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Some dislike mustard, others love it. Cinnamon, onion and citrus are universally detested but they have strong cents as well. This can be a problem if you still want to them to go into the nestbox depending on how well you seal up the egg so scent doesn’t escape. I’m thinking of making a...

And Modern Game roosters seem to have short tail feathers, correct?

I sad faced all of the off topic posts since this isn’t a general chat as a hint no matter who they were from, but the ones that were actually about the correct subject got likes, loves and responses. 😉

Yep! I had the same thought when I started this project - getting the tail down will be the biggest hurdle to breed for! Also the standard will be more in the hen than the rooster as roosters will have too long of a tail and bigger combs. Wish me luck! If you want to help breed for this project...

Cubalayas are used for meat and eggs, which will bump production. People keep guineas that don’t lay well and are noisy/annoying, people keep chickens just for their cool looks, and people eat plenty of small birds like quail and quail eggs. There are plenty of smaller breeds out there that do...

I did share some things with another breeder and thought we started something together, but they don’t want a chicken as small as a crow and they want larger eggs so I told them if they don’t stick to crow or raven sizes they really aren’t following the goal for this new breed and the person...

I’m in central Georgia with Ayam Cemanis, BCMarans and other black birds. They do just fine as long as they have shade and water, and in serious heat any bird should have shade, water and misting options. Aside from huge oak trees shading their foraging area (I have issues finding enough...

Some of my F1 mixes just started laying and I’m waiting on a chick order of Sumatras and Cubalayas to be hatched and delivered. This project will likely take years though.

They do have a big beak, I just didn’t know I had “beak length” options as I’m not a professional breeder and don’t know every breed out there. 😆

Sumatras are definitely close! I just want to get closer! 😁

Me, the poster. 😉

You’d be surprised how well BLRWs and Dark Brahmas can camouflage!! Or really anything with brown/red/buff/gold base and lacing or penciling. But the tricolors are still pretty!

I think their point was that the black skin is important, which it is. 😉 That’s why they weren’t listed in the breeds I intend on using. 😉😁 I have Ayam Cemani already and thought exactly that. Too big, body isn’t right, upright tail and single comb are all a nope.

Yikes! No I wouldn’t want to have to need surgery on an entire breed or flock, I’d rather start with something small like a pea comb and see if we can go from there.

The hens have no comb and a lean body, but I wonder how hard those feathered feet would be to get rid of?