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I have two unknown mix breed hens (from BYM hatching eggs I purchased from ebay) that both turned out like this. Only one is photographed here. But I think this type of pattern would look very pretty on a satin silkie. Can anyone tell me about the genetics involved here? And maybe how I would be...

So I have been hatching out Easter Eggers from two hens and a rooster. I know the hens are from a cross between a white leghorn and an Americana rooster. The rooster I am unsure of his parents. So most of the chicks of been exactly what I expected - yellow down- and feathering in white. I've had...

Okay so from what I understand C.Cream legbars and Welsummer chicks are auto sexing breeds at hatch. Can someone post photos of what M/F look like for both at hatch please? Second- I also understand that if you cross a Welsummer Rooster to a CCL hen that the resulting chicks will be sex...

Purchased 6 day old chicks. 4 female CCLs and 2 Males. Two older males and a hen. Now they are feathering out. Two of them look right to me for the breed. One of them looks similar but not quite right. Anyone have any ideas? I contacted the person I got them from she says they must be Crested...

Saw these at a swap. Not sure what they are. Two sets actually. One set is all black, both hen and rooster, with black legs and feathered shanks. Will have to look to see if it's on the toes too. Straight combs. The feathered legs are tripping me up. Don't know what color eggs she lays yet. And...

So- I have been doing some test hatches of a a trio of Easter eggers. I'm am not sure what color the rooster is he is an Americana and not any recognized color. The two hens I have with him are white, one is all white with green legs with a regular pea comb, and the other is Paint with very dark...

Considering purchasing an Ermine Ameraucana rooster for breeding. Can people with more experience tell me about this rooster and if it is a true Ameraucana? Should it have a better muff and beard? If he is a decent breeder can I use hens with excellent muffs and beards to improve this trait...

Curious for those of you who have kept a flock for egg laying for several years what has been your favorite BYM crosses? For production? Personality? Broodiness? Hardiness? Disease resistance? So far my most productive birds have been cinnamon queens, black Australorps, and a leghorn crossed...

...like a way to do that and keep the silkies pure but will consider options that could possibly work for my other hybrid projects as well. Would love to hear about others experiences with doing sex linkage with their own silkies and how they worked out 😊 * Photos just for fun 😊 Thanks in...

I am not far enough into my breeding projects to really show anything yet (still growing out foundation stock and they are babies at this time.....) But I was thinking that looking at other projects creations could be super fun! Mostly interested in seeing what people have been able to do...

I think I have a very basic understanding of how recessive vs dominant white worms in chickens. I have a couple hens that were the offspring of a white leghorn (understand they are dominant white) hen to an Americana rooster (definitely had the blue egg gene because the hens all lay blue eggs...

Are there Any books that discuss in real world application how to breed for feather color, SOP, egg color, hybrid crosses, sex linkage, etc? Or will I have to find individual books on each of those single topics? Would also appreciate the book being somewhat easy to understand for beginners but...

So I have a rooster that is perfect in every way I look for EXCEPT for a new development. I have some chicks between 6-10 wks fully feathered just small still that could get into his run sometimes because they fit through the fencing. When they get in there he grabs them and attempts to mount...

I purchased about 30 bBS Andalusians, and then got 5 blue Plymouth rocks. Being dumb I figured I had time to band them because as chicks I could tell them apart. Then one day while feeding I realized the blue rocks had gotten lost in the mix and no one had leg bands! So I'm looking for help in...

Not that I'm scared of my chickens, I love them dearly. But this year has been the hardest years thus far in my chicken keeping and breeding journey. I've learned a lot about bio security, the hard way, I might add, and at this point I think I may be going a little insane. There are a few...

Seems this year is a pretty hard year for me and my flock. I am in middle Tennessee. Currently experiencing a particularly lethal strain of Coccidiosis on my farm that corrid is ineffective against. I'm overwhelmed and stressed to the max. I was finally gifted some very expensive and long...

Got three Serama chicks recently. Curious what color variety they are. There is one that I'm pretty sure will be blue mottled, another that is white? not sure if that is the proper term. And then the one that appears to be Barred? Wasn't aware their is a Barred variety of Serama's prior to...

Very young. Maybe too young but wasn't sure if someone with more experience with this breed might know some nuances about them that I'm not privy to? Two chicks maybe a week or two old

Would love to see pictures of everyone's true bantam Ameraucana's, especially in Self Blue/Lavender. Also interested in looking at standard Ameraucana's. Would love to see examples of down color and shank/feet color

Two chicks like this, one has feathered legs the other does not. White dot on heads. Assuming they will be Barred? Brown and black down. Anyone know what breed they are or possible breeds? Thanks in advance 🥰