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I've been playing around with crossing some Porcelain and Mille Fleur and ended up with these little roos that seem to be a slightly diluted Mille Fleur with a full, black hood. What would you even call this pattern/color? And what does it say about the genetics of the parents?

I joined some time ago, but neglected to introduce myself. . . I've been raising chickens for just over a year now. I have 4 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Barred Plymouth Rock, 2 EEs and a lone Golden Comet. I've also recently acquired 3 BBB poults and 3 Peking ducklings (turkeys were intentional, the...

I have 4, 6-days old BBWs. Yesterday I noticed, when I picked one of them up, she coughed-up what appeared to be clear mucus. . . I spent yesterday trying to figure-out whether she had brooder pneumonia (unlikely since I am absolutely fastidious about my birds) or (gasp) bronchitis. . . Gave...

After doing some research, I have decided to switch my flock from strictly layer to a mix of layer and game bird feed. The ratio is about 10:1 layer/gamebird. a.)My girls had a little too much calcium. (lots of eggs spotting) b.)I wanted to increase their protein a bit for the winter. c.)They...