I have an Lavender Ameraucana rooster and a white leghorn hen and I'm thinking about hatching some of her eggs... Do you all know which comb is dominant in this cross? I read in the thread that white is dominant and I would have to breed back to get any lavender actually show up.
I want to hatch some olive eggers this spring and I'm a little overwhelmed with the whole thing. I think I have the stock birds I will need to do this...and do it pretty good...but I need some advice. For example, what birds to put together. I've always read about the FBCM with the EE or...
Hi, I hatched several blue maran chicks this spring and so I follow this thread for advice on blues and splashes...to learn what is good and what is not so desired (coloring, conformation, etc). But to simplify things and have it all in one place as a starting point, is there somewhere that...
Silver penciled is what you get 100% of the time from crossing partridge hens with a black roo? I just want to make sure I understand you correctly :) I just looked that color up and they are really pretty. Thanks for your input!
GLW's have a rose comb and from the pics, it looks like yours has a single comb?? Barnevelders do have a single comb, however, they normally lay a dark brown egg. My Meyer Barnie does and she doesn't really look like your bird in the picture.
She's a pretty girl, but I'm not sure what she...
Primaknits, sorry, I'm just now getting a chance to get on here in a few days. These chicks are keeping me busy busy busy lol. When you talked to Meyers and they guessed at your chicks, were they looking at your pics? I ordered black giants and blue andalusians, and I have a hard time telling...
I got a few better pics of my 3 week olds in question this afternoon, if anyone can tell by feather pattern and leg color what these little gals might be.
Have 3 of these. Only ordered 2 RIR's. Maybe??
No idea. Only have one like this (I think) and didn't order any singles.
Have 2...
All 33 of my Meyer babies are doing good and growing like crazy. I have pics of 11 of them to post to see if anyone can help ID them. I'm still having trouble deciding who are my 3 Welsummers, 2 Barnevelders, 3 Speckled Sussex, and 2 RIR's. I have the twins of Primaknits chicks!
I have one...
Primaknits, I know I have your chicks sisters here at my house lol! Mine are 3 weeks old as well and I have some of the very same chicks. I have been talking with Meyer asking for help ID'ing these last 11 chicks because I just can't figure what are my Speckled Sussex, Welsummers...
I've been following your exciting thread here! I just wanted to add that from my Meyer order I received on Feb 26 consisting of 34 chicks, one of my two buff orps died several hours after they arrived and the other one was puny for the first week but it looks like she's going to be okay. I'm...
Welcome!! I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with the Delawares but hopefully someone else on here will be and can give you some advice.
If you do decide to swap for something else, the Easter Eggers would fit in nicely with your birds that you've chosen and they would add some great blue/green...