I am being gifted a a couple of chocolate orpington roosters (recessive sex linked chocolate) and I have solid dun colored hens.I have read about the"beige"colored chickens that can result from the mating of chocolate X dun.Has anyone else done this cross?Would like to know what the results...
Been working out a breeding plan for this project. Just going out on a limb to see if there is anyone out there that has worked on such a project and would like to share some info.Thanks
This is not my pic nor is it my bird.Found it on the internet. This inquiry is out of curiosity. According to the website this pic is what a rhode island red with 2 doses of the silver.I know that would come about by crossbreeding but how would you get 2 doses of silver.Really interested in...
I will start here.I have rooster that is a pure polish.He is a tolblunt/golden laced split.I bred him over several easter egger hens.The pullets and roosters along with the sire/daddy rooster was on the yard,just them.When the pullets started laying,I decided to hatch some of their eggs.And to...
Does anyone know the location for monroe,ga. show on the 20th?Or a contact no.If you are attending,would like to know what you are or if you are bringing anything to sell.Thanks
What can I expect from this rooster,silver sebright and this hen,game?This was not planned mating,she went broody and I had no eggs to put under her.So I left her eggs under her.She was running on the yard with the silver sebright rooster.
I have a rooster that I now know has wry tail.He was used a lot in the breeding pen this year and I have raised lots of progeny from him.So today I noticed several of the males from this rooster over various hens had wry tails but none of the females had wry tails.My question is,Can I keep the...
I wanted to start a thread for those interested to post pics of their broody hens or their hens with chicks.And any info. such as breed of hen and chicks or what breeds they are mixed with etc. So I will start this thread with pics of my own broody hens and my hen with her new chicks. The 1st...
I will be setting my incubator this week.Going into the incubator will be eggs starting my naked polish project.Pen 1 is turken/naked neck male over buff laced polish female and red crested red polish female. Pen 2 is frizzle golden laced/tolblunt split male over black naked neck hen.My question...
I have a question,First I plan to try the dry hatch method on my next setting of eggs. I have a brower top hatch. I usually only take out one plug but will be removing all the plugs. Hoping for a better hatch rate.I want to use egg cartons during hatching to keep the chicks from rolling the eggs...
Would like to see some pics of naked neck sizzles or frizzled showgirls.Would really like to add some of these to my flock.Hoping to connect with breeders.
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I have a mixed flock.My plans is a very colorful frizzled,crested easter egger that are very broody.I plan to breed f1 to f1 and f1 to polish. I have 2 easter egger hens, 2 polish (1 buff laced 1 red crested red)hens,2 game hens(1 spangled,1 bb red).They have been penned with a frizzled tolblunt...
Last night I had the lid off my top hatch incubator to put water in, getting ready to go into lockdown. I went into the kitchen and left unattended for just a minute. Just enough time for my 3 year old to somehow crack 2 eggs.The membrane is still intact. They are scheduled to hatch wednesday...
I'm going to order some of the mixed frizzles from sandhill. The description reads that they are large birds that are frizzled and come all different colors,brown eggs and clean shanked. Has anyone ordered these from sandhill? What kind of variety(color wise)did you get? Anyone have any pics?
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I have a rooster that is not mottled but one of his parents were,now if I bred this rooster to a mottled hen, what percentage of my chicks would be mottled?
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