Recent content by rb roosting

For a variety to recognized it only has to breed true 50% of the time. Blue does not breed "true" it breeds "true 50% of the time" the other 25% is splash and the other 25% black.

Not to be the bad guy but I would cull all of them. I seriously question if they are pure silver or not????? The one in question looks to be a cockerel but color is not right. Should have some white in wing bow and shoulder by now. Female shafting is a serious issue, and the second male on the...

Since they are not recognized, in my eyes yes. And FYI all Silver chicks I have seen that I have hatched out always have yellowish/pinkish legs. They do not turn slate until later and the shade always varies. I have even seen them go through a phase where they look a little greenish. When they...

[/SIZE] It is impossible to sex by down color in my eyes. But I have a theory that the bright silvery downed chick's feather in cleaner (still just a theory, I am watching closely and time will tell) than the yellowish downed chick's (hen's with less shafting & better stippling/ Rooster with...

I would also like to know what these feather out like????? I only see one chick with what I feel is close to normal chipmunk striping. I am wondering if someone might of crossed to white to try and improve on the Silver's somewhere in this line? I am just a little chicken farmer and no where...

I wouldn't be worried my best cockerel was a solid black chick with solid black legs and beak. I know because I toe punched him last year to see what it turned out to be. He is solid black with the most amazing green sheen I have seen so far at my house. I will be looking for more like that this...

x2 on keeping one for size. Also i now keep 2-4 cockerels back just in case. I learned valuable lesson this spring when my #2 silver cockerel got taken by hawk and my #1 had very low fertility. I will always keep at least 2 preferably 4 of every variety i have, a lot can happen between now and...

Quote: It seems to me 3/8 was recommended for bantam i think by John don't quote me though. But i am 99% sure 3/8 is what i was told

TayFray! : we had one chick we had to cull. i know this is a little bad, but my dad said it was quick and easy so he hit its head on a rock, it died sudden and never felt it. We burried it after!! I second this method, hold there legs and a quick little rap against our step. Seems to work good...

Thanks i knew i get an answer on here

i have a question for the ameraucana guru's. i just hatched out some blue ameraucana eggs from Mr. Meredith i noticed 1 of them has some white feathers on it's wing tips and some blue. they are only a week old but would it be safe to say it will be a splash? or is it to early to tell. he said...

after disposing 26 infertile (confirmed while disposing) silver eggs thought for sure my cock was infertile. had 5 that went into lockdown (just hoping that they were not fertile by black roo still) with some black and some blue eggs. woke up this morning to see 4 definite silver chicks and 1...

Candled eggs today on day 14 threw out 26 L.F. Silver Eggs My fears came true my BEST cock is infertile The worst is my back up cock had a mishap month and half ago aaaahhhhh. So much for goal of hatching out at least 100 silver chicks for next year breeders At least i still got 26 Blue LF...

My suggestion is keep them both till they finish out. Then keep the best one ( go to ameraucana breeders club to see standards and pics to help ) But don't get rid of the other one until you have had a successful hatch or two to verify fertility of chosen cock. And don't let them free range...

I agree that there should not be much smell?? My first time hatching i had smell and real bad hatch (i gave to many eggs a chance when they should of been tossed). Learned the hard way 1 or 2 bad eggs can ruin an entire hatch. I now disinfect between hatches candle on day 7/14/and 18 before...