Posts by KristenR

Really thinking that leg color must be sexlinked.....great starts!  They look awesome!  

This chicks eyes are very dark.  Thanks for the input.  I think what I'm finding is this exact manifestation of down color is not exceptionally common in chicks.  It may very well be chocolate colored.  

Thought I'd add that I did outcross my whites to my solids (recessive white) two years ago, which resulted in some gorgeous solid Blues type-wise that I then used to put back on my Blacks to improve type and back on my whites to...

Ok, I've been breeding d'Anvers for a while and this one is leaving me puzzled.  This little guy came out of my solid (black/blue/splash) d'Anver breeding pen.  It is noteworthy to mention that my solids have been outcrossed...

The first picture shows the triple spike on the comb  

Calm, gentle Splash Watermaal bantam rooster.  This is a very rare breed in the United States.  He is just under a year and I was hoping somebody might be interested in taking on an unusual breed.  Unfortunately, I do...

Aww, I've always loved the little crested ones.  I may have one or two hatch out myself here in about a week.  I have some pics to start the year off of three cockerels that were sired by a silkie mix male I got out of...

I've had that happen before.  In fact, that happened this last year with my Watermaals, causing me not to hatch any until really late in the year.  The male wasn't dirty on the butt though.   Then I finally started...

Mine are growing.  I'm not going to be able to hatch until late next year, I am sure.  Sad thing, but necessary.  I will be looking to your birds to fill my void.  I will be excited for pictures!

Mine have an interesting personality.  Unlike roadrunners, mine freeze and hold perfectly still when they are in unfamiliar territory.  Every year we have a biology lab called "role call of the animals" and it involves a...