Anybody seen this leg coloration before? I'm hoping it might give me a clue as to her breed background. I know who the roo was but not the hen. Any ideas?
This years breeding projects and new acquisitions have turned
up quite a variety of combs, including one I cant identify!
Also gender guesses? (my guesses in parenthesis by the bird #)
No idea on this one! Any ideas?
#1 (roo) 6 weeks
Silkie Momma I just got with her three chicks.
I...
I have two chicks whose legs stretch forward and up and won't extend downward. Is this treatable or should I cull?
I have another chick whose legs look like this
It's getting stronger but not sure it will ever be self reliant.
Andre now.
Andre's feathers.
Andre at a couple of days old.
The feathers look almost like barred and laced combined but I don't have enough breeding experience to know really. Anybody know?
Here's the first chick for your guessing pleasure. I'm guessing that this chick is Pg/Pg but possibly over partridge so it won't ever have clear lacing. What other genes could contribute to this plumage?
Hi. I'm relatively new to chickens. I'm into my fourth year raising them though my family raised some when I was a teenager and I had a few pet chickens in my late teens.
I'm busy learning about chicken genetics and how to keep my birds really healthy.
I have nine adult hens at the moment and...