Recent content by risingstarpoultry

I agree there does need to be work for all lines to be more productive. After all thats what every one should strive for, or we will hit a dead end road. Just my opinion.

I am reading the bantam standard and it describes (comb V shaped very small,the smaller the better, resting on front of creast,each side level,preference to be given to birds without any comb) I hope this Helps you.

hello and welcome to BYC from CHINA Texas.

That is to much money to get started in asils,They will lay up a nest and hatch it,and make great mothers. But they do best if not pened up real closely. some of the hens will hatch 3 nests a year,as soon as the chicks are started and have tail and wing feathers there mothers will start a new...

I live in CHINA TEXAS abouy 10 miles west of beaumont texas, I raise standard barred rocks,standard welsummers,bantam barred rocks, bantam white rocks,and standard asils.

I had a game hen hatch 14 chicks .Just interested in what number all of yall have hatched.

I selected the wrong one I have ben raising chickens for 21 years,oooops.

Yes I know of a good breeder of bantam barred plymouth rocks her name is Janice Hall of stonewall OK. She might sell you some,and I have the same bloodline so if she cant I may be able to hep you when I hatch again,all I have right now is pullets so when they start hatching I could sell you some...

WOOO !!!!!!!! HOOOOOOO!!!!!! I just got my first WX Good shepard Barreds From a verry nice and polite laddy named( RUTH CARON).She is in Martindale Texas ,and has some of the best birds I have ever seen. Her genrosity ,and kindness made her so nice to talk to. And we all thank you so! so! verry...

smaller crest are accepted as normal with these laced birds ,but larger is still your goal to.

In polish the crest should be large,bigger is better.The laced polish are not raised in as great of number as say white creasted black,so there has ben more improved creast size. this is why the laced verietys have less crest size .but this can be improved with selective breeding and raising...

I have third generation barred pymouth rock frizzled bantams .sorry no pictures right now.

Quote: there are crested call ducks(Darrel Sheraw in sligo PA.had them)

Could someone please help me I want to post a picture on here and I need help. thanks

I still thank that egg color is just how much pigment the hen has and the rooster has to have something to do with it if he is the father.He is half of the babby chickens. Just someting interesting ,I seperater all of my welsummer hens and all of the darkest eggs were the hens with the darkest...