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Here’s our wonderful surprise boy, Little Richard, a cross between a Light brahma and buff orpington. He still looks just about the same as he did 2 months ago. Now I’m curious about what colour he will be; any guesses? He has some black on the tail and the wings, but I’m wondering if the...

I was told this mix should be easy to sex as soon as the chicks start feathering out. Can anyone confirm this, and if so, what should I be looking out for? It’s a light Brahma roo and a buff orpington hen Here’s a 2-day old :)

I’d appreciate your expert view on whether sex of these two chicks. They’re just over 6 weeks. Also, the rooster in the coop where these came from is a cream legbar; the hens are double-laced barnevelders and copper marans. Any guesses on the mum?

I’m wondering whether to let my “irresponsible” buff orpington mum hatch another nest. 4 weeks ago, she hatched “her” first 3 chicks (marans mixes). To my horror, she would allow her 3-day-old chicks to venture out while temperatures were near freezing. I spent the next 3 days practically...

I just hatched modern game bantams from a mixed colour flock. Can anyone tell which colour this wee chipmunk will be?

Has anyone bred for a quieter rooster? I’m considering giving up on our Bresse table flock because of the crowing. Their crow is eardrum-ripping AND the first ones begin at 5-6 weeks, meaning an unbearable 10 weeks. It must be possible since I have read about people breeding for louder and...

This wee 3-day old one is a crossing between a cream legbar rooster and a black copper marans hen. It has a solid, but fading yellow spot on its head (barely visible in pic). Does the headspot automatically mean it’s a male? I know next to nothing about chicken genetics and the more I read, the...

I’m looking for general info on Modern Game Bantam temperament. I have two ladies in my flock and a batch in the incubator. I absolutely adore the 2 I have; they’re comical, chatty and extremely friendly—but also feisty. They’d regularly chase away my standard Brahma rooster whenever he got too...

Just saying hi as a new member. We currently have a mixed pet/layer flock of 14, with Orpingtons, Australorps, Araucanas, Modern Game bantams and Marans, with Richard I, our pompous little Brahma bantam ruling the roost. We’ll be adding bunch of Silverudd’s Blå (Swedish Isbar) chickens and...