I have multiple roosters all of whom seem to "Breed". With that in mind how long do I have to isolate hens with my RIR roo to insure the eggs I want to incubate are his??? I intend to make sex links, pruebreds, and "75%ers" for lack of A better way to describe it.
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A friend is offering to gift me fertile eggs of a barred rock hen crossed with an Ameraucana cockerel (blue wheaten).
What will their offspring be? Blue sex links?
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I had flocks in the 1970's-90's. Usually had from 25-200 at any given time. I had a rural horse boarding and training farm in the Brazos valley near Bryan-College Station on about 50 acres with two ponds. Kept several coops with...
Where to begin? I was originally think the black chicks were barred rock, but after looking a little closer, some have a redish brown tint to their faces which made me think black sex-link. However, even the ones who don't have this red coloring still have white on the top of their heads. Any...
I know it's still really early, but I'd love any insights about what breeds/sexes these might be! Thanks in advance to anyone who's able to offer info :)
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