This is Calico Jack, a mix breed rooster I hatched out for my father. He's still young, and his tail has continued to get a little bigger every time I see him. Here's his lineage...
Pure Bred Auraucana ROO X Hatchery RIR HEN (gen 1)
(gen 1) HEN X Crested Cream Legbar Mix ROO = Calico Jack
So...
I have a question about this particular mixture. I wanted to get some more blue egg layers and found a seller for hatching eggs online that says this mixture is sexable by color. I can't find literature or any posts about this mixture online and I have doubts that they can be sexed by color when...
We moved from town to the family farm a year ago. One of the things we wanted to do is raise a few chickens. Besides the tremendous benefit of a few fresh eggs, we have a terrible problem with ticks in our area. In fact, I spent most of the last summer (with Lyme's disease). In fact, a few...