breeding

  1. bikosblackmeat

    Producing my own crosses

    A lot of people were hating on other breeders that cross their chickens with other breed. Here is my opinion: As long as you are treating your chickens right (by providing their basic necessities) and breeding to create chickens with distinct characteristics like for more meat, eggs, color...
  2. S

    Chicken feather color genetics question

    I'm really interested in feather color genetics but have limited knowledge of it & would love to learn. I have Whiting True Blues that I'll be breeding & I have 3 roosters that I'm trying to decide on who to keep & who to cull based on which will give us the most variety of feather color in...
  3. Pcmandooo

    Mini-clan mating

    I am working on a hobby experiment, breeding and setting a line. I have a trio of my own crossing who’s description would be a thread in itself so thats as far as ill go into that. I have a newly built “poultry palace” that has two, fly pens that are 4’widex6’longx7’tall, each having access to...
  4. Cloverr39

    Would a BBS + paint pen be possible?

    I want to work towards BBS + paint in my silkies. I don't actually have a desire to breed splash right now, so it would be black, blue and paint. From my understanding if I bred a black rooster with my black, blue, blue cuckoo and paint hens I would get: Black, blue, cuckoo (males only), blue...
  5. LaughingLagomorph

    Beginner Breeder Tips/Advice?

    Hi! I'm by no means new to raising poultry, I am however new to breeding them. Does anybody have some tips, tricks or advice for a new breeder? Are there any supplies I should invest it? I currently have some little ayam cemanis that I plan to breed when they're old enough. I'm also planning...
  6. AJ916

    Black Splash??

    Okay so I looked to try to find an answer but I can’t! I understand some of the genetics of blue-splash-black but I’m still a bit lost. I purchased three silkies from a blue splash Silkie breeding trio. I saw the trio myself and they were in fact beautiful splash silkies. All three chicks I...
  7. B

    Mixed Orpington Pen

    Hi, I have a broody hen in a mixed orpington pen and curiosity. This is the first year we have had any roosters, so this is the first time they could hatch chicks! The babies will either be used for meat or kept for eggs - so the coloring is not especially important to us. We are very excited...
  8. R

    Runners about to hatch out of coop

    Our favorite runner (the only friendly one) made her nest outside the coop and I decided to just leave her be. Thing is, we’ve had a bad drought since she started sitting and the pond is nasty and nearly empty - I don’t want her taking babies in there. I’ve also been reading that they often...
    • Rabidole
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    • advice breeding indian runners runners
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    • Forum: Ducks
  9. AJ916

    d’Uccle crossing genetics?

    I’m the first to admit I’m SUCH a newbie when it comes to the genetics of the color varieties of d’Uccles, but I’m wanting to learn more as i have some color variations I’m wanting to breed one day and I’m hoping to have a better understanding of what exactly I’ll be producing by doing so! So...
  10. C

    Your Swedish Flower crosses/hybrids?

    We now have our Swedish flower rooster and I’m eventually going to breed with Swedish flower hens but right now we are barnyard mixed I was just wondering if anyone had any Swedish flower crosses and what they looked like?! I’d love to see some pictures!
  11. J

    i think my rooster had intercourse with a broom

    I bought my rooster from day one, always been friendly, that's why it was such a surprise that one day it decided to just become aggressive towards myself and everyone else. it was by itself for a long time (not anymore tho) I tried to introduce other chickens but things never really worked out...
  12. JesWith3

    Ameraucana Breeding Conundrum. Input?

    I would like to breed Ameraucanas (not Easter Eggers, not Americanas), but I have recently read that the offspring resulting from an Ameraucana of one color bred to an Ameraucana of a different color will not be a true Ameraucana, but instead an Easter Egger. Why? How? If that is the case, even...
  13. cathalmire

    Male quail trying to mate with young hens

    Hi all i have two males in withe a group of hens two are several months old but the others are only 7 they have not started laying yet but the males are breeding with them. Can this effect them from laying by causing stress?
    • cathalmire
    • Thread
    • breeding laying quail quail laying
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Quail
  14. HeritageFan

    Best breeding set up for heritage turkeys?

    I have had ducks for about 6 years, and am almost to the 1 year mark w my turkeys. No other birds or fowls before we got our first ducks. So. I consider myself a relative newbie.... although I have learned a ton! I have recently separated breeding pairs of turkeys (they decided spring had...
    • HeritageFan
    • Thread
    • bachelors breeding fighting hens housing pens set up turkey turkeys
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Turkeys
  15. Abbyroadrescuetx

    Victor and Sassy Mallard's mom

    Hello all, I haven't done this since the 'net was 'new' and people were excited to be able to talk to each other online! BUT I love my ducks...who knew they were THIS enthralling...and I definitely want advice from those who have already tried different options. Additionally, I just enjoy...
  16. C

    Jubilee Orpington bred with Speckled Sussex

    Has anyone bred a Jubilee Orpington rooster with a Speckled Sussex hen? Curious what the chicks grew up to look like.
  17. goatsandpeacocks

    Monogamous?

    My one peahen is just now 2 so she’s been laying so i put some of her and the older hens eggs in the incubator. 3 out of 7 of the eggs are veiny on day 7. peachicky met another peachick her age who happened to be male and she lays next to him and hangs out with him (she hates the other hen and...
  18. gwells1980

    Speckled Sussex - Breeding to the SOP

    Hello! and I hope you follow along and enjoy this breeding plan. PLEASE OFFER SUGGESTIONS AND CRITICISM WHERE NEEDED! Don't worry about pulling punches, I'm a grown man, I can take it. To start I am going to say I first saw the Speckled Sussex chicken when I was 14 years old (I am now 42)...
  19. Pcmandooo

    Olive egger/Rhode Island crossed to grey leghorn

    Last year we purchased a rooster that we thought was exceptionally beautiful and great attitude. He was the result of an Olive Egger rooster over a Rhode Island hen. He was thick in body, heavy feather with a short fat comb, thick legs. We then bred the rooster to our two grey leghorns, two...
  20. Oldegarlicshnapp

    Need help planning blue barred/cuckoo genetics

    I’m a total rookie so please correct me where I’m wrong. So the idea is: • Male barred + female blue = female blue bar • Female barred + male blue = male blue bar • female and male blue bar = homogynous My bird of choice is the ko shamo. I know of a breeder that sells blue wheaten’s, but then...
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