Posts by v.cyr

thanks... those pics will help lots...

thanks... that was pretty much what I was always told, but it never hurts to double check... some of the people who have told me that have been dead wrong on other things, so while I value their input, I have learned not to rely just on...

we currently have two roosters in with our hens, both of which breed the hens... one is related to all but one of the hens, and we plan to separate her and him from the rest this week for breeding... how long should we wait before...

methinks some may have been offended?

silkies are out... Beth thinks they are ugly... and since all our birds end up as food for us one day(my main argument against banties, in fact), the thought of blue grey meat is less than appealing...

Could you folks perhaps post some pics of banty chicks at about 3-4 weeks of age, along with what breed they are... my GF has finally beaten me into submision on the banty subject( I personally still don't see the point of bantam breeds,...

v.cyr :I cant cite the Standard of Perfection(cause I don't have a copy), but all the pics I have seen online (even in the breed database on here) show yellow legs, and I found this site  that says They have a yellow beak and...

I cant cite the Standard of Perfection(cause I don't have a copy), but all the pics I have seen online (even in the breed database on here) show yellow legs, and I found this site  that says They have a yellow beak and reddish brown...

here are some better pics... my GF was home today and decided to let him run around outside with the others for a little while... I took some more pics when I got home... and as you see in the bottom one, he has spurs starting, so my...

thanks everybody... so the consensus seems to be between 2 and 3 months then... good to know... I am fairly confident that the people I bought from had him labeled properly(I have yet to get one bird from them that they were wrong about...