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    Creating a sex-linked hybrid RIR

    Hey all, I am about to start breeding my RIR hens with my ISA-brown roo and I am hoping to produce some good dual purpose birds from the cross. I believe the ISA-Brown is a sex-linked RIR x, and the hobbyist in me wants to try and produce my own sex-linked RIR hybrids? Is it possible to select...
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    RIR breed genetics - issues with "silkie" like feathers

    I was wondering if anyone else has heard of RIRs having the occasional "silkie" like feathers which don't repel the rain? I came across it when researching the genetics of the breed and recognised it in one of my older pullets. The pullet has issues in the rain and always gets filthy during...
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    Backyard breeding projects, need help and opinions!

    Hi, I hope this is the right forum for this.. I've recently built up a little flock in my backyard of a variety of breeds of chickens (and 2 ducks.. buy they're just trouble). The eldest hens have been laying for a few months now and I want to start incubating some eggs. I'd like to keep...
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    Need help sexing silkie chicks :)

    Hey all, I have two young silkie chicks, about 9 weeks old I believe. They are some kind of partridge silkie cross and weigh around 200g each at the moment. I believe at least one of them will be male, but i've never dealt with silkies before, or any chicks with anything but a single comb. Any...
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