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No, just some are very small. Others are medium, when/if I add Minorca I'm planning to use a standard size because I would like the full range. A lot of my latest generation have been in the 2-3kg range.

I can't buy a new house, I don't have that kind of money, and I live in Australia, the pool is limited in the first place so many of my replacement birds would have to come from the very same breeders. My prediction is starting over will be starting over with the same problem no matter what I...

To start I have to address the bad news. I lost more chickens that I care to think about due to at least 3 different infections running loose through my flock. I was also dealing with painful and extremely debilitating health issues myself and could not get any of them under control. We had an...

I'm doing something a little odd with my CutiePies and selecting for shape but not size. One of my hens is 2.5kg and has the exact same shape as her 800g great grandmother.

2020 Was a very hard year on my flock, and due to my own health problems I really dropped the ball on tracking parentage. However the CutiePie project is still moving forward. I have a new batch of roosters that are promising and several very nice hens. I'll update with pictures some time this...

I finally got my paint silkie! And also just hatched some chocolate and chocolate/lavender orpingtons from Victoria which Im going to use for adding the other colors I want. Looks like I wont need any more outside chickens now :)

I'm not to worried about marketing them just yet. Im not really much of a people person so I couldnt imagine asking a 100+ people about the name! I am already keeping an eye on a breeder near me who has a few. They just dont have any for sale at the moment and I'm ok waiting a year or two more...

yep, mottled is already all through them and I have been looking for a paint silkie or I'll just recreate paint myself. :)

*Im thinking to call the breed "Cutiepie" but let me know if you have a good name for them* Ive been working on my project breed for one year now, since its the start of a new year I thought Id detail my flock, my breedings, and plans for upcoming year. Im very excited about my F1s and the up...