Hi All,
I live in lincolnshire UK and have a few chickens as pets. I have a small flock of 15, which includes Indian Game, Ixworth, Silkies, Copper Black Marans, an Aracauna hybrid, a few mongrels (Light Sussex X Silkie, Silkie X Dorking, Aracauna X Copper Black Maran) and a rare Silver Grey...
Hi there,
I am based in the UK, but like you all I keep a little flock of pet chickens.
I am very excited this month, as last Summer I crossed my Copper Black Maran hen with a Lavander Aracauna. Both pure breeds. The pullets, which are just starting to lay, are producing a beautiful dark...
I have been sexing my chicks by watching feather growth between two and 10 days. (you have to watch them carefully over this time) The ones that grow tails feathers first (at just a few days old) seem to be pullets. I then ring them, as they whole batch tends to grow to look the same after a...