Chicken Breeding Projects, For 2020!

[NNYchick]

I’ve decided that I’m focusing on line breeding my gray silkies. I have a few young paint silkies that I hatched this fall but I’ll reevaluate them in the fall to see if I do both varieties.
My cockerel Yeti

my hen Gracie

 

[MysteryChicken]

I’ve decided that I’m focusing on line breeding my gray silkies. I have a few young paint silkies that I hatched this fall but I’ll reevaluate them in the fall to see if I do both varieties.
My cockerel Yeti
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my hen Gracie
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You've got some lovely silkies. Love their grey color very much.

 

[chickenenthusiasts5698]

I thought Javas were black.
That's sad how you lost your boys. I can't imagine chasing a chicken around in the woods for 2 hours.

They have 3 varieties black,mottled,auburn and I think white. It sucked to chase him but i’m glad he had a good home until he passed he came from a poor environment he didn’t even have a coop to sleep in.

 

[chickenenthusiasts5698]

I'll be creating a line of Muff GameFowl that doesn't fight. Non-Fighting Muff GameFowl.
My Cockerels for my Project is a: Black Copper Maran/GameFowl crossView attachment 1990799 and an EE.View attachment 1990802The Pullets for the project are Red JungleFowl.View attachment 1990803View attachment 1990807 There's only 2 Red JungleFowl pullets.

I may add black sumatra to the line later on, or a different type of game.

Sumatra’s would be beautiful to add!

 

[NNYchick]

You've got some lovely silkies. Love their grey color very much.

Thank you. I’m hoping it works out. In all my research I’m finding it’s one of the hard colors to breed to standard. So fingers crossed .

 

[chickenenthusiasts5698]

This is one of my (hopefully) olive egger pullets her mother was a blue copper Marans (named Midge) she past over the summer not sure why but I was able to hatch 3 eggs from her and all 3 are pullets Midge truly was an angel. I black to breed her back to my black copper Marans rooster. (easter eggers are an addictive breed)

 

[MysteryChicken]

They have 3 varieties black,mottled,auburn and I think white. It sucked to chase him but i’m glad he had a good home until he passed he came from a poor environment he didn’t even have a coop to sleep in.

Cool.
It's always nice to help animals in need. I hope your Java breeding goes well, if you're still continuing.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Sumatra’s would be beautiful to add!

Great to hear, I'm getting some chicks in the spring.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Thank you. I’m hoping it works out. In all my research I’m finding it’s one of the hard colors to breed to standard. So fingers crossed .

Wishing you luck.

 

[MysteryChicken]

This is one of my (hopefully) olive egger pullets her mother was a blue copper Marans (named Midge) she past over the summer not sure why but I was able to hatch 3 eggs from her and all 3 are pullets Midge truly was an angel. I black to breed her back to my black copper Marans rooster. (easter eggers are an addictive breed)

That Smokey blue is a stunning color. I have a Cuckoo EE pullet who lays huge pink eggs with white Speckles. I have a picture of her egg, but not her yet.