Recent content by Firedancer87

Yes, but my question is if you took 2 of those that hatched from the blackstar x blackstar (a red roo & a barred hen) then crossed them, would they breed true blackstars again, or just another mixed hatch like the last hatch.

Ok, so I know that if you take a RIR roo & cross with a BR hen, you get black star/sexlink ect. If you cross 2 sexlinks, the offspring will come out looking like the RIR, BR & some SL. But if you were to take a RIR looking rooster & a BR looking hen from the SL crosses, would they then hatch...

If she were part faverolle, would the other parent have had to have five toes as well, or would the trait still carry over even if it only had the regular four? The same with the feathering? I once had a roo (sold to me as an amaracauna) Who took nearly two years to mature & at maturity...

Quote: When I bought our two about 2 months ago, we were told they were about a year old. Not sure about how much they weigh, but the hen showed absolutely no interest whatsoever in the tom. He was struttin out his little heart, getting so worked up from time to time we caught him "air...

She has no feathering on her legs or feet, that was one of the first things I looked for. She does have a look similar to some of the salmon faverolles I have seen. I'm just suprised to find a cross breed in this flock, he prided himself on the purest strains available, they were his babys. Most...

A.T. Hagan : Quote: Don't feel bad. When I first got my turkeys I did the same thing. Went into their tractor and one of the hens was on the ground. Nudged her with my foot and she didn't move. I was thinking she was injured or ill so I picked her up and examined her closely all the while...

I appologize for the lack of wing feathering. They had been clipped & are just beginning to grow back in.

Ok, here goes my attempt at posting her pics. The second pic is one of her eggs.

I figured about the same. I go into check this morning & there is a pretty little speckled egg in one of the chicken's nests.

I know chickens like the back of my hand, but I have now ventured into turkey territory lol. I recently aquired a pair of 1 year old royal palms & have noticed a rather odd behavior from the hen. (again, odd to me) It varies when she does it, but she will just plop down, no matter where she...

I would love to post a pic, but sadly i haven't been able to figure that one out yet. I'm extremely new to this thing lol.

Her coloring is similar to a blue laced red wyandotte, but less bright. The colors are a bit lighter.

Well, she's definately not a silky cross. She is feathered like an EE, minus the beard, but with the body of a Orpington. As I said before in another post, she came from my late grandpa who was an avid rare breed collector. I can't recall ever seeing this coloring in any breed I know of. I would...

Are there five toed chicken breeds other than the Dorking? If so, do they have grey/slate colored legs? I have this rather oddly colored hen with five toes, grey legs, red ears, small single comb & a reddish/grey penciling all over. She probably weighs between 5-7lbs. Any ideas?

Hi everyone. I am new to this board, so bear with me please. I recently inherited a flock of mixed chickens from my grandfather when he passed away. He was a collector of sorts & there were any number of rare breeds among this flock. So far I have been able to identify a bantam minorca, blue...