What adorable chicks! The one on the right is most definitely a roo... when the comb is THAT big THAT young, you can only tell it's a boy! The other one may also be a little roo, as he's got a bit of comb and some nice, thick legs and feet.
Make sure you keep posting pics of these little...
Just talked to the minorca breeder today. I'm FINALLY getting my eggs in May when we get settled in the new place! Can't wait to have minorcas. They are one of my 3 favorite breeds.
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Great! Good luck with the hatch.
Have you used your incubator before? I am getting eggs later this spring and have been practicing with Trader Joe's fertile eggs. Hatch day is this Friday. Only three (out of a dozend) made it into lock down. They were really old when I got them. But I...
Woohoo, finally found a breeder a couple of hours away and will be getting my black minorca hatching eggs at the end of this month! I'll let y'all know when we set them ... send us good hatching vibes!
I've been wanting minorcas for the longest time, and they're so difficult to find. I'll...
There's white minorcas too???? I just found out about the buffs a couple of weeks ago, only knew about the blacks. Y'all have me swooning!
Couple of quick queries for those experienced in this breed.
1) Do they have a laying season & stop for the winter?
2) Do they do well in mixed...
Brad, thank you for contacting me and helping me out! I got the phone number/contact information from the APA site you suggested.
By the way,
I have long coveted both minorcas and WFBS, and it looks like I will be able to hatch out a few of BOTH this year, thanks 100% to the kindness and...
I have been trying for months to find minorcas, specifically black minorcas. There are none in my area. I *love* minorcas (see my avatar??? He was a blue ribbon winner from last year's California State Fair & I fell in love with him the minute I looked into his beady little eye and heard him...
I fell in love with minorcas when I saw a beautiful minorca rooster competing at the state fair (I believe he had a number of blue ribbons pinned to his cage, too). He was so regal and gorgeous, and his hen in the adjoining cage was sweet and had gorgeous green-sheen to her black feathers (she...