The calcium carbonate in the egg shell, around 97 % by weight, comes from the blood supply and ultimately the medullary bone (storge site for extra calcium carbonate) of the chicken. Put the crushed up egg shells into your chickens diet. The calcium and carbonate used to make the egg shell has...
...black due to modified mottling (exchequer) - not sure if there is a modifier that will do that - a bird that is brown at the E locus, is mottled MO*MO, ML-PG*Ml-pg ( homozygous melanotic and heterozygous pattern) and S*S (homozygous silver) may get the desired effect - I have produced almost...
I did start another thread and it is posted. I changed my mind and welcome all questions and comments. If comments are posted, please supply research quotes and the source that would support your position on the subject. I have supplied the research articles where I obtained the information. I...
I was hoping my input into this thread would have some educational value but it appears that my input is not needed. The remainder of my postings on this thread will also be deleted because it does not really explain the inheritance of fibromelanosis; it is a debate that serves to nullify the...