Hi everyone!
I recently acquired a colombian rock bantam chick at a chicken swap. It was clear that a dad was selling the chicks for his kids who do 4h so he was not sure exact age.
We named the baby Kiwi and have been assuming girl, but not sure. She’s super skittish around other chickens...
I am looking for advice. Silkies are 21 weeks. RSL's are 18 weeks. Columbians are 17 weeks. No eggs as of yet.
Everything I have read and spoken to other Silkie owners is that they require more protein than the typical 16%. I have everyone on 19% protein and the silkies have been gaining...
Chicks are 2 weeks + 5 days old.
Thought we had:
1 x Columbian Rock Cross
2 x Rhode Island Red (possibly Red Sussex Cross)
2 x Plymouth Barred Rock
Now I realize that there are no stripes and no head spots so it is likely the other option from the mix sold which was “Red Rock Cross” - I...
I have a small urban coop with 4 chickens (4'x3' coop + 4'x10' run, no free ranging), so chickens fighting and bullying has been a real problem. I had two of a breed called Red Cross (cross of Rhode Island Red with Columbian Rock), and then I added two Columbian Rock Crosses - through proper...
Hello, everyone.
Do you happen to know which breeds created the Columbian Leghorns?
I've heard of lakenvelders and white leghorns taking part.
My strain was from dominant CZ.
They were excellent layers of pearl white and off-white eggs of an optimum balanced size.
Info here...