I'm drwoning in Nankin Roosters. I want to thin the flock so badly to cut down on the food bill, but The won't quit breaking their feathers so that I can pick my two breeders....
Awesome idea for the corner roosts. I had already decided that I was gonna put in some outdoor roosting spots in my run for them, but those seem very, VERY popular. Looks like theres a line forming, lol
Depends on the project. Olive-eggers already exist but are mutts, so it would be a matter of getting a small flock of olive egg laying chickens and breeding them for both best egg color and appearance, until you had a line of birds that all looked alike, and were unique in appearance from any...
There is a part of me that wants to embark on an attempt to develop a breed of my own. Maybe anbolive egger that breeds true instead being just an Easter Egger mutt, or working with the brown eggers to find the "red" egg gene and develop a breed that lays truly pink or red eggs
Hey Caleb, my underdtanding is that it can be any of genetics, injury and young age, malnutrition, or a combination of any/all of the above. Most breeders will discard a crossed beak immediatly just to be safe. Kinda surprised he didn't end up being truly culled. Only way to know for sure if to...
Caleb, that is hilarious, and yes the hens should be seabrights so you can breed them ;)
Toney, isn't it always that wat? Build 'em something super nice, with all kinds of comforts and conviences, and they ignore it. Slap a couple of 2x4's together and they think they've died and gone to...