@fluffycrow yesterday I got my 4 aseel chicks that my friend hatched for me. it looks I got 2 boys and 2 girls. 1 girl looks like cream legbar and the other 3 are black with a few feathers of different colours. I guess they will not be all black when they grow up. I can't wait to see how tall...
my silkies roost. I have low roosts about 40 cm above the floor.
if you don't like their looks it is another story. I keep them exactly because they look weird. they will probably be the last breed I give up. I like different.
each country has different threats. ask them.
in greece it is IB and newcastle's. layers for farms might be vaccinated against marek's as well. marek's in greece is rare. I've heard only a few caged farms have had marek's and not often either.
when I see these things to happen I remember a proverb: if you want God to laugh at you, make plans. even in the worst nightmare we don't consider accidents and disasters.
glad you are reborn. get well soon.
I had czech dominant green layers. they were great birds. pure leghorns are hard to find.
besides geese and ducks I have chickens (silkies, egyptian fayoumis, duch bantam, pita pinta and some hybrid layers), pheasants (golden yellow, lady amherst), chukar...