If I cross a RIR roo with a Barred Rock hen, will this give me a Rhodebar, or is there another step to creating these birds ? I've read all sorts of info and everyone has a different idea. Just am wondering if anybody on here has ever tried breeding for a Rhodebar? Thanks !!
I used a Blue Laced Red Wyandotte rooster over Rhode Island Red hens. Would the chicks be considered sex-linked or not. I've been reading on this subject, and till I get done I'm totally confused !! I also have a Rhode Island red roo over SLW. This will for sure make a sex-link -- right...
I have a chicken that is about 1.5 years old and she started sneezing Mon. I quarentined her as I am curious as to what struck her. She is also limping. She has no fever, her eyes are clear and there is no drainage from her nose just a sneeze and cough, with rattling breathing every now and...
I have a newly hatched serama chick, and I am wondering if we could put it under a serama hen that is sitting on a nest this eve. after dark. her eggs are due to hatch Thurs. Would she accept the chick or will she kill it ? Has anybody on BYC ever tried this ? Thank-you !
I have a 6 wk. old silkie chick and her entire beak is sitting on her face crooked. It's not crossed or scissored -- just crooked on her face. Is this genetic problem ? I do not want to use her for breeding stock if it is genetics. Any silkie fans have advice ? thanks in advance !!
I have a gold laced wyandotte with a single comb. Does this disqualify her for good breeding stock ? I didn't think wyandottes are to have single combs, or do I stand to be wrong on that ? Thanks for any info !
What can I do to keep the humidity up in my LG during lockdown ? It was up to 65 for the first 2 days, this morning it dropped down to 55, by lunch on down to 48. I know I'm not to open the bator, but what am I to do ? The humidity cannot stay that low, and neither can I figure out why it keeps...
Any body good at guessing what this chick is ? She is 4 wks. old and has me stumped. She appears to be rumpless, and is also tufted. She hatched out of a very pale blue egg. My guess is that she is a mix but not sure ! It's the chick in the foreground.
Does it harm unpipped eggs to have the newly hatched peeps jumping all over them and rolling them around in the incubator ? I had 12 eggs from my last hatch that didn't make it. I cracked them open and everything was fine -- chick developed, good air sac, soft membrane. They were in a fan forced...
My hen was doing well this morning -- walking around pecking -- normal. I was feeding the chickens a little while ago and noticed that she is sitting with her tail drooped and didn't even try to run away when I approached her. There are no injuries, but she did lay an egg that didn't have a...
It has been 16 hrs. since pip. The chick is still alive and I took tweezers and broke tiny little pieces off the egg. There was no blood, but I stopped because I'm so afraid !!! Should I keep on helping or what ? Anybody ever been where I'm at before ? Thanks for the Advice !!
One of my eggs finally pipped last eve. around 9:00, it has been 12 hrs. and hasn't made any progress. How long can a chick live inside its shell? Should I help it or not ? I helped a silkie chick with my last batch and it did well, but should I wait a little while yet ? Thanks for your advice !!
My eggs are at day 21, and no one is pipping ! I need someone to cry with me This is my second time of incubating. The first time went very well -- they all hatched but one. I've done everything the same this time -- except I used shipped eggs. Don't think I'll waste my money on them again ...
My nephew has a blue Maran and it has a few feathers on it's legs and feet. He is wondering if this is pure breed or is there a chance that it is mixed with something else. I told him that I didn't think that Marans were feathered .... Thanks !
I put my eggs in a still air Little Giant incubator for lock down, and then I placed my digital thermometer/hydrometer combo on the wire mat with the eggs. It read 100 deg. with 62 % humidity. I also have the paper thermometer that came with the incubator in there and it reads 80 deg. Which...
Can some one tell me if these silver laced pullets will eventually look like a true silver laced or will they always look mottled. They are 8 wks. old. They do not have true lacing in my mind, but maybe it's a teenager thing ?? Thanks !
Can any one tell me what I will get when I breed the hen in pic. 1 to the rooster in pic. 2 ? This hen and roo are my sons pet, and I didn't know if thier offspring would be splash or what. I have a hard time understanding the breeding of these birds !