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Hi, I have a question. What colour would offspring from a barred male/female over a partridge female/male be? My understanding is if the female is partridge all offspring are black, if the female is barred, the male offspring will be barred. I’ve made a thread too which you may find better...

Male barred over female partridge makes all black chicks with red leakage. Female barred over male partridge makes barred males and black females, with red leakage. Is this right please?

Yeah, they’re the only places I can find with anything on how a roosters crows. I don’t believe it’s right though, because aren’t collars suppose to limit the air intake for crowing? I don’t see what any of it’s got to do with stretching?

Hi all. I am trying to understand how exactly a rooster crows but I’m running into contradictions. … an intake of breath fills the air sac above the crop, this breath is used to crow, the more breath, the louder the crow? I have no idea if the above is correct, but I do not believe this is...

It’s on Reddit, but I can send you the link! I use to be on here all the time but Reddit seemed a bit funner, unfortunately, it’s not, everything’s a hen, even if it’s a rooster, and everything’s a buff Orpington even it’s black, lol, it’s horrible over there

Can I ask what you think to this? “But for future reference 3 row pea comb in OP’s last post tells all. Brahma hens won’t develop a 3 row pea comb before laying, if they do at all.”

Even this article on BYC mentions that the pea comb may have only one row: Pea combs often have 3 rows of "peas" side by side, although sometimes there is only 1 row. So is this just a well perpetuated myth or does it ever hold weight? Is it in the SoP for 3 rows?

Thank you. I told someone that their ‘EE’ is male because of the saddle feathers being pointed, and someone else said that they know it’s male because it has 3 rows on its pea comb…

Is 3 rows on a peacomb indicative of sex? I don’t believe it is, if it were then that would make any breed with a peacomb autosexing, right? Is it not just that given that pullets have small combs, you cannot make out the three rows? Or on ‘easter eggers’ they’re a mix, and therefore can have a...

They are the same breed (Brahma), just different colours/variations. Most breeds come in several colours now.

Are you sure they’re alive? They’re not just dead and partially developed? Have you candled them? Please do post some candling pics! If they are indeed alive then just leave them where they are for now, I think they will struggle to hatch with a lack of humidity though, so you’ll want to find a...

I think it’s just an odd pullet egg. Pullets can act strangely, like any animal in puberty, it’s just hormones.

I don’t see why it would be the result of a problem. Just means you’ve got a good Silkie! Also no, I think the pullet was just stretching, never seen one lift their wings to lay.

This list from Fresh Eggs Daily is pretty much what I can think of and agree with, except, if you get a lot of wet weather then I’d stay away from feather legged breeds; the feathers stay wet and can cause issues. Marans, Sussex, Orpingtons are all known for broodiness off the list. There’s...

From my own experience with hatching bantam varieties of both, yes. Polish eggs have been larger and whiter. Whereas the Silkies have been way smaller, off white and waxier. You can always compare when they start laying.

She definitely looks very ready. PR are usually early-ish starters.

They do all look like they’re from the same breed of pullet. Can you post some pictures of the girls? Whoever is laying should have some redness and a growing comb.

No, nothing to worry about. If you’re breeding to show though it may be an idea not to put her in the breeding pen.

That’s so nice! The only hobby I’ve learned is cross stitching, it’s super fun! But I’ve had time to make a huge dent in my “need to read” books and have found quite a love for Star Wars lol. @Weeg do you have pics of them