colours

Hi all, My stunted quail chicks have finally been growing, it was definitely the food brand that was the cause of all our past problems, so the quail are now getting much rounder and feathered. They’re a month old. Now I’m trying to figure out what a couple of these colours could be. I thought...

Hi everyone. I have always wanted black Silkies but cannot find any in South Africa. I was wondering if I can make them myself and if it is a good idea or not. (I don't like breeding animals because obviously you cannot keep all the birds and have to sell some and then they end up being...

Hey guys, I was reading up on the sex linking genes in Wyandotte’s and was wondering what the outcome would be let’s say if the Roos parents are goldxsilver and the hens being silverxgold. I’ve been reading up on it and people say the birds won’t be set up genetically for sex linkage. What does...

Okay, so I read somewhere that if you bred a black copper Marans and a blue copper, 50% of the chicks will be black and the other 50%,blue. My question is that, I heard that this would still be considered pure? Is this true? :oops: If so, wouldn't there be leakage in the down? Please explain as...

So i m getting two chicken, blue hen and white rooster. I m going to breed them and hatch eggs from them..i was thinking what will be the outcome,what possible colours will their chicks be?

I've had some baby quail hatch yesterday and am puzzled by their colours. I was expecting some Red Breasteds and Blue Faced chicks which are common, but I got a mix of unusual babies. Some look like Red Breasted quail, but the black being replaced by a faint orange or grey, and on one, the...

I have 4 Roos on my farm. 3 of which are silkies(white,blue,and grey) and the last a golden polish. I also have two polish hens that are all in the same coop. My hens have recently started laying and i was wondering if for each silkie roo that breeds the polish hens will the chicks come out...

Vote on what colour eggs your chickens lay. You can choose more than one... also lmk if ive forgotton a colour...