Polish, houdans, sultans, and various bantam breeds

[Brahma Chicken5000]

By the way this Silkie has a single comb instead of a walnut comb

 

[Dkbahoo]

How much do you charge for your Araucanas?

For chicks, $10

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

For chicks, $10

Straight run I assume.
How much for started pullets?

 

[Dkbahoo]

By the way this Silkie has a single comb instead of a walnut comb View attachment 1582573

Interesting... I’ll check the others. I got them from someone who shows silkies.

 

[Dkbahoo]

Straight run I assume.
How much for started pullets?

Yes, straight run. I haven’t been able to keep them around long enough to sell started pullets. I’m trying to raise a few extras for the spring.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Interesting... I’ll check the others. I got them from someone who shows silkies.

A single comb should never pop up in good quality Silkie stock. I generally see single combs in TSC Silkie stock.

 

[Dkbahoo]

A single comb should never pop up in good quality Silkie stock. I generally see single combs in TSC Silkie stock.

Ya I don’t know how that works. I’m pretty new to silkies, but I just checked out of the 20 I have left, only two have the single comb including the one I took a picture of earlier. I assume that would be culled out if the breeder was breeding for long enough.

 

[Dkbahoo]

A single comb should never pop up in good quality Silkie stock. I generally see single combs in TSC Silkie stock.

I went from having 5 chickens after a few fox attacks to having over 400 birds including all the chicks and ducklings. Only 50 or so are adult hens. I decided instead of giving up like everyone in this area and even the person that lived in the house before us that I was going to get into the chicken thing 100%... perhaps start a slower paced lifestyle for ourselves eventually so I had to start with stock from other people, but I usually get it from NPIP certified people which doesn’t mean a whole lot, but also from people that I can actually check out the adult birds that they have if possible.

 

[FishMtFarm]

A single comb should never pop up in good quality Silkie stock. I generally see single combs in TSC Silkie stock.

Not true, a single comb can pop up on the rare occasion especially breeding two quality birds that have had those genetics in their background. It’s similar to getting four toes on one or both feet which can and does happen in quality breeding. Happens a little more often with the toes than it does the comb. I bought some chicks from Amberwaves in CA and they breed beautiful birds. One ended up with a partial single comb.