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Thank you all! I will plan to see if someone wants him. I have read in 2 places that people were not using crested roosters to breed. Is the crest something people don't like and are trying to breed out of the breed? He has a crest so maybe no one will want him. He is a cuddly fellow so far...

Hi! I have received a Swedish Flower chick in my rare breed assortment from Meyer Hatchery. Sadly it was supposed to be a girl but they seem to have been mistaken! He is very pretty, friendly, and sporting a really cool hairdo! I was posting to ask if the Swedish Flower Roos are pretty...

Thanks! That looks about right. He sure is going to be interesting looking with that crest on his head! Wish I was allowed to keep roosters!

Can anyone give me some ideas of what this chicken might be? He/She is a rare breed assortment from Meyer Hatchery. I ordered females but I have a feeling this one is not a female. I had thought it was a Jubilee orpington but had a Jubilee breeder tell me she has never seen one with this much...

So you think it might be broken? She was pecking at it earlier and limping but then a few minutes later she ran around a little bit without limping. She has not been outside except in the sun when it was over 70 degrees so she can't have frostbite. They are in my house in a big box. I'll put...

Hi, I have a chick from Meyer hatchery. She is 3 weeks old and I picked her up shortly after hatch. She lives on pine shavings with the other chicks. I believe she is a Sumatra. She is very small, much smaller than the Welsummers the same age and about the size of the Hamburg chick. Today I...

I have a few Sumatra questions and am hoping this is where to post them! I ordered 3 of the rare breed assortment from Meyer hatchery this spring. One of them turned out to be Black Sumatra, at least from what I can tell. Here is a photo of her today at 2 weeks old: I live in town and let...

My thoughts had been: 1. Sumatra 2. Black copper maran 3. Jubilee orpington But when their wings started growing in and the black chicks had white on the wings I wasn't sure. Also #3 has pale peach wings coming in rather than the browner ones on the Jubilee. I have looked at hundreds of...

Can anyone give me some ideas of what these gals might be or is it way too early to start trying? 1 and 3 are rare breed assortments from Meyer Hatchery. 2 is from Meyer's bargain bin in the store. The rare breed assortment includes many types including: "others as they are added to our...