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I do not know the lineage of these birds.

 

She is sitting on at least 2 eggs 1 of which is fertile. I didn't succeed in getting her to move off the eggs as she thought I was offering her my finger to preen! :)

 

 

Ozzie:

 

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Gray Girl:

 

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What can I expect to get from these birds?

50% normals

50% dominant pieds

All her boys will be split to opaline

All girls will be normals unless the dad is carrying the opaline gene

 

If she is a double factor grey you will have 100% green greys

If she is a single factor grey you will have 50% green greys 50% greens

 

Then there are of course surprises in the nest from recessive genes that both carry or any sex-linked genes that the father is carrying and will pass on to his hens.

 

Pretty birds Karen :)

I would think Karen that you could get young, Greens, Greys & if the father is split for Blue some blues. He looks like a dominant pied, so pieds of any colour, if the cock is split for Opaline, some Opalines of both sexes. If the father is also split for Ino either some Lutino or Albino hens. And if they are both split for some recessive traits some of them also. Good luck.

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Gray Girl died sometime Friday night. I found her outside the box on the floor. The eggs were cold & the fertile egg was dead in shell. :(

I omg I am so disheartened to hear this Karen, my thoughts go out to you. :( RIP and all the babies

I too am sorry to hear that, she was a stunning hen.

 

 

Feathers.

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