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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...

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...