Search results for query: *

I found a nest of 12 of my Game hen eggs that I would like to incubate. I know they are fertile and fairly fresh within a week or two of being laid. We have had a couple nights that have gotten down to around 28-30F degrees with in the last week. Any chance they are still good sitting out in the...

Male Black Breasted Red X Female Brown Red. Old English Games. What will offspring be? Thanks

I will be growing out a mixed group of Old English Game Standard Fowl and OEG Bantams. Just curious if the Standards and Bantams will be able to cross breed or if there is too much of a size difference for successful mating? If I WANTED to try for the best fertility rates crossing the two...

At 4 weeks old, which do you think is a more sure sign of sexing Buff Orpingtons: Comb/wattle development or amount of feathering? Here's my dilemma... I got seven St. Run Buff Orpingtons from a hardware store when they were 3 days old. I tried my best attempt at "feather sexing" their wings...

I picked up a mix of chicks from a local feed store about a month ago. All the chicks looked identical, they were all black with some light silver on the chest and underneath. As they have gotten older they are all starting to look very different from each other. The two I am most interested in...

I just bought this hen as a pure black Australorp a few days ago. I noticed that she has a good bit of white on the tips of her feathers on her head and hackle feathers. what causes this? Is it possible that she is A mix breed? Or does this sometimes happen with Australorps? The white is only on...

I recently picked up these two girls. They are about 13 weeks old. They are both supposed to be golden laced Wyandottes. As you can see from the pictures, one is much lighter gold and the other one is darker. Is it normal for them to vary like this? The man I got them from said they were both...

These are a few weeks old now. They were all white as newbies but now have some tanish/gold feathers coming in behind the neck and someother areas. The larger one has more of the "tan" feathers coming in. Any idea on what they are?

We've had these chicks for a few weeks now. They were both basically all white/off white when we got them day old. They are now mostly feathered and are getting some tanish feathers coming in in some spots. One much more than the other. The one with more color also has a larger comb. Maybe a...

I am hoping someone can help me figure out what type of chicks we have here. We picked them up from a country store who said they were bantams, but didn't know what types. We got a total of 6 chicks. Two are mostly silver/black, two are mostly black with tan heads, and two are mostly white/off...