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okay now this may be the silliest thing you have ever heard. But since I know i can delete this if i get laughed at i thought id ask anyway.

 

My albino hen has been courting with a beautiful dom pied male this last week he has been feding her and head bopping and all that. But this morning i caught her mating with my lutino male. I have read that they will continue to mate most days threw out the laying period. Does this mean that if she mates with different males during this time that the babies in the one clutch could be from different fathers?

 

Also her cere is brown but not as chocolate as it was earlier in the season. does this mean she is not actually going to lay this time even tho she is acting like it and mating?

 

And just one more thing... if an albino and lutino do pair up will all the chicks be either albino or lutino or is there other mutations possible...

 

Three questions in one. thanks so much im just getting started and i really appreciate all this help

okay now this may be the silliest thing you have ever heard. But since I know i can delete this if i get laughed at i thought id ask anyway. There are no silly questions...it's how we all learn things

 

My albino hen has been courting with a beautiful dom pied male this last week he has been feding her and head bopping and all that. But this morning i caught her mating with my lutino male. I have read that they will continue to mate most days threw out the laying period. Does this mean that if she mates with different males during this time that the babies in the one clutch could be from different fathers? Yes....it happened to me.....a chick in the nest that "didn't belong" sowe worked out it was from a different father.

 

Also her cere is brown but not as chocolate as it was earlier in the season. does this mean she is not actually going to lay this time even tho she is acting like it and mating?Her behaviour will bring her into full condition. Being eager to have babies with a male can do that.

 

And just one more thing... if an albino and lutino do pair up will all the chicks be either albino or lutino or is there other mutations possible...

 

Three questions in one. thanks so much im just getting started and i really appreciate all this help

okay now this may be the silliest thing you have ever heard. But since I know i can delete this if i get laughed at i thought id ask anyway.

 

My albino hen has been courting with a beautiful dom pied male this last week he has been feding her and head bopping and all that. But this morning i caught her mating with my lutino male. I have read that they will continue to mate most days threw out the laying period. Does this mean that if she mates with different males during this time that the babies in the one clutch could be from different fathers?

As Karen said her clutch will have two farthers if she does end up mating with both.

Also her cere is brown but not as chocolate as it was earlier in the season. does this mean she is not actually going to lay this time even tho she is acting like it and mating?

This means she is on the end of her cicle and may lose the cere to a white/blue colour part way through. I would try to stop her at one clutch. If she is interesting in the nest box and males she will lay some eggs soon.

And just one more thing... if an albino and lutino do pair up will all the chicks be either albino or lutino or is there other mutations possible...

Three questions in one. thanks so much im just getting started and i really appreciate all this help

 

They will all be Lutino ulness the male is split for blue. If he is then you will get a mix of Albinos and Lutinos.

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