content by Skyle
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Another gender guess post
I agree, looks like a pretty pullet☺️- Skyle
- Post #3
- Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
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Italian Poultry Championship Show
You had a great idea about replying to this thread. We are actually working on the 2025 Italian Championships, which will be held in Arezzo, Tuscany, on 14-16 november 2025:ya On the 7-9 november the European Championships will be held in Nitra, Slovakia, and we are looking forward (with a bit...- Skyle
- Post #17
- Forum: Chickenstocks, Shows, Meet-Ups
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Italian Poultry Championship Show
The silver hen is a Bearded Watermael (Barbuta di Watermael), the silver cockerel is a Bearded Boitsfort (Barbuta di Boitsfort) and the other cockerel is a Bantam Thuringian Bearded (Barbuta di Turingia Nana)- Skyle
- Post #16
- Forum: Chickenstocks, Shows, Meet-Ups
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Official BYC Poll: What type of incubator do you use?
I still sometimes use broodies, if they want to go broody. I still mainly use store bought force air incubators, but I bought a new one of a different brand 2 and a half years ago because I wanted more egg capacity and a better insulation.- Skyle
- Post #153
- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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Two olive eggers with the same father (barred rock), not sure of mothers. 4 weeks old- Guesses on sex?
They are still young to be sure, but the one in the front looks like a cockerel to me, that comb looks pretty big.- Skyle
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- Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
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What kind of dog do you have!?
Thank you! Yes, he knows how to herd the chickens. I did not really teach him, as a dog of a working breed, he already had a strong instinct on herding, even when he was a small puppy. I made him associate the commands to the various things he was already doing and corrected him if needed. I...- Skyle
- Post #275
- Forum: Other Pets & Livestock
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6 Double-Yoke Quail Eggs in the Incubator
I hope it goes for the best:fl- Skyle
- Post #4
- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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Ameraucana/Maran Mix question
From the barred rocks you will get barred (black and/or blue, depending on the rooster) males and non-barred black and/or blue females (also depending on the rooster). From the Jerseys you will get black and/or blue chicks, depending if you use a black, blue or splash rooster. From black/blue...- Skyle
- Post #2
- Forum: Exhibition, Genetics, & Breeding to the SOP
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6 Double-Yoke Quail Eggs in the Incubator
Have you candled the eggs? Many times they don't make it to the end of the incubation. It also can happen that one chick is stronger than the other and the weakest one will die.- Skyle
- Post #2
- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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double spur
Sure, this source is in italian though: Summagallicana. It explains briefly the genes that I listed and much more, it's a very good source for genetics learning. The recessive spur gene is at chapter 5.4. @Amer is right, if the spurs of this rooster are caused by the recessive gene, both his...- Skyle
- Post #8
- Forum: Exhibition, Genetics, & Breeding to the SOP
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Dusky Gene dominant or recessive?
Dusky is a recessive gene, but it's not the cause he is lacking the white and black Ancona pattern. Ancona color is made by extended black (E), is a dominant gene that makes the bird look black and so "covers" the pattern underneath. Black and white Anconas are made by heterozygous E, with both... -