Hello again! After letting The Duke grow and develop more, I can't help but want to continue this beautiful color pattern he has that i've dabbled a little in the limited research I've discovered. He is the only one of his color that I have, and I was wondering if anyone more knowledgeable about...
We put another batch of eggs in today 2024-10-11
Lockdown day: 2024-10-29
Hatch day: 2024-11-01
This batch includes some purchased eggs from a neighbor and from my own May-June babies ❤️ So a true backyard mix is gonna pop out.
Most of the chicks should be black or black patterned. Some will...
Hello all,
I have a silkie pullet that I bred that does not look like a normal paint. Her spots are very dilute, she looks like a blue paint. I'm wondering if anyone knows the genetics behind blue paint? My understanding with typical paints is that a bird with a dominant white gene breeds with...
Okay, so I've seen a lot of people saying that they are using for example: a black rooster from paint breeding.
Does it make a difference though? Because as far as I know the dominant white from paint can't be recessive, so why does it matter if the black chicken's parents were black or paint...