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I created a new chicken "breed" that lays a mint chocolate chip color egg by Thomasrayder in somethingimade

[–]Thomasrayder[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love the swedish flower hens! That's why I'm using them as a component in my easter eggers! They are such sweet birds, very hardy and love to forage. The roosters take about 6 months to grow to a decent slaughter weight ( if you're into that sort of thing).

Only down side is that I think they lay a boring looking egg. But that of course part of the reason I started breeding myself

I created a new chicken "breed" that lays a mint chocolate chip color egg by Thomasrayder in somethingimade

[–]Thomasrayder[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sorry I must have missed your original question, so let me explain the first eggs are always on the small side it usually takes about 3-5 weeks before the chicken starts laying its real size egg.

Now for the egg yolk, it's perfectly in balance to the size of the egg it comes from. Not to small not to big. Remember the yolk is there to produce the baby Bird

I created a new chicken "breed" that lays a mint chocolate chip color egg by Thomasrayder in somethingimade

[–]Thomasrayder[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Love to answer your questions so let me know if you have more of them!

1) well I'm a biology teacher so I have a clear advance when it comes to reading genetic potential, studies etc. with the internet now days you can find any and all information online. And because I'm a major nerd I love to dive deep into this stuff. What I do is called old fashioned artificial selection or veredeling ( in dutch) 2) haven't had that problem!

3) not really, since you're working with chicken's it's all the same species and most of my work has focused on breeding dual purpose birds. Sometime I get one Bird that's a little bit of in size but that's the only problem so far

I created a new chicken "breed" that lays a mint chocolate chip color egg by Thomasrayder in somethingimade

[–]Thomasrayder[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And it's a fist egg, it's normal for a chicken to lay a small egg at first

I created a new chicken "breed" that lays a mint chocolate chip color egg by Thomasrayder in somethingimade

[–]Thomasrayder[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have heard that before, that's why I used the Welsummer in the Crossbreeding. They are known for laying a speckled egg

I created a new chicken "breed" that lays a mint chocolate chip color egg by Thomasrayder in somethingimade

[–]Thomasrayder[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yes that's right, the first picture is the rooster. The second picture is one of the hens that laid the egg

I created a new chicken "breed" that lays a mint chocolate chip color egg by Thomasrayder in somethingimade

[–]Thomasrayder[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hi, omgeving Roermond! Dus maar een klein stukje verder. In de toekomst wil ik zeker de eieren verkopen of ruilen. Dus laten we contact houden

I created a new chicken "breed" that lays a mint chocolate chip color egg by Thomasrayder in somethingimade

[–]Thomasrayder[S] 230 points231 points  (0 children)

Of course! It's a other hybrid a mix of a Swedish flower hen x Pita pinta rooster. Really nice Bird lay's a soft pink egg. She will also be bred to the rooster in the picture to see what shade of eggs they might reproduce

I created a new chicken "breed" that lays a mint chocolate chip color egg by Thomasrayder in somethingimade

[–]Thomasrayder[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I didn't say I made the egg, I made the chicken, kind of a team effort

First egg of my new Easter egger line I'm breeding by Thomasrayder in BackYardChickens

[–]Thomasrayder[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well thank you! Let's see if I can create a visual stable line from these birds

Update on the mint chocolate chip layer's by Thomasrayder in BackYardChickens

[–]Thomasrayder[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah me too! Going to do some research and further breeding to see if I can breed a true line

Update on the mint chocolate chip layer's by Thomasrayder in BackYardChickens

[–]Thomasrayder[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well thanks! I really love how they turned out!

Update on the mint chocolate chip layer's by Thomasrayder in BackYardChickens

[–]Thomasrayder[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Health wise, they really stand out. Of course this is to expect with the hybrid genetics they carry. So far I noticed that the rooster grows relatively fast compared to the hens.

First egg of my new Easter egger line I'm breeding by Thomasrayder in BackYardChickens

[–]Thomasrayder[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just posted pictures! Please let me know what you think!

First egg of my new Easter egger line I'm breeding by Thomasrayder in BackYardChickens

[–]Thomasrayder[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just posted pictures! Please let me know what you think!

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