nope. You don't want to breed clean necked to clean necked ( strippers) you want to breed clean necked to silkie and bowtie. This way you get all showgirls, both clean and bow tied. You DO want to keep an eye on the genetic combos and make sure you don't end up with a pair that create very...
I'm going, it looks to be an exciting year! I love looking for eggs at the show. I might try to bring some non chicken friends to show them the crazy variety out there. Does anyone know if we are going to plan a BYC meet up? Ill be out of town right before so i'm checking if i need to...
hey! Happy New Years alll!
I am stopping buy with a request for my vet friend Rof. he is having to relocate his chickens and is looking for somewhere he can rent a spot for them in the bay area. hes in San Jose, but hes keeping them in gilroy ATM so hes used to some travel.
If anyone might...
They do well with anyone a silkie will do well with. If you are putting them in with a large fowl flock don't get any crested breed with a valued scull. They are OK outside in winter but need extra bedding like many bantams.
Showgirls are great chickens with fiesty personalities!
I have red showgirl rooster but the color dillutes in the hens. I get red boys and lemon girls.
We have that app for clean up San Jose. I dunno if they would get noise complaints. Our worst offender is the country club bands . I had to show up once after midnight when they started back up...
I have Seremas but am boyless for another month.
You won't be showing cream legbars. Unless more progress has been made then when i last checked?But hoping good hatches for you!!
i usually provide discounted hatching eggs to teachers when they ask, been doing it for 3-4 years. if they are needed you can PM me. All depends on the time of year, etc. i try and steer people away from easter hatching, you can ask for info if you care :)
Oxy is a general that will do resp right?
If so you could try that. But I'd worm don't know that pidgeons and chickens share viruses?
Can you use front line on them? If the chicks hatch in mites you'll loose them