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They come in blue black and splash as far as Ive seen. There are some silver laced as well. These guys are splash, splash is a pair of genes that work a lot like albinism restricting black pigment in chickens except pigment comes through in random spots (hence the name splash) If you have one...

Crossed a white cochin with my blue barnevelder rooster. This little guy is the result, he's very sweet and has cute little feathered feet. He has some blue laced red feathers and silver leaking through, he has an interesting pattern and should make for a gorgeous blue rooster. He has a couple...

I have two Splash Barnevelder roosters up for sale. Hatched from my pair of barnies (Greenfire line hen and show stock rooster) Their half sister from my greenfire hen has great double lacing, my new rooster should give much better genes to add on to that. These guys already show good lacing on...

I saw a coop with plexiglass, I'd imagine it was warm and kinda like a greenhouse :) heat lamps and heaters aren't a great idea since they don't really help the chickens and can actually make frostbite worse, not to mention they are likely to catch fire. We used to have a window leaned against a...

Is this thread for eggs only? Just wondering

If you were close I would send you my olive egger roosters in a heartbeat :D I hand raise all of my birds so they have a good relationship with people before they go home. The temperment does pass to the chicks so I don't breed any mean birds and never had any turn bad :) Roosters are smart...

It could be bruised or it could be broken if it moves in a way it shouldn't or has a lot of bruising or you can feel crackling when you move the foot or put a little pressure to the bone, it's broken. If it is in fact broken try splinting it. Birds heal very fast I used to volunteer for wildlife...

Hello again BYC! Boy do I have roosters for sale! I have posted on a few different sites but thought I would try here! Anyways they are all hand raised different ages.asking $15 each. Will take returns if they don't fit for any reason. I hand raise all of my birds so they will have a great...

Hello again BYC! Boy do I have roosters for sale! I have posted on a few different sites but thought I would try here! Anyways they are all hand raised different ages.asking $15 each. Will take returns if they don't fit for any reason. I hand raise all of my birds so they will have a great...

I had one trying to hatch this morning but quit, the egg looked like it had not only pipped but was halfway through unzipping and the membrane was turning yellow like it had been drying out , I have saved a few from being stuck in the egg that looked just like this so I opened it up and the...

It's very rare to get an illness from a bird. you can get other things (mostly bacterial) but most viruses, most parasites have to be specialized to birds to survive due to their biological nature and simply cannot survive in people, it's very unlikely for anything they have to effect people or...

woah, that is some nasty stuff Great job Heather! Kudos on fixing the little bird!

also to kind of help if your birds have an intestinal imbalance or sour stomach there are some things you can give them. I was taught by some bird experts that Yogurt and lemon juice was a miracle cure for stomach problems in pretty much all birds and works like a charm. Also everyone on BYC...

hmmm, are they sleeping in something? like mud? that is odd... I would wash her, just dunk her in a tub of water it doesn't have to be all of her just enough to get that gunk off. If it collects in her feathers and builds up it can irritate the skin underneath causing other problems. It may just...

And I agree with Misha aggressive roosters should be dispatched of. I would usually never condone killing a chicken but if it's not nice it may be a better option... A very tasty option tooTemperament in chickens is mostly genetic so if you breed an aggressive rooster all of your offspring will...