Recent content by FluffyHen1

What is the best cross to remove smut in otherwise good buffs? Crossing with a self-blue (lavender) or with a blue? If a blue, is there any benefit to opting for a lighter shade blue bird to use in the cross? Thank you.

I set shipped Silkie eggs, all with detached air cells, and set them upright in a carton. Most are not viable on day 11, but one egg with a severely detached air cell has a live chick. The air cell is so displaced that it is on the side of the upright egg, not at all at either end. If this chick...

Yes, but my hen doesn't have a muff, and also the hen in the photo (the splash) appears to have some normal feathering on her wings. My hen doesn't have any normal feathering at all, just fluff.

I have an Easter Egger from a hatchery who is entirely fluffy...no "regular" feathers whatsoever, and nothing but pure white feathering, slate legs, and she lays a large bright blue egg (daily!). I an looking to buy an easter egger (hatchery aracauna) cockerel with fluffy feathering to hopefully...