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Several of mine have this. How best do we breed for barred tail?

Thank! I'm not sure about the mother, I ordered the eggs online and hatched the CLBs in my incubator. I'm very happy about the brood, though, as we had a poorer hatching rate than I'd hoped for (about 25%, which isn't terrible for shipped eggs). The tag-teaming seems like a healthy way to...

I had a CLB who was laying shelless eggs. I kind of just wrote her off, my daughter's favorite was probably stressed from the handling and I didn't expect eggs from her after that. She ran off a few weeks ago, but she'd appear once a day or two. Suddenly, yesterday, she comes back with nearly a...

Thank you! We think they're pretty! What a great visual, and tactile! The birds are so calm and gentle when handled from the beginning. That dark crest is amazing. My chooks are loving going outdoors and getting the little bit of sunshine we've had this week.

Thank you, both! My toddler's pullet is the gentlest, friendliest bird I've ever seen! My daughter gets behind her and to pick her up and off they go, chicken feet dangling. They had a rocky start (my little girl is actually terrified of animals), but they've come to love each other. The pullet...

Hi, I'm new to this thread. I hatched Legbars on Halloween (4 from Chicken Fanatics) and Thanksgiving (2 from Papa Brooder), so my birds are 17 and 13 weeks old. We had a nice warm afternoon - finally over 40!), and the birds kept collapsing to sunbathe! I love it when they stick all their...