Ok, so I know that if you take a RIR roo & cross with a BR hen, you get black star/sexlink ect. If you cross 2 sexlinks, the offspring will come out looking like the RIR, BR & some SL. But if you were to take a RIR looking rooster & a BR looking hen from the SL crosses, would they then hatch...
I know chickens like the back of my hand, but I have now ventured into turkey territory lol. I recently aquired a pair of 1 year old royal palms & have noticed a rather odd behavior from the hen. (again, odd to me) It varies when she does it, but she will just plop down, no matter where she...
Are there five toed chicken breeds other than the Dorking? If so, do they have grey/slate colored legs? I have this rather oddly colored hen with five toes, grey legs, red ears, small single comb & a reddish/grey penciling all over. She probably weighs between 5-7lbs. Any ideas?
Hi everyone. I am new to this board, so bear with me please. I recently inherited a flock of mixed chickens from my grandfather when he passed away. He was a collector of sorts & there were any number of rare breeds among this flock. So far I have been able to identify a bantam minorca, blue...