Hi from down-under 👋🏼 I have two purebred australorp cockerels and do not think I can keep both. One is a white and the other is splash (pictured). They are from heritage lines. I have blue, black and splash hens and I am wondering which cockerel would be the best to keep based on the colouring...
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I’m seeking opinion on the gender of this 9.5 week old blue australorp. Comb and waddles are redder than others but I can see any saddle feathers coming through?
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I have a beautiful Orpington just become POL. Her and her two brothers had very dirty bums so I wormed them and have been treating them for coccidiosis with amprollium for a week. The brothers have since gone to a new home and the hen has become unwell in the last 2 days. I’ve continued the...
Hello, my two silkies and have come into action and I’m wondering if I was to breed them, what I am likely to get, colourwise? It’s a grey roo over a partridge hen. I’m new to silkies so any advice appreciated. Not after show quality just after a variety of colour for my flock.
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Hello, I have a purebred black australorp rooster who produced the barred cockerel in the photo below. The hen was either a blue australorp, Ancona or (hybrid) leghorn. Does anyone know how they produced the barring and if it would be possible to produce hens with barring from these breeds...
My white leghorn hybrid hen and black australorp roo produced this little beauty. Its 6 weeks old and I’m thinking roo with the red in its comb. It’s Mum has a huge floppy comb (not the hen pictured) so I’m after other opinion. Thank you 😊
I’m in love with these little buns of fluff. First hatch of silkies. What do you think?? 9 weeks old, no signs of roo behaviour. Any idea of sex? I know they’re tough to sex, just for fun..!
First time hatching Silkies here. What colour will this little darling be? Mum is white dad black. The dark back is throwing me off my thoughts of white. Thank you 🙏
Two handsome cockerels - australorp over light sussex (left) and isa brown over light sussex (right). Hand reared, super friendly. Gold Coast Qld Australia