genetic issues

I have a 7 month old serama, Dark Chocolate Mocha, that I hatched. For the first 4 months I was certain it was a hen. Then I noticed a growth spurt. The tail feathers grew longer and the comb little bit bigger and taller. Though I noticed that Dark Chocolate Mocha doesn't crow or act like a...

I am no expert on Blue Swedish by any means, but I am a biologist and have some fowl research experience (specifically the amazing hemoglobin of the Bar-Headed Goose), and a pretty decent foundation in husbandry and genetics. I may be suffering from confirmation bias, but recently I've seen...

I recently just lost one of my roosters; he was completely fine last night (following me around, eating, drinking, pooping, etc), and this morning, dead. The thing is, this is my 4th Silkie to pass in the last 2 months. Aside from one, all of them have been completely fine the night before (I’m...

Dear all, I hope you guys are able to educate me on the following matter. I have a beautiful white call duck which I wish to breed with. She has only one oddity. One of here eyes is teardrop shaped. In Dutch we call it a “druppeloog”. it means the Iris is deformed in the shape of a...

My buff laced brahma cockerel is almost 5 months old and has some odd feathers. I'm not sure why, maybe it's genetic (inbreeding or note purebred?) maybe it's a health issue, tried looking through old posts and couldn't find anything like this. A little history on him. I got him and his...