How do you breed mauve orpingtons? Im super interested in learning! What crosses have to be made? Do they breed true? Can you use lavender and chocolate? They are so beautiful....but.... I just dont know much about how they work.
I'm going to start breeding english orpingtons and I can't decide on a color. My choices are:
Chocolate Cuckoo
Isabel Cuckoo
Silver Laced
Lavender Mottled
I can keep two colors. They will show quality from a breeder. How much should I sell pullets and chicks and cockerles for too?
I want something that will lay 4-5 times a week, rareish, has a good hatch rate, cold hardy and would sell well. Anyway, what would you recommend as a good breed to breed?
I want to start breeding chickens. I don't know how to start my business though. I did a bunch of research and what some advice from my chicken people's. As of right now the breeds I am going to have are buff silkies, and then I'm going to work on a designer breed (cream legbar hens and a...
What is your favorite breed!?
I am going to start breeding one of these breeds. Out of these choices what one would you want to see me breeding?:thumbsup
I would like to know what would you recommend for hatching eggs? I have a Styrofoam one and out of 35 eggs... One hatched.... What do you recommend for an incubator??
So, I am wanting to show my Mottled Cochin's in a show. Thing is I have some questions...
*Do you take the bird out to show?
*What do you do with the bird when showing?
*Dose the bird stay in the cage?
*Dose the judge just look at it in the cage to judge it?
Thanks!
I am going to show a Mottled Cochin hen next year and have no clue what to do. What is the difference between 4H and Open show? Do you have to take the bird out of the cage?
Thanks!:celebrate