I have a young (4 months) Lavender Marans cockerel that is quite nice. He came from a semi-local breeder of Marans (breeder states parent stock is "Lavender Marans Roo over Lavender Marans Hen"). I then bought several hatching eggs from a distant breeder - got 5 Blue Marans (parent stock is...
I see a lot of posts/info where people say something like, "I have a blah-blah that is a Split Marans" or "(talking about a black chicken) a black split to lavender Ameraucana", or "Lavender orps split to mottled". I know "split" is a thing, but I don't know exactly what it means... and I want...
I have a 46 week old pullet (10-1/2 months old) who hasn't laid an egg yet. Her sister (same parents, same hatch) began laying at 21 weeks (about 5 months). They are Lavender Ameraucana's. I've checked for bugs (none), there are no physical issues (not showing any signs of sickness/illness)...
WANTED – FLASHY RUSSIAN ORLOFF ROOSTER. In search of (wanting to get or would like referrals to someone who has) a flashy, Splash colored Russian Orloff cockerel or Rooster. Want a large breed (not Bantams), with a lot of white, lighter colors – we are looking for color; we won’t be showing...
New to chicken raising, so thought I'd ask first to ensure it'd be okay (or not?). Two months ago I successfully incubated and hatched 10 Ameraucana chicks - they are in with the flock now. I have a good incubator, and a nice brooder setup - they thrived! I also had a hen hatch two babies...
Greetings, peeps! I'm a newb to the chicken breed identifications, and was wanting to try raising some Russian Orloffs. Mostly because I think they are beautiful... and fairly rare. My question is though, I like the splashy, lighter colors - is there such a thing as a "SPLASH" Spangled...
Can you get splash chicks from a Wheaten Ameraucana hen and a Blue Ameraucana rooster? If not, what would the resulting chick be - a Wheaton Blue Ameraucana? I have what appears to be a splash-colored chick from this breeding, but someone on another group told me I was wrong for calling her a...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Had them when we were kids; got them again a year ago.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
6 adults, plus 8 newly hatched chicks
(3) What breeds do you have?
Wheaten, Lavender, and Blue Ameraucana, Easter Egger
(4) What...