Just had to brag on my ladies for a second. I have five separate coops. I have a barnyard mix coop, an Orpington coop, a Wyandotte coop, an Americauna coop, and a bitty grow out coop. In the barnyard mix coop, my Polish/Silkie is broody and sitting on a clutch. In my Orpington coop, my lavender...
So...I'm pathologically curious. What would a chicken with the mottled, pattern, AND barred genes look like? Anyone have Pictures? Google has failed me. I may do a side breeding project just to satisfy my curiosity...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I got into chickens on March 3, 2016. It was the one year anniversary of my son's death and I found myself in TSC and depressed. There were chicks and ducklings. So, on a whim I bought six chicks and 2 ducklings. Two years later...