Hello , I keep cochin bantams as a hobby and occasionally make a few dollars to pay for chick n coop repairs ,food etc.
I usually just breed color to color but I found myself in a BBS situation. Problem is I have a grizzled black rooster and I don’t know the optimal place for all of my birds...
Hello, I recently came across this photo:
and I was wondering how hard this would be to find and breed into a Polish variety. I also really like the thought of bringing barring into a bird like this and getting barred crested white Polishes.
Thinking about the genetics of blue in chickens I...
Hi there,
This is one for any silkie experts, or really anybody who might have an idea.
I recently purchased 6 blue silkies (16 weeks old) and was wondering if anybody could advise me of the genders. I have posted the pictures and labelled them 1-6.
Also as it’s my first time keeping silkies...
I love my two EEs; this won’t change a thing about them to me. But..
I always thought that it was natural thing, a gene mutation, something. I was looking up Crested Cream Legbars because I’m a chicken math victim, and in the related searches was ‘are blue chicken eggs natural.’
I realized I...
I'm new but trying to learn about the genotypes of my chickens! I have these 3 I'm particularly curious about. If anyone has any ideas about the genotypes (related especially to their coloring) I'd really appreciate it!!
This first two were sold to me as Ameraucanas:
#1 I am guessing is...
I am in need of a special Lavender/Blue Cochin Bantam pullet, but i can't figure out where you can purchase these other than as baby chicks. I have utilized local craigslist and local backyard chicken groups and advertised my need with them but to no avail. I would be willing to have them...
Hello! I'm new to BYC. I thought I would share some pictures of my four hybrid chicks that are about 5.5 weeks old, so you can enjoy guessing their genders and breeds with me. Parents are all pure breeds, and chicks are hybrids.
Chick 1:
Breed: Blue Andalusian and Ameraucana (only chick I know...
I'm new to owning chickens and I go back and forth daily with this sweetheart. About 7 weeks old, comb and waddle are orange-ish, total love bug. Pullet or roo?
Hello! These 5 little cluck muffins hatched yesterday from fertile eggs posted interstate. The breeder advised they were from a bearded silkie pen with colours of porcelain, blue, splash, black and grey. They are so sweet. Any ideas of colours?
Hello eveyone :) i purchased three bantam chicks a while ago and i am having a hard time sexing and identifying them. The seller said the were “yard bantam crosses”
Im hoping they are all pullets. They are about 5 or 6 weeks old i believe.
There is one that seems to be a barred bantam, one that...
I just jumped on the Silkie train and I’ve been absolutely LOVING the Silkie life. I know the sexing of them is difficult, but they’re starting to show more of their nature and I thought it would be fun to see what everyone thinks the genders are? Check out the attachments!
I have:
1 large...