That's the reason I don't like mixed breeds. In the fall I do run all my breeders into a pasture to produce meat birds merely because I like the results of hybridizing for meat production. However 100% of the offspring go into the freezer. How the hatcheries bastardize Araucanas/Ameraucanas just...
Any guess as to his breeding? I know this is a huge shot in the dark, but I really love the looks of this Roo, but not a big fan of (mixed breed) Easter Eggers
I got this Rooster with a batch of CornishXRock chicks from Mcmurray. Any idea what he is? He is just started crowing about a month ago. He is a beautiful fella but cant find anything that looks like him. Pea Come, Dark Legs, and in the picture through the chicken wire you can see the green...
Thank you. I am not familiar with any of the Bantam birds and had no idea what I had. I raise several breeds of standard chickens but mainly turkeys. These little guys are the friendliest birds I have ever seen. If I squat down to fill their feeder all 12 of them will jump right on me. Neatest...
I bought a group of turkeys from a breeder that was getting out of poultry. The deal was 23 Turkeys, but I had to take 12 Bantams with them. They all look alike, but I have no idea what breed they are? Any help would be appreciated GREATLY!!! They are about 5 weeks old.