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This is what I'm leaning towards doing thinking seperating him with a couple of my black Mystic Onyx, my sapphire splash who is dominant white and a few of my multiple colored EE and seeing what I get.

Americauna, Ee, Wyandotte, Cinnamon Queen, australorp, polish, sapphire splash, orpington, a couple barnyard mix, and Mystic Onyx , so pretty much every color under the rainbow

So I hatched a gorgeous rooster this spring and now I'm on a quest to hatch some babies from him next spring but I'm wondering which base colored hens would give me the best chance of passing on some of his coloring or patterns? He is mix himself so specific breed to mix matters less to me than...

Whatever it is the chances of it being pure anything are slim the woman I got the eggs from has a huge mixed flock I doubt she even knows all the breeds she has lol

Really? I was convinced it was a hen. How can you tell? I'm just curious because if that true I'm super excited he's about to have a whole lot of babies in his future lol

5 toe that's what led me to Silky but no feathering. Also a bit on the smaller side but not bantam small. For size reference she's 10 weeks in the pic.

I hatched this beaty from a barnyard mix of eggs I picked up, the woman has a bit of everything. I'm leaning towards Silky x Phoenix but would love to hear others thoughts.

You'll have to bear with me while I figure it all out but here's a picture of one of my newest hatches she came from a barnyard mix of eggs I got at a swap still trying to id her :) I'm thinking phoenix silky

So I hatched this pretty girl 10 weeks ago from a barnyard egg mix I picked up at a swap. I'm thinking silkyxphoenix but wondering if anyone else has any other ideas? Second question I want to hatch out her eggs in the future and attempt to clone this baby! What would you guys suggest using for...

Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 35 (3) What breeds do you have? A little bit of everything (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? They are my peace (5) What are some of your other hobbies? We...