If you had a mixed flock and wanted to "clean up" the genetics of the flock, how would you go about breeding out any partridge and lacing with the goal of a silver duckwing base.
It's been over 10 years since I've raised chickens. 🙈 I need a refresher!
I plan on using a 106qt tote for brooding, what would be an appropriate amount of bantams to brood in that size and how long would it take them to outgrow it?
I know there's gotta be a bunch of you out there with silkie crosses! Please share photos of your silkies crosses and what they were crossed with [if you know]
Im planning to get back into chickens after a 10 year hiatus. In my teens and early adult years I just threw together what I could afford for my show birds. Now I have adult money to relive my teenage chicken raising dreams.
If you were going to do an affordable set up for 3 trios of bantams...
YEARS ago I saw this Serama for sale, I instantly fell in love with the color. What would you call it? If you wanted to recreate it in another breed, what would you do?
Original post from 2010 Thread 'American Serama Cockerel. 8 m.o. Honey Mustard, new color for 2010'...
I wanted to create this thread to bring exchequer fanciers, enthusiasts, and breeders together. I have noticed in the past years this breed is hard to find and slowly dying out. Few hatcheries have them and when they do they sell out quick and there is very few private breeders. Below a...
I can't figure out what is going on with the color of this bird- I think she's gorgeous but the color isn't anything I've seen before. The mother is a silkie crossed with a gold cock. And I line bred the hen back to the gold cock and this is the result. Any guesses as to what is going on here?
Its coming up!!! Who else is going? I'm just attending as a spectator this year. The Show is May 19th at the Washington country fair grounds, Judging this year is Warren Carlow.
So last year my neighbor's hatched this boy from their flock, his father Is BR/Austro and then his mother is a Hatchery EE.
Now, there are no other roosters in the area and I have hatched chicks from the same flock and not had this result. He always looks like this, like he got caught in a rain...
Okay guys! I need some input. We have been thinking about getting a second breed of chicken to work with. But we don't want just any old breed, we want something to work on and improve upon. Something bantam sized that would be considered 'rare' ... Does not have to be apa recognized the breed...
What would it take to breed Exchequer leghorns to the standard? Obviously it would take time but how do you get around the hurdle of birds lacking type and getting type into the next generation? From what ive gathered Exchequer leghorns are not very common so it's not like you have of breeders...
So, Ive wanted a puppy for over a year now, my family is finally warming up to the idea. But I go back and forth with what I think I want, Ive always had large dogs, I love them, But I really want a small dog that I can hold and carry and that is easy to travel with. However a small dog dose not...
I was wondering what people's personal experience with Extoic/Hybrid cats are? Has anyone ever owned one? Something I have always wanted to own but I don't have the time or resources yet. Some day tho.