Chicken Breeding Projects, For 2020!

[Trevorusn]

Auburn is like an amber, or gold right? Or a creamy color like salmon?

In Javas it is beautiful amber/black stenciling pattern, very striking.

 

[Trevorusn]

I will, don't worry. Have to get the first ones out of the way first. I'll be using my LF Silkies for the project. Here's one of my LF silkie cockerels next to a bantam silkie cockerel.View attachment 1990887 View attachment 1990888

Lol I thought all Silkies were bantams! Good to know!

 

[chickenenthusiasts5698]

Auburn is like an amber, or gold right? Or a creamy color like salmon?

(not my pictures) Yes gold.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I found a picture of an Auburn Java, they look like my Buff Orpington/Barred Rock cross hen.
Image from internet.

My Buff Orpington/Barred Rock cross hen.

They have more spangling then my girl.

 

[chickenenthusiasts5698]

Auburn Javas a beautiful but quite rare sadly, apparently there is breeding in the works to bring them back to what they once were.

It’s truly sad Java’s have become so rare they’re s ucb a great great and beautiful breed.

 

[MysteryChicken]

(not my pictures) Yes gold.

I found the same image. Love the spangling pattern.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Lol I thought all Silkies were bantams! Good to know!

Standard/LF are non bearded, bantams are bearded.

 

[chickenenthusiasts5698]

I found the same image. Love the spangling pattern.

Me too!

 

[MysteryChicken]

It’s truly sad Java’s have become so rare they’re s ucb a great great and beautiful breed.

Same with Sultans, I have them placed on my wish list.

 

[blackandtan]

Hmmm 2020 breeding program is mainly focused on my horses, one is due in May and not sure if the other girls have taken yet, not their fault, my stud is an enthusiastic breeder but he has terrible aim.
I’ve had to do things.
Things I never thought I’d do.
But I want those horse babies!

Chicken breeding would be a refreshing, hands-off change. I’ve been wanting for awhile now to breed more for my climate, specifically, I’d love to work towards a strain of chickens, particularly the roosters, which would have little or no comb or wattles. Is that far fetched? Maybe. But I don’t think it’s impossible