I have a beautiful Orpington hen that I want to breed and have chicks that grow to resemble mom. She is a cream color with gold lacing. What would be the best Roo to keep her colors dominant? I have an Isabel lavender laced Orpington or a chocolate silver laced Orpington. Would either work?
Can anyone help me id the type of Cochin these guys are? Hatched from eBay eggs just labeled large breed cochin. Hens are all black one Roo hatched and I am struggling with id now.
So I hatched a gorgeous rooster this spring and now I'm on a quest to hatch some babies from him next spring but I'm wondering which base colored hens would give me the best chance of passing on some of his coloring or patterns? He is mix himself so specific breed to mix matters less to me than...
I hatched this beaty from a barnyard mix of eggs I picked up, the woman has a bit of everything. I'm leaning towards Silky x Phoenix but would love to hear others thoughts.
So I hatched this pretty girl 10 weeks ago from a barnyard egg mix I picked up at a swap. I'm thinking silkyxphoenix but wondering if anyone else has any other ideas? Second question I want to hatch out her eggs in the future and attempt to clone this baby! What would you guys suggest using for...
Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 35
(3) What breeds do you have? A little bit of everything
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? They are my peace
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
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