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The pdf was about growing them as parentstock, not as egg layers or meat birds. Hatcheries are interested in growing parentstock so they can hatch the eggs and sell the chicks. The ability to feather-sex as chicks is also aimed at hatcheries. Even the terminology of "floor space" is more...

Ok, here's a question from an outside perspective. Some respiratory infections have high mortality rates, others do not. Some birds build immunity to those diseases and so even if exposed, won't get sick or die and can pass those antibodies onto their chicks and their higher natural immunity...

Have you looked into the Sagitta? I don't know if it's considered a true breed yet; it's a hybrid that is supposed to breed true and is feather sexable - - RIR/NH/Cx. They are red with black and/or white highlights. My pullet is red with black in her tail like a RIR, but rounder, fuller body...

I got mine a few months ago - #$%^ neighbor complained while I was away - I had a freaky polish mix that got on a scare and cackled for a couple of hours straight (I have since gotten rid of her, not friendly, not a great layer and caused me problems). Neighbor came into my yard, looked over my...

If it was cedar bedding, it's poisonous to animals. Don't know why stores still sell it and pet co's still mfr it. SOrry for your loss. If you're still intersted in sebright info, do a serach for golden sebright inthis forum...I read a post once from a woman that talked about the color of...

Quote: X2 - the egg color comes from the rooster. I have an EE X GL Polish that lays blue-green eggs. In the UK, they sell hybrid hens like that - cross of ee and a good producing hen like leghorn or RIR.

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B&W could be mottled Japanese; not sur eon black one, a side shot would help. Toop of head, too, is there a white spot? Not likely ancona as a bantam.

OEGB

#1 Mille fleur d-uccle #2 buff brahma their coloring is kind of similar and they both have feathered legs/feet, but the d'uccles also have muffs/beards, which #1 photo appears to show.

I agree with #1 and #2. Question, what did you get in Leann's special? How many chicks/ varieties? LArge fowl, bantams? Anything other than chicks? I've been thinking of ordering that but have no idea what it's like...

OEGBs

I think they look more like Speckled Sussex than Welsummers....

If they don't have green legs, then they are Old English Game Bantams, or maybe Dutch, but OEGBs are more common. They come in many color varieites and the chipmunk chcks are hard to tell apart - you can look at the drawings on Ideal poultry's site for a better idea.

The chipmunk one is OEGB most likely. The yellow one may be white OEGB or perhaps White Japanese. I can't tell if it's legs are shorter than the OEGB's legs.