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Clearly, given our world's current state, you have a hen who identifies as a rooster. Or it could be that you have rooster that identies as a hen. Transgender poultry just want to be loved...:D

Looking for nice quality, non commercial hatchery Redcaps or Silver Grey Dorkongs. Any help is greatly appreciated

Sent him an email, but no reply yet. Would like to find other lines as well, so I can compare type.

Hello, I'm trying to locate hatching eggs or chicks for show quality Silver Grey Dorkings. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Kind regards, Kevin

As I am new to Faverolles, could someone please advise me on what to look for when culling juveniles? We have quite a few Salmon Faverolles that are approaching two months of age, with a fair amount of variance in their appearance. Specifically, some of the pullets appear quite nice and well...

I'd really not worry too much about the black flecks in the down. Unless you've introduced new blood recently, the genes responsible are most likely part and parcel of the larger sum. In other words, and in my opinion, they'll have no discernible impact after the down is lost, and should be...

I think generally speaking, Faverolles should be kept with breeds displaying similar dispositions, such as Dorkings, and Orpingtons. Sussex fowls, whilst not as bad as some, can be by comparison a bit rugged for Faverolles. Keep in mind too that not every line of Dorkings and Orpingtons have...

Those are some really nice looking chicks! Very clean and healthy looking. One day I would like to get some! Kind regards, Kevin

Hey Jim, Sorry that I didn't get back to you sooner. I've never made my own seed tapes before, but I should think toilet paper would work find, as well as using a flour based slurry for "gluing" it together. I once saw a seed disbursement tool specifically designed for very small seeds...

I've used nail polish before and it had no adverse affect. Personally, unless I really don't have many eggs to incubate and/or the egg in question is of particular importance, I don't let them stay in the bator. The gasses emitted from decomposition of the embryo can and usually does adversely...

Yes, every day of my life. Today, I begin dropping seed for our greenhouse, and still need to get other things done as well. It's never ending. Kind regards, Kevin

Hello, I do not have any personal experience with Cream Legbars, though I do have with Americaunas and true, (rumpless) Araucanas. Of the two I've owned, I'd only deal with Americaunas again, as the Araucanas have too many troublesome issues to consider, making them ill suited for the casual...

Would you have photos of the chicks?

Hey Jim, A Crested Cream Legbar, (in essence, a barred Leghorn) lays a bluish egg and is sex linked with males having two barring genes, females having one, so you can discern their gender at hatch. A Rainbow chicken is a hatchery coined term allowing them to market a breed for any number of...

I'm inclined to say that poults should be fed standard game bird rations, (23-27% or better), in crumble form, for the first six weeks of growth. Afterwards, one could slowly introduce fermented grains, if one wanted to. In truth, I'm not a big fan of fermented grains, as we've tried them on our...

I wish Kryssy and I lived closer, we'd be right over. We'd even bring our own bowls! :-) Krys makes a wonderful chicken, sweet corn chowder. Yum! Regard, K

Jim, Our new puppy has found his voice, and is wailing at all hours of the night. Sigh..... Just like when we had little ones around the house. I went to work on about two hours sleep and from the sounds of it, I won't get much more tonight. Well, off to bed I go! Regards, Kevin

Well, nothing like turkey love at work. lol

Yes, there are LF Black Faverolles out there, as I've seen photos out on the web that are tied back to this site. Making LF Black Faverolles from bantams, whilst technically, genetically possible though selection, is for all intents and purposes not practical. Making them from scratch would be...

I could be wrong, but it appears to be a little cockerel, as I see no evidence of brown in the flights.