Okay, so I am new to chickens, or sort of, I am definitely new to breeding and genetics, I am obsessed with the orpingtons primarily (Marans and Ameraucana's are right up there as well)
I've been doing a lot of research into genetics and I do have a basic understanding of genetics, though...
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Hi I bought 2 cuckoo Orpington hens that were sold to me as POL around 5 months of age.
I’m new to chicken ownership and would really love some help.
Pics 1, 2 and 3. The chicken in question. Excuse the photo bomb lol
Pics 4 and 5. The other smaller hen
I have been researching genetics of Lavender and Cuckoo for about 6 months now. I have finally started incubating and hatching eggs from my Cuckoo Orpington and now that the chicks are here I am not seeing any defined spots like I do on my legbar cross.
Backstory: My hen was bred from a cuckoo...
We moved from town to the family farm a year ago. One of the things we wanted to do is raise a few chickens. Besides the tremendous benefit of a few fresh eggs, we have a terrible problem with ticks in our area. In fact, I spent most of the last summer (with Lyme's disease). In fact, a few...