1. If i cross-breed two breeds will the offspring be more like the mother or the father or a 50/50 mix?
2. If i have a Silkie Orpington cross and i breed that with a pure leghorn will the offspring be (25% Silkie 25% Orpington 50% Leghorn)
OR (33% Silkie 33% Orpington 33% Leghorn)
i know i probably shouldn't name any now because nothings guaranteed but i have this one chick whos on day 11 and its a absolute crazy 😂 Whenever i candle the egg the embryo is jiggling and moving around crazily 5x more than the others, and i know this sounds weird but i can sort of tell its...
My friend bought some fertile eggs to put under her broody, the breed was called ''Essendon'' which doesn't exist (Does it?) I went and visited them and OMG they were massive! They looked like a massive light Sussex or a brahma with no feathered feet BUT they were only 3 MONTHS OLD and they were...
I put some eggs in the incubator about 24 hours ago and I just realized I forgot to add water! Is it too late to have a wet hatch or do i have to continue with the dry hatch? (this is my first time incubating btw)
My Australorp is back again being weird with egg laying, for about a week now she has been sitting in the nest box to lay an egg and after about an hour she hops out and starts yelling her "I just laid an egg' song, but there is no egg! Is this just her age? I thought she was maybe egg bound but...
I want to breed my silkie rooster with 2 isa brown pullets i have coming soon!, I've seen that different people have different results and ideas, Does anyone know the possible colours that the offspring could have? I've heard black, brown & white. Could anyone clear this up for me? Thanks!
Would a 25 meter electric poultry net be good for 5 chickens? Each side would be 6.25 meters OR 20.5 feet!
They would be in a chicken tractor that i move once a week.
I need to build multiple CHEAP chicken tractors that holds 4-6 chickens for my breeding business. The chickens will be in this full time, Could someone recommend a CHEAP and EASY chicken tractor that would best suit this, Thankyou!
I live on the central coast in nsw and i was contemplating starting a small scale chicken breeding business and i would like to know what breed has more demand. Buff Orpington OR Barred Rock OR Silkie. Thanks
I was thinking of attempting to breed my silkie roo with my leghorn and australorp and i wanted to see if anyone had this cross and could show a picture of what they would look like? Thanks