Making Babies

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 1:36 pm

Lookin good!!!

Post by **Home Grown Poultry** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 5:09 pm

here's that light downed chick Robbie and another random for comparison... "her" down is much lighter than normal but is fairly close to feathering in the right color. can you make any genetic sense out of it? could she possibly end up looking more like a production color rather than a real red? hmmmmm

: light downed red

: light downed red again

: random red

: same random red

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 5:15 pm

I was just curious, they say that lighter down colour Buckeye chicks end up as lighter adults, but I don't know if this holds true for other breeds. I don't know if anyone has ever said what genetic combination makes some Buckeye (or RIR) chicks lighter coloured than others.

Post by **Home Grown Poultry** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 5:17 pm

well I'll keep "her" around and find out.

Post by **Home Grown Poultry** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 10:22 am

JMF Jumbo quail are hatching this morning! YEEEEHAAAAAAA!!! 3 are out and 10 more possible. I had lots of clear ones probably due to improper egg storage and well some were around 20 days old. 100% dry hatch. i havent added water at all we shall see how it goes. so far so good.

NormaK · Post by **NormaK** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 11:50 am

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Post by **Home Grown Poultry** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 11:52 am

tiny eh! thats 1/4" wire they are on.

redninja · Post by **redninja** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 3:53 pm

What do you have the eggs sitting in? Like them. Very cute birds. Good luck with the hatch.

Post by **Home Grown Poultry** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 6:20 pm

thanks RedNinja! the egg trays are actually ice cube trays from dollarama. they have a flexible silicone bottom that I cut off. i would like some real quail egg trays but these work great!

Post by **poultry_admin** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 6:56 pm

Nice looking chicks Al!