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    Ameraucana and Serama Mix

    Attached are pictures of the parents and a picture of the first chick to hatch so far, it does appear to have retained the puffy cheeks of the Ameraucana. After drying, its hatched weight was 27 grams out of eggs that average around 40 grams in weight. It almost has a bluish looking color, not...
  2. maddiecakes

    Bantam and Standard Chicken Interbreeding

    Would breeding a bantam rooster with a standard hen work? If it did work, would the chicks have health issues like muscular and skeletal problems? I don't plan to do a standard x bantam cross at least not intentionally but I am keeping Silver Duckwing Old English bantam roosters and hens...
  3. A

    Breeding NN Satin wheaten with black silkie roo

    So I’m thinking about incubating a few eggs and curious what my wheaten NN satin gal and black bearded silkie roo would hatch…. The genetics are still so dang confusing to me! Pics of my babes
  4. RossAcres

    Follow Along While I Raise Endangered Breeds

    Hello everyone! I have been slacking when it comes to posting on here. Life has just been ridiculously busy lately. I had to run a 5 day poultry show at the county fair. Now I'm back to a somewhat normal schedule again. But now for exciting news! I have acquired 2 new duck breeds! The reason I...
  5. KatsHerd

    Crossing a bantam speckled back to a regular speckled?

    Curious on peoples opinions on this. We have a beautiful speckled sussex roo who is not fully matured. We have searched high & low for some girls to pair him with, the only person I've found quoted me $165 for THREE 1 week old chicks, which is just absurd. I've found a breeder that has bantam...
  6. Brianna245

    What Rooster should I pair with my pure Lavender Orp hens?!

    I am looking to get into breeding healthy, ideal lavender Orpington chickens. I have two beautiful 6 month old pure Lavender hens, who hatched from both Lavender parents. I have read breeding two Lavenders can introduce poor feathers and health, so a lot of times people breed back to a split ( 1...
  7. D

    Future plans for 2025! Breeding for large meaties, barring, lacing and EE

    I'm definitely counting my chicks before the pullets even begin laying! This will hopefully be a long thread to help me keep track of all the specifics. I intend to hatch eggs from my very first flock of birds come spring time. Hopefully most will be laying by then but we shall see, if I intend...
  8. G

    What will my chicks look like?🐣

    Hi! I have two roosters: buff silkie, tolbunt polish. And my hens are: white crested black polish, gold laced polish, tolbunt polish, white silkie, black silkie, grey silkie. And I am wondering if anyone has any idea what kind of chicks I could hatch with them:) polishxsilkie chickens are so...
  9. A

    Pilgrim x Toulouse breeding

    Hi there! I have a pilgrim gander and two pilgrim and two Toulouse geese. I’m hoping our pilgrim gander can breed them all, but I’m unsure of the size difference between our gander and the Toulouse. Will he still be able to successfully mate with them unassisted despite the size difference? Help...
    • Avae2710
    • Thread
    • breeding cross breeding cross breeds fertility gander goose pilgrim gander pilgrim geese toulouse geese toulouse x pilgrim
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Geese
  10. RossAcres

    Need Transport for Birds or Small Animals?

    Hello everyone! I am transporting birds/small animals on August 9th-11th. It's too hot to ship birds via the post office, but I have air conditioned spots available! Give your birds the star treatment! The trip starts in Nashville, TN and ends in Iowa City, IA. Then from Iowa City back to...
    • RossAcres
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    • breeding chickens ducks sell shipping small animals transport
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Everything Else
  11. A Walkthrough of a Poultry Show (With Pictures!)

    A Walkthrough of a Poultry Show (With Pictures!)

    Ever wondered how a poultry show works? Well, today I will be walking you through the process of entering a show and how the show process goes. Please check out my articles on Conditioning Birds for Show and Reading a Coop Card for more information. Picking Out a Bird for Shows I won't deep...
    • Arial P.
    • Article
    • 5 min read
    • bantams breeding chickens coop ducks exhibition show standard
    • Category: Learning Center
  12. RossAcres

    Your Favorite/Least Favorite Incubators

    Good morning everyone! I jsut wanted to know, what is your favorite incubator so far? Any incubators you don't like? Tell me your experiences and pros and cons. I will start: Favorite Incubator: HatchingTime CT60 Pros: excellent temperature and humidity control Most accurate temp and humidty...
  13. RossAcres

    Missing Toes on Both Feet

    So, I bought some top quality breeder birds (Wyandotte bantams) from a well known breeder. He won 5th best bird in a show of 10,600 birds at Ohio Nationals last year. The birds I got are offspring of that winning bird. They are great birds and are filling out very nicely. I noticed though that...
  14. RossAcres

    Ross Acres (Ross Bantams) Exhibition Call Ducks

    Stole this idea from The Moonshiner! I show call ducks and absolutely love the breed. On this thread, I will be sharing pictures of my call ducks and stories of my adventures with them. At this point in time, I have white, pastel, and snowy call ducks. Follow along to see what it's like raising...
  15. RossAcres

    Any Interest?

    Hey everyone! I wanted to gauge interest in a few things I would love to write about. I have a slow-paced job, so I have some time to really deep dive into some topics. I know some have already been written about, but it never hurts to have different perspectives. Please let me know if you guys...
    • RossAcres
    • Thread
    • breeding build chicken coop duck exhibition incubation showing sop
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Random Ramblings
  16. RossAcres

    Any Interest?

    Hey everyone! I wanted to gauge interest in a few things I would love to write about. I have a slow-paced job, so I have some time to really deep dive into some topics. I know some have already been written about, but it never hurts to have different perspectives. Please let me know if you guys...
  17. RossAcres

    Colors of Call Ducks!

    Hello everyone! I wanted to share these photos with you all. These are pictures from The National Call Breeders of America website. You can purchase actual posters of these! Hope this helps you :wee
    • RossAcres
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    • bantam breeding call duck color drake ducks hatching hen identification waterfowl
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  18. Henora

    What gave him this color/pattern? what do I call it? Do you think he's pretty?

    This (11 wk old) cockerel is from a Jubilee Orpington rooster and a (maybe? mix?) black wynadotte/Orpington hen (last pic, she carries the mottling gene and has produced some black with white mottling chicks). He was very slow to feather, and his feathers are as iridescent as they look in the...
    • Henora
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    • breeding color patterns fancy chickens feather pattern identify breed iridescence orpington orpington black
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: General breed discussions & FAQ
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    challenging spring and summer

    I've had an unusually challenging spring and summer hatching chickens out. My egg collectors were refrigerating the eggs in the beginning and not placing them correctly for incubation 😭 We've had horrible power surges and brownouts all year, especially during critical times like lockdown and...
    • tolmema
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    • austra white breeding designer chickens dominant white hatching incubation lavender ameraucana lavender gene
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Pictures & Stories of My Flock
  20. chimkinlover

    Poultry Breeding Pens/Coops

    I've been getting into raising rarer breeds of chickens/poultry, so I'm looking for breeding pen/coop ideas. I have lots of groups/pairs I would like to keep separate so I was wondering if anyone had any info/ideas to help me out. I found a few double decker cage ideas online, which seem very...
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