Hi!
I feel like I've read a lot about adult chicken color genetics, and I've found some really solid resources for learning more about that. But I have found it really hard to find anything about what genes(/gene complexes) have what sorts of effects on chick colors/markings!
I know that adult...
Hello!
I'm Andi, this is my third year keeping chickens, and today I just got the chicks for my first breeding project :)
The first time I got chicks (my current flock) I went to a local chicken keeper and just got a variety -- no real focus. But since then I have dug deeper into chicken...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I've had chickens for 2.5 years now - in august of 2021 I got my first chicks from a local breeder, and raised them inside through the winter, then the following spring we got a few more girls from a local farm to balance out the...