Hi everyone! My husband bought me a couple of Silkie chicks for my birthday last month. They were the same size at a couple days old when we bought them. But one is much larger than the other and has started getting feather tufts on its head. Is it too early for streamers to appear? Is the size...
Hi! If I have a Japanese Bantam Rooster that I breed with an Old English hen, will I get many eggs from the resulting hens that I hatch? Since OEB are prolific layers and JB only lay around 75 eggs per year, I wasn’t sure if the resulting daughters of this match would take after one parent or...
This little guy is around 4 weeks old. We bought him? from a local lady who has a mixed flock of Silkies, Bantam Polish Crested, Cochins, and Japanese Bantams. We’ve always wanted a Frizzle so it doesn’t matter to us if it’s a boy or girl. However, our Roo died recently and we are hopeful for a...
Hi everyone! Hubby & I began our adventure as backyard chicken owners around 7 years ago when we bought our first house. Our Roo died recently and we have decided to add to our flock. We currently have 5 Old English Bantam hens, 1 Frizzle chick (we’re hoping is a Roo), one Mottled/Silkie mix...