You must get so tired of explaining the white gene so often . You're very helpful!
Thanks for the explaination. Genetics is complicated enough without adding Chicken genetics. LOL
CG
What would happen if you had a white silkie with splash? I'm just thinking if we get b/b/s and a white sometime in the future. (Son wants silkies, but not a buff/partridge since his died and just wanting to put into the back of my mind possible colors to suggest to him.)
CG
If there is the possiblity of a chicken being animic because of blood-suckers (lice, mites,etc), why would you make sure to give vitimins WITHOUT iron. I would think that a little bit of iron would help sice that's what's recommended for humans. I've seen this bit of advice posted many times...
If there is the possiblity of a chicken being animic because of blood-suckers (lice, mites,etc), why would you make sure to give vitimins WITHOUT iron. I would think that a little bit of iron would help sice that's what's recommended for humans. I've seen this bit of advice posted many times...
My son's only silkie just died today. He wants more but I'm not getting anymore chickens until next year (we are too close to winter IMO) and it they aren't very hardy, I may want to discourage him because I don't want to end up with a house chicken (I love my MIL but she don't like birds of...