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Oops 5 years ago, apparently hopefully still keeping opinions away.

This is a thread for information and what not to do. Your pointed judgment of who "should and should not own animals" is juvenile and uncalled for here. Please keep your opinions to yourself if you don't have something constructive to add to this discussion.

I got some of these similar beauties from Tractor Supply last year! They were marketed as Black Diamond. (Similar to Mystic Onyx?) They seem to be a mixed breed combo of melanistic traits. The black skin, iridescent feathers, and extra toes mostly breed true so far when between each other (at...

Hi! I bought the same incubator, as an emergency backup , and just wanted to throw my experience in. I had trouble as well with the instructions/humidity first run (1 chick out of 10 hatched :( I now have a separate thermometer/humidity reader inside it and am trying again. It does take up...

good info above! ^ The HHD 12 is not the greatest incubator without some adjustments unfortunately. My 1st hatch went really poorly I think because the humidity spiked (but I did get 1 healthy chick thankfully after i lost my Roo). There are a few videos on YouTube to check. * Instead of...

Thank you so much everyone for this thread !! I have Turken lineage I would love to mix with Silkies to see if I get some pretty showgirls and guys. this helped me understand how that might work out

I was "gifted." 2 Turken x game hen bantam in my first rescue. They were absolutely crazy , but the best moms, and I grew (slowly) to love them so much and miss them. Have a few descendants left including a turken x Americuana Roo. Miss them so, if I were closer I would take any of the turkens...

I'm very curious about the melanin gene. Especially even crossed with a Silkie

Lol, Yes very interested in seeing about EE's as well (thats my other Roo, the hens have some amazing mint green eggs so far) I'll update on these guys (the Diamonds) when I can get a 1st Gen direct cross, I hope they breed true to the physical look!

Hi! We lucked out finding these at a local Tractor supply. Bought 8 chicks. .... I had been wondering if anyone else had randomly found anything like them? From what I can tell they're originally from a specialty breeder, I don't see them on the TSC website anymore. These are mine that were...

Thank you for this story :) I have Had so many trial / errors , heartbreaks and overflowing love with my flock too. (Now on 7th generation!) Most were mutts/rehoming ones. I just adopted a local white Silkie that was being picked on too much. Thankfully she is doing great in the current group...

I have fed for many years, dried and split green and yellow peas, and barley , (sparingly ,and when i have them) mixed in with a 40lbs. Bag of layer feed. No problems with peas and certain grains in mine. - The peas seem a great supplement. Just no beans/blackeyes raw as those do have to be...