The paint with leakage offspring would only make up 50% of them, the other half would not get the dominant white at all. Assuming your paint is black under all that white, the other chicks would be black or a dark color with buff leakage I would guess.
I forgot to mention... a neighbor told me that piling snow around all sides of the coop will keep it warmer. Since snow is only around 32 degrees, it will always keep a coop around that temp. He said since my coop is small, to pile it all the way to the roof.
Is this true? What do you think?
I am in New Hampshire, last year was especially bad for us and I lost 2 bantams to frostbite.. I have been told, and seriously hope, that we will have a much milder winter this year, but I don't believe anything until I see it here in New England..
I am in New Hampshire, and it does dip below...
It's getting colder here and I am starting to think about how I am going to winterize my coop this year. I have mostly Silkies and 1 Cochin hen in there. I understand the need for ventilation, the coop is roughly 8ft x 4ft, and has 2 windows about 1ft x 1ft, 1 in the front and 1 on the back. I...
Hey everyone! I've recently gotten into silkies, and have gotten a couple silkies and sizzles from my soon-to-be mother in law. I have this one blue(?) silkie, about 6 months old in this picture, and my question is she has some light brownish coloring on her hackles. I've seen this suggested...
I have a flock of layers just for eggs but my breeding project is going to be sizzles :) I've got a white silkie roo, a grey silkie hen, and 2 young sizzles, one I know is a rough sizzle hen, the younger one I'm 95% sure is a hen but I've been proved wrong before haha
I will be incubating the...
Any opinions as to what he may be? I've had people suggest buff brahma x Orpington cross, he's a big boy so I'm thinking they may be right, what do you guys think? Any ideas on the black hen too?
Hi everyone, glad I found this site it has been very helpful! I've been around chickens my whole like but have made it my New Years resolution to really get into breeding :)