Posts by RAREROO

Both males and female should have black tail feathers, that's from the columbian pattern.  The hackled and saddle feathers on the males will be pointed when they are a few months old

Quote:Originally Posted by chicken crazed 1o1 Hi Silkie Experts I saw some pics of Lavender Splash Silkies and they look very nice . And I would just like to know how you would make one ? Do you just cross a Lavender to a...

Quote:Originally Posted by Ridgerunner Quote:Originally Posted by cambriagardener I guess I was suspect because of the comb. Also the price when people here give away roosters unless they are raising to show. What about the...

Quote:Originally Posted by CochinBrahmaLover Chickens can hatch duck eggs right?Yep they can, I've had one hatch them before, she just might freak out when her "chicks" run off into a puddle.

Quote:Originally Posted by annageckos Keep in mind the color/pattern will likely change as it gets older and molts into adult plumage.This is true.

Ok well try asking around the Sebbie thread in the goose section if you haven't already and see what other breeders have gotten from cossing whites to other colors of sebbies or other breeds. Like I said, I haven't researched sebbirs to...

The majority of it sounds pretty legit except for the sexlink part, that's wrong, its shoud be a RIR roo on RIW hens for the chicks to be sexable at hatching.Also it is way over priced. And since it has a single comb, it is most likely a...

Or try being aggressive back to him in a way that he doesn't know how to fight back, like when he charges you, catch him and flip'im over and scrub him on in the ground and ruff him up good where he doesn't know what the heck is going on...

That's a typical color from EEs, its just a mixed color with no specific name.

Also guys, on this feather sexing chart, this is only going to be accurate if the breeds you are using are pure for the gene they should be, like what we were discussing earlier in this thread, many hatcheries are now producing feather...