Ah, that would explain some of the faults in his sibs. Nah, not looking to show. I'm using him to improve a non silkie project and wondering how he stacks up and where his genetics might me from. Thanks for the insight. :)
Critique? I know the Roos comb is wrong and too red, I also think the hen could have better feather quality and a larger tail cushion and shorter back. What am I missing? ( I think they're also both a bit on the large side but I haven't a scale to be sure.)
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Welp, my silkies prospect has gone bust. My neighbor wanted to rent incubator space for his silkie eggs. I was gonna charge in chicks rather than cash and he said ok, you keep half and I'll keep half. I was super excited cause I was only gonna ask at most a third of the chicks. So I got...
The money is the problem. I don't have any for an initial investment lol. So I take what I can get and work with it. I have just enough to keep them fed and wormed and some of that is from selling chicks and started pullets.
Since I think the silkie eggs I'll be hatching are from a recessive...
They would definately have divided runs, thanks for the tip!
I've got 14 eggs for the first batch to be set tomorrow. Neighbor says I can keep half the hatch :D. Gonna set at least one more batch after that, maybe two. :)
I'm tentatively considering some of my other non silkie birds for...
Whew! Got through page 47 and my brain started to shut off.
I'm in a position to get some silkies in trade. My neighbor wants to rent incubator space for his silkies eggs. He has a white roo, two white hens, one black hen, and one other hen I couldn't get a look at. He has offered to share the...