Meet Emily. We love Emily, but I ordered a Blue Swedish pair and am not sure if she actually is a Swedish, or something else. Her down was definitely dark brown instead of the grayish brown color of the male, and she looks like a more brownish blue color now that her feathers are in. They're my...
I got this chick on May 17 when it was a day or two old. I knew it was a mixed breed when I got it, but it was supposed to be from either a d'Uccle x Serama pairing, or a d'Uccle x Ameraucana bantam pairing. Clearly, that's not correct. It only has four toes and didn't appear to have a crest...
I got 5 chicks from a local breeder two weeks ago. 2 died less than a week after I got them, on the same day. I contacted the breeder to let her know and she replaced my deceased chicks and gave me an extra. I picked up the new chicks 3 days ago. 1 died about 24 hours later, the other died...
I picked these 5 up from my local TSC. Based on the hatcheries my TSC gets their chicks from, I'm pretty sure they're OEG Bantams. 2 are Silver Duckwing pullets, 2 are Crele cockerels, (at least to my reckoning, I'm new to chicken genetics, so please correct me if I'm wrong), and I'm not sure...
If anyone likes logic puzzles, I have one for you!
Hoping to get some input on the best way to separate my current flock, as well as the chickens I'll be adding in a few months. I have half an acre for them & most breeds are only 1 or 2 birds since they're just pets & I wanted a variety. I can...