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I have one white Appleyard that Holderread's threw in when I ordered more Silvers for my flock. Anyone have any idea what will happen if I allow her to breed to a Silver drake? Is the white dominate, or will some Silvers hatch out?

Hi, I have two pair of Silver Appleyards that I got from a local breeder about a year ago. When I got them, their color was very typical and beautiful. Over the past month though, my drakes have lost their color. There is no green on their head, just silver and black now. I attributed it to...

Does anyone know of a breeder of the old timey dark red RIR's in Abbeville? I've heard that there are two people in the state that have them.

I have several hens that are using to enclosed little laying houses, and they haven't laid much since I got them (I have open nesting boxes). They are used to a little house like each with a nest box in it. I was wondering, what if I took a rubbermaid storage tote and cut a door in the front...

Anyone have any idea how this would work? I am having a hard time finding cuckoo maran hens to go with my roo. I was wondering what kind of frankensteinian mutts I would get from this cross? The general idea is to improve the meat quality and disease resistance (from the marans side into the...

Hi, Does anyone know if the two people selling Swedish Flower hatching eggs on ebay are legit? Wildhorsefarms and burtonjon1. I'm heard about people getting scammed and not getting the breed they ordered, or sometimes just getting supermarket eggs. I've ordered eggs from ebay before with...

Hi, My son cleaned his first chicken yesterday, and he said there was green liquid coming from the liver. I am afraid he may have punctured the gall bladder. He said he rinsed it off right away and rinsed it really well. Is it safe to eat? Thanks,

Hi, This is a roo that someone gave me. It was sold to them as a Black Minorca pullet, obviously before he matured. He's about 5 months old now and I love his looks, pretty boy. Thanks everyone, Deb

I just read the website for Nature's Harmony farms. They don't worm or medicate and though they say they had initial losses, they are not breeding flocks resistant to mycoplasma, sinusitis. and blackhead. I'm wondering if anyone else is taking this approach, and if so, what has been your...

Help please. I have 5 speckled sussex, about 6 weeks old. They came from Cackle originally but I bought them some the person who ordered them. All their birds looked good and healthy, clean surroundings and the chicks looked good. I noticed on the way home, one was kind of tired looking but...