breeding

  1. felys

    Frizzled Polish / Poland Hen breeding with Silkie Rooster

    Hi all I have a Silkie rooster and a what looks like a Polish frizzle. I would like to know (for future) if these two breeds are ok to breed? My Silkie may not be full breed as he has some hard wing feathers. But other than that, he looks pretty much like a Silkie. Both chickens were hatched...
  2. Canadian Wind

    Breeding Plans!

    Sorry, this might be long! Any experienced Muscovy breeders want to chime in and give me advice on my breeding plans for next year, please? This is my current flock: Drakes: - Cloud, Blue, Pied - Mist, Blue, light Pied - Jewel, Black, Barred - Latté...
  3. GardenAndRoost

    Silkie X Bantam Cochin Breeding Q

    Looking to breed my lavender bantam Cochin roo with a White Silkie hen & a Partridge silkie hen. What type of colouring/ genetic traits could one Expect from this combo!? Would love to hear thoughts on this! Photos attached for fun!
  4. Cloverr39

    How does cuckoo act in breeding

    I was wondering, since self blue in breeding breeding acts the same as black (the only difference being that the chicks carry lavender) How would cuckoo act? I have this silkie chick (I desperately hope she's a pullet) and I think she's a cuckoo. But from far away she looks blue. I'm not...
  5. Cloverr39

    At what age can cockerels breed hens?

    I have a 12 week old silkie cockerel. I sadly have to rehome him becouse of the loud crowing at early morning hours. But I saw what I thought was him breeding (or him thinking he was breeding) an adult silkie hen. He started crowing at 8 weeks old. I don't have any other roosters at the moment...
  6. EnnieM

    Beginner Breeder - Help!

    I’m trying to get a rough breeding program outline down on paper for up to 10 breeding groups. I’d love to hear your feedback! ((note: this is a hobby, but one I’d like to take further in the future.) 1. What is the smallest number of hens you’d put into the breeding pen with a rooster? 2...
  7. Cloverr39

    What comb is this? Shoud I try to breed it out? (Silkies)

    Okay, so as far as I know silkies should have a walnut comb. Mine have weird flat and wavy combs or small and bumpy ones. Currently I'm focused more on color and body type, but I'd like to get a clear idea on what to do with the combs. I'll try to find some photos of my silkies combs. I can...
  8. Robind15

    Which male quail should I keep for breeding?

    I have a Pearl Male and what I believe is a Falb Fee Male. I don't know which male I should breed with my 5 female quail. I'm working with what girls I got so. I have 1 Pansy Fee, 1 Pearl, 1 Falb Fee, 1 German Pastel and a English White. My goal is to create pretty eggs and pretty birds. I...
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  9. akf93

    Multiple Roosters

    I’m new to backyard birds! My first set of chickens (11 standard girls) is about 3 months old. My second set (4 unsexed bantams and 1 unsexed standard) is 2 months old. They are all integrated in the same coop/free ranging together but they remain in their little separate groups. This morning, 2...
  10. S

    Thoughts on my Black copper marans pair

    What do you guys think of the quality of these 2 chickens I want to improve my BCM stock !
  11. Jaeden Mckinley

    Creating my own breed, Breeding project

    I am starting this thread as a journal for a breeding project I have been thinking of for some time. I would like to take my mix of hens and breed them to my buff brahma male until I get the desired bird. My sire has already proven him self over and over again to be a survivor. Goals for the...
  12. T

    EE rooster breeding

    I have an EE rooster from Meyer hatchery and it's supposed to breed true when bred with one of their EE hens. I also have some Ameraucana hens and I want to know what the chances are that the resulting hens from the "Ameraucana X EE" cross will lay eggs that are not brown or white. I...
  13. 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...
  14. 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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    • breeding button quail celadon quail cross breeding quail advice
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  15. 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?
  16. 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...
  17. 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...
  18. 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...
  19. 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...
  20. 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...
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