Posts by sherpagirl

Is anyone here in Colorado?

ROOSTER AGE FOR BREEDING?   How do you know when a rooster is old enough to breed? Is there something about his appearance or do you just go strictly by age?     EYE COLOR?   At what age do the Barnie...

Could Milly be egg bound ?

          Hi all,   A friend of mine who is not a BYC member got these Barnies at a chicken swap. What do you think of them? He is going to get some of my Barnies but is trying to...

Quote: Originally Posted by tanya06horse  Thanks!  im not sure what breeder there from but the adults they came from looked similar to the bantams only there bigger like the standards, my good friend lives out...

Quote: Originally Posted by tanya06horse        hi guys new to byc ;)  got a fast question!!  i ordered some dbl silver laced barnies standard size on...

Quote: Originally Posted by mountainvieworchards    Mine start to  lay at about 20 to 24 weeks.   Mine usually lay at 26 weeks. And if that happens to be in the winter they will lay...

Quote: Originally Posted by pinkchick  I had feather stubs show up on 2 males that I hatched out on 2 different occassions out of eggs that I got from Johan a few years ago. A 3rd feather stubbed male hatched out of...

Quote: Originally Posted by pickledchicken  I love this chart, what is it's source? I'd love to make a good print of it (well, I guess I need to fix my printer first!)   And I have a BLUE...

ANOTHER SILVER CULLING QUESTION   You know those little leg feathers that pop up on the cockerels now and then? Do you cull that bird even if he has the best silver color?   Donna