I'ma a thingkn' boy.
(Kinda looks like a guy I know.)
Seriously, something about the shape of the head and beak. Good luck. Silkies are the sweetest. Er, well, except Empress of the Dark Night a few messages up. But she tries.
I'm very new to silkies. One week and one day to be exact.
We have 6 chicks, a buff, various blues, and two that look partridge. A friend has some white in the incubator for us.
It all started when my son begged for a naked neck chick. What a sweet girl w/ a bow-tie. Now he wants...
What would a lavender roo produce with blue and black hens?
As a pure novice to chickens and this breed, I'm culling my first order of straight run blues and blacks. I am still learning the breed standard. My birds are probably pet quality which doesn't stop me from enjoying them though...
Available to happy chicken homes, lots of good boys. Hatch date 6/25. Organic feed and organic fruits & veggies. Raised w/ kids and dogs.
Free. Pickup or meet-up. Santa Cruz County.
If my chicken budget allowed, I'd spring for them. Guess I'll wait till the flock is well established.
So you've seen them? They look simply glorious.
The cream legbars look incredible, too. I'm more interested in those.
Nostalchic, pinkckick can give a definitive answer, however, with blk cuckoo marans, the female is darker and the markings more pronounced. (I hope I didn't reverse this ).
It's looking like there's a lot of boys. Maybe two girls out of ten.
I'm curious, and being a newbie, I'll just ask. Can Marans be (reasonably) sexed at birth?
My chicks are 3.5 weeks old. Yesterday I saw lots of 'playing chicken' when two birds race into each other almost chest first. Some pecking has begun, so I shuffled the brooder pens.
Some have larger combs than others. Then again, some seem to have none it seems.
I'm trying to find a...
Thank you for the lead. I wrote her and am waiting to hear back. She doesn't ship, but her birds are so gorgeous, I could drive up or something....
Your signature says lavender cochin project? How is that going?
Thanks again for taking the time to reply!
Hi,
I'm looking for standard cochins, lemon blue. Chicks, started birds, trios. I'm in central CA.
Any leads would be soooo appreciated.
Thank you for reading this.