breeding

  1. I_speak_the_truth

    Female keeps attacking male emu

    I got two pairs of emu last spring. Two sets of brother/sister. I want to avoid inbreeding so I have kept all four identified to make sure I separate them correctly into pairs. However, when they reached about a year old this spring they have started fighting. One of the males must be at the...
  2. CloneFly

    Can it be done? Coturnix × Button quail

    Hello everyone! I have 3 male button quail, one of which I would really like to breed. I was considering purchasing a few Coturnix Celadon quail and trying to cross breed them. Does anyone know if this would be possible? I'm open to trying to cross breed him with other breeds as well. Please let...
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  3. GardenAndRoost

    Silkie Roo - what colour partridge

    Wondering if anyone knows what type of partridge this silkie roo is, and any suspicions as to what colour offspring he might bare with either another partridge hen or a white hen?
  4. Cloverr39

    What would this color look silked? Is it worth continuing to breed these mixes?

    I hatched 3 black silkie x isabella bantam brahma chicks. They're still very young (one is 5weeks, one is 4 weeks and one is around 2 weeks), but I have a feeling 2 are roos and the youngest will be a pullet. Still no way of knowing. Hoping for at least 1 pullet. If I get a pullet I really want...
  5. H

    Black on Buff Orpington’s Tail Feathers?

    Hey all! I have a mix of breeds, all 18 weeks old (Australorps, barred rocks, buff orpingtons) my orpingtons have black on their tail feathers (photos below) Mites? Disease? I checked and didn’t see any mites or bugs on them and I use the deep litter system for their coop so I can’t put DE in...
  6. Cloverr39

    From a breeding standpoint which silkie cockerel would be best to keep?

    I have 2 chicks that I really want to keep. They come from better lines than mine. Unfortunately I think they're both gonna be cockerels. If one ends up being a pullet than this whole thing won't matter anymore, but assuming they're cockerels which one would be better to keep? They're 4 weeks...
  7. myawesomepullets

    Some Questions About Chicken Genetics

    Hey! I'm continuing my quest to learn chicken genetics. I want to know more about silkie, frizzle, and sizzle alleles, mainly the frizzle/sizzle ones. I know that H+/H+ and H+/h would be normal (non-silkie) feathering, and h/h is silkie feathering, but I don't know how the frizzle/sizzle...
  8. EnnieM

    Housing breeding pairs?

    Say you have 5 roos & 9 hens. After they’re done with the breeding season (let out of their breeding pens), would you separate roos from hens or keep together? If you’d separate, does there need to be a wall to keep the roos from seeing the hens? I have a 40x20 outdoor space to work with...
  9. Chealsecharm

    Would this be classified as just a "Barnyard mix" or is there a name for Dark Brahma/Rhode Island Red

    So I have three of these babies. They're absolutely beautiful, the pictures definitely don't do any justice to the red hues in their feathers. Rooster is Dark Brahma and the hen is a Rhode Island Red. Is there a name for them or should I just keep calling them my "Pinks" after the pink blush...
  10. I

    Help with my Roo

    I need some help. I got some cochin bantams from a breeder that does AI only. My question is...will the roo breed the hens naturally? He has never been in the same pen with hens to breed. Will his instincts kick in? Anyone had any similar situations?
  11. 7iluvanimals

    If you breed a frizzled silkie to a silkie what do you get?

    I have the possibility to get some frizzled silkies and would love to breed them with my silkies. But is there a possibility for straight feathered chickens pairing these two?
  12. ElimAcres

    Breeder Hen/Roo Diet

    Hello experienced breeders/hatchers. I am wanting suggestions on what to feed my hens from whom I collect eggs for hatching. I read in another post that a 20% protein feed (basically a grower type feed) is recommended along with oyster shell. Are their any other recommendations on feed or...
  13. Cloverr39

    What would it take to make a new breed?

    Okay so I won't actually be attempting to make a new breed anytime soon as I'm still a minor and I don't have the space either, but I do one day want to attemt to create a new breed. How are new breeds created? And what are all the F1 and F2?? I guess I just need someone to explain how it works...
  14. bestoboth

    Suggestions for managing multiple roosters for breeding (keeping hens and roosters separated)

    Hello all! I am new and have been searching the forums and articles but having a bit of trouble finding the specific info I need, so I am sorry if I have missed it somewhere, but hoping I can get some tips or even, perhaps some direction, if this info is somewhere I just am not looking. My main...
  15. wolf-deer88

    Mauve Silkie

    What colors make a mauve silkie? And what should you breed back to it?
  16. Oldegarlicshnapp

    Silkie x Frizzle = Frazzle?

    I have some eggs from a Silkie x Frizzle pairing and my mom wants me to incubate them. Though I’m concerned that since frizzle x frizzle couplings make a frazzle because of their feather mutation, that something like that would happen with a Silkie x frizzle mix. I don’t want to hatch any birds...
  17. Fae Forest Farm

    Creating the Corvalla! A chicken that looks like a crow

    Those who free range their chickens have had problems or fears with regards raptors preying on the flock, whether they are hawks, eagles or owls. There are a number of deterrent ideas to utilize, one of which being to put crow decoys around which need to be consistently moved around and cannot...
  18. Ozarkhomesteader

    Tell me about how you breed your guineas!!

    Ok, breeding season is coming up, and I am busy getting all my poultry into breeding groups, setting up nest boxes etc. Looking forward to babies!! This is my first time with Guinea fowl. I have 10, and they are about 10 months old, I got them last April as keets. They free-range on our 24...
  19. Three Little Chickens

    Questions About Being a Breeder

    Hi there, I’m thinking about breeding chickens in the future and starting a small business out of it but I have some questions that I thought I’d put out there. Do I have to be registered in order to breed and sell them or is it a good idea? Do I need to vaccinate my chickens/chicks? And what...
  20. ahenchey

    Blue Splash Marans

    What is the difference between Blue Splash Marans or Splash Copper Marans? I've seen both terms. I currently have some Black Copper and Blue Copper Marans. I have Blue Splash chicks coming later this month. If I put them all together to breed, what will result? Or is the Blue Splash something...
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