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Post by bamachicken on Mar 2, 2013 18:55:42 GMT -5
Roger are you trying to load it to somthing like photobucket first
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Post by littlechicklet on Jul 11, 2013 19:29:23 GMT -5
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Post by littlechicklet on Jul 11, 2013 19:31:16 GMT -5
Sorry the first pic did not show up. I will try again.
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Post by bamachicken on Jul 11, 2013 21:03:31 GMT -5
Beautiful. Looks like they have nice lacing
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Post by littlechicklet on Jul 11, 2013 21:24:23 GMT -5
thank you. I have seen your blues and they are stunning. I hope to have some really nice laced ones eventually. I am afraid they are going to turn dark like my blue pullet did. She was laced really nice as a chick but lost it. She has not gone through her first molt but I don't know if that will make a difference or not.
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Post by lildinkem on Jul 13, 2013 19:45:13 GMT -5
Love the color of your Blues Chicklet. Hard to say on the boy. I have hatched only 10 Blues chicks so far. All are from the pen with the son of Harold who is technically a Lemon Blue. But, I hope he breeds all Blues. A pic of both of his oldest boys. I am hoping their heads will get bigger. Here is one of the younger boys. His head has some hope for width. Well, this whole bird gives me hope to make a nice wide load Blue.
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Post by littlechicklet on Jul 13, 2013 20:17:09 GMT -5
Thank you. That last pic of the "wide load hopeful" made my laugh out loud. He looks like he is going to be light in color. I don't know a thing about lemon blues so maybe that's where the light color is coming from? He does look like he is going to be a good wide one. I have noticed with my blue and blacks from the unknown line that they have a tendency to have smaller heads. I think its the English lines they have in them. As you know I am a novice at this and could be way off in my opinions.
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Post by lildinkem on Jul 13, 2013 20:33:03 GMT -5
We all start some time. No question is not worth asking if you do not know the answer. Large heads are not easy to maintain. Harry says that is a recessive trait. So, you first have to hope that it is present then breed one or two out and then take them back to each other. The daddy of this year's crop of Blues has a decent size head. He has my old line of Doug AKers Buffs in him. That and a pattern gene gave the color for them to be Lemon or Buff Blues. Here is a pic of a lesser quality, far as type and size & everything you would want in an Orp asides from correct color, who is 1/2 brother to the Lemon Blue I used this season. I am looking and may have to wait till tomorrow to give ya the pic of the boy who is the daddy of the LiL Squirt.
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Post by littlechicklet on Jul 13, 2013 21:25:55 GMT -5
I am glad to know its a recessive trait because then I have a chance at some nice wide heads. The second pic I posted (one with the pullet and cockerel) has the pullet with the widest head of the ones I hatched so far. I think she has some promise but not color wise. I think she is not going to be laced well. Here she is a few weeks ago the one on the right. You can see her color compared to the other one. Her from the rear
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Post by lildinkem on Aug 2, 2013 17:06:35 GMT -5
Pic of one of the older Blue boys from this season. He is from the Brown/Red line I made. His daddy was singled out by a couple of APA judges I had over last fall. They like his daddy so much, I used him with my 2 best Blues. This boy is from a grand daughter of a Bammachicken line cock I had from her 5 years ago. I like the color of his bro better, but like this fella's length of back better. Slow but I will get there some year with a few Blues that I will be happy to have.
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Post by littlechicklet on Aug 2, 2013 19:35:57 GMT -5
I think he looks nice. I don't know much but I think the really nice blue color is hard to get. I know with mine they may start out like they are going to be laced really nice but seem to lose it along the way.
I have 2 blues that hatched from the Korfus line that are going to be nice structurally but I don't think they will be laced well probably darker blue like the pullet (Bebe) that you liked. I will try to charge my camera and get some pics tomorrow.
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Post by lildinkem on Aug 2, 2013 22:26:30 GMT -5
I think he looks nice. I don't know much but I think the really nice blue color is hard to get. I know with mine they may start out like they are going to be laced really nice but seem to lose it along the way. I have 2 blues that hatched from the Korfus line that are going to be nice structurally but I don't think they will be laced well probably darker blue like the pullet (Bebe) that you liked. I will try to charge my camera and get some pics tomorrow. I like the lacing on the pics you posted of the girls. Like Harry said, Blues are a very difficult variety to make perfect. It will be years before I ever have any that I think can compete well. I am not even thinking about making them with good lacing yet. Right now it is more about getting the longer backs and full rounded chests. This Blue with the Red in his wings has the length of back I like. He is a good start. I have 2 or 3 really long back Black pullets I will take him to next year.
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Post by gayle on Aug 3, 2013 20:01:21 GMT -5
I think he looks nice. I don't know much but I think the really nice blue color is hard to get. I know with mine they may start out like they are going to be laced really nice but seem to lose it along the way. I have 2 blues that hatched from the Korfus line that are going to be nice structurally but I don't think they will be laced well probably darker blue like the pullet (Bebe) that you liked. I will try to charge my camera and get some pics tomorrow. littlechicklet your blues by phenotype have the Pg,Ml, and Co gene. If your birds are showing lacing when young but loosing it when older, all they need is the genetics strengthened. you can strengthen the lacing by breeding your best laced birds, to each other. Each year you should see the lacing become stronger. But also your recessives poorlylaced/ nonlaced will also show up. Recessive non laced birds can still show up for several years along side your good laced birds. Just remove the poorly laced out of the breeding project. You will have to hatch a large number of blues if you are just getting started. because only a small percentage will be favorable. within the next 3-4 years you will see a larger percentage with improved lacing. Also with blues they always seem to come in 3 different shades light, medium, and dark, so you will also be juggling the shades.
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Post by littlechicklet on Aug 3, 2013 21:46:31 GMT -5
I have noticed the 3 shades of blue. It seems so far most of mine are a medium blue with a couple of exceptions. I am not in a position to hatch large numbers so I think I will keep the best structured and use them. I think I have 5 pullets out of my hatch: 2 medium blues, 2 light blues and a black. I am thinking if they don't change 2 or 3 will be fair to good type wise.
I finally put my camera on charge and will try to get picks of the who gang tomorrow. I really want to update the buffs from Don, they are getting really big.
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Post by lildinkem on Aug 4, 2013 9:46:21 GMT -5
Just like what Gayle said, mine too start out with some lacing and by the time they get to 5 months old it start to fade away. I also have 3 type of shades of gray. Here are the 2 younger boys. Both will mostly likely get culled for sprigs. I am very hard on birds with defects. A bird better have all the bells & whitles blowing before I would ever keep and breed them. Here I really like the bigger boy for size, and am not too sure what to think about the color of the smaller boy. He is a very lite shade of Blue.
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