learning as i go

How do i breed the khaki, fawn, chocolate, blue, cuckoo, heck duck wing from my flock of white, chocolate, dun, and mille fleur? my rooster is chocolate so i can make chocolate that way but how do you get it when breeding two blacks or something?

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes! Picking up our new flock this weekend! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 0 - will have about 6 (3) What breeds do you have? Buff and lavender orpingtons, faverolles, Rhode island reds, and americaunas (4) What are...

I am trying to get better at figuring out the gender of chickens, particularly younger birds (10 weeks through maturity) that are more unclear as to the gender. I’ve seen some of these threads where people will look at the most blurry/unclear photos and just figure the gender out easy! I don’t...

Woke up this morning rather early (unnaturally so) and realized …. If I could back up and restart “x” what would I wish I’d know to ask about…. Simple baby step type stuff…. so I thought do we have a sticky “welcome packet” type thread that’s kinda like a table of contents? It’s one thing to...

hi, we just got 3 male ducks. we think there males cause of this weird feather coming in. I need to know as much as possible. google is not always the best way.

Hey all, I’m introducing myself and am fairly new to chicken ownership. I was given 6 new hens late last summer and absolutely adore them. They are proving endlessly entertaining for my kids and I. I have two Brahmas, possibly 2 cream legbars¿ and may a blue Jersey Giant. I’ll try to add photos...