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    How to breed Quails using chickens?

    Good day everyone. I was given a trio of Quails but the one had bumble foot when it arrived so I started antibiotics immediately but sadly it died in one day because presumably the antibiotics were started too late. Anyway so now the rooster Quail only has one hen and he is destroying her...
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    Confused again - please help

    Hi there everyone. Okay so I really thought I understood genetics but now I am totally confused. I bred my black split for mottled rooster to my lavender hen, incubated 6 eggs under the hen. I was expecting to get 3 black split for lavender and three lavender mottled BUT... She hatched out 3...
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    Genetic fault or inbreeding?

    Good day everyone. I was wondering if there is a particular gene for six toes in chickens or if six toes are as a result of inbreeding? Of our white Silkie pair the hen has a sixth toe fused to her fifth toe. Now the breeder did take it upon himself to mention to us that the pair is NOT related...
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    Recessive white carrying other colours?

    Good day everyone. I am so confused and need your help. We purchased two ''pure white'' stunning Silkies and the hen went broody a month later. (I am however confused about the white part since they actually look ''light buff'' in colour to me) Anyway, we let her hatch some eggs but now that...
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    Colour genetics question.

    Good day everyone. I have searched for this answer all over but different websites have different answers.... If I breed my black Pekin roo to my Lavender Pekin hen, will the chicks be self-blue or will they be black? Also, how does self-blue differ from normal blue? Thanks in advance.
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    Why has this chicken lost so many feathers?

    Strange situation I have here that I cannot find any help with on Google because all they can keep talking about is mites and my chickens have NO MITES because I look after them!!!! This frizzled Pekin bantam hen always had the perfect amount of feathers for the first year of her life - as seen...
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    New homes needed for two chickens - East London, South Africa

    Good day. I have the following two chickens that are looking for loving homes.... 1.) Sold to me as a PEKIN pullet. Grew into a Pekin sized hen that lays Pekin eggs but she has no feathers on her head and top part of neck. Also she is lacking feathers on her legs. She has wry tail and she is a...
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    Anyone know what breed this is?

    Hi there. A lady sent me these two pictures and told me she is selling the babies from these adults. She told me they are purebred Vuurpote Pekin Bantams but I don't believe there is any such breed as this name she has given me. Does anyone have any idea what they are? Many thanks.
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    Comb genetics?

    Hi there. Anyone have a link to a chicken comb calculator that actually works? I Googled it and the one gave my computer a virus and the other one doesn't work and the third one I found wants me to enter in countless strange letters and numbers. I want to breed my White Silkie roo with my...
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    Anyone from East London, South Africa?

    Hi all. I am a huge chicken enthusiast from East London in South Africa. My favs are Pekins and Orpingtons although I love Cochins, Silkies and many others. I have a small flock for eggs and we also attend poultry shows, lots of fun! I was wondering if there are any people on this group from my...
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    Can wry neck be cured in adult birds?

    Hi everyone. I recently adopted an unwanted Silkie rooster. His ring shows him to be around three years of age. He has wry neck. He eats and drinks okay but he falls over if he tries to run or mate with the hens. His crooked neck seems to put him off balance and makes him fall over. He doesn't...
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    Creating a colour?

    Hi everyone. I have always wanted black Silkies but cannot find any in South Africa. I was wondering if I can make them myself and if it is a good idea or not. (I don't like breeding animals because obviously you cannot keep all the birds and have to sell some and then they end up being...
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