Dark Brown Leghorns cropped up in a line of Brown Leghorns. So they maintained both lines and referred to the original variety of Browns as Light Brown, and the darks as Dark Brown. The difference is that they have two different base colors and I believe that Dark Brown also have mahogany...
I apologize past, present, and future for being a chronic over-sharer. I think it comes out like a pressure relief valve so, yeah. Sorry about that. ☺️
Paaaa-lease, abused? Hardly. lol
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My husband likes chickens probably more than I do, he just doesn’t understand the genetics lingo. If he didn’t like them so much we would have bailed out and sold all the birds when I had my little crisis, near nervous breakdown, whatever you want to...
I’m glad to actually find some people that actually like Naked Neckers (Turkens)! I gave some mixed barnyard eggs to my friend to set in her incubator last year and forgot all about my NN rooster and hen running with my free ranged birds. During her hatch, she texted me all distraught that...
I think Frizzles would be great for people who can keep them solo, but chickens are brutal and anything odd looking and they just bully it incessantly.
I am turning the rest of my turkeys out to free range this weekend and I told my husband I am using the huge pen/coop they are in for my Red Neckers. He was like "okay." He understands my crazy mind and I am thankful for that. Even though his eyes glaze over when I try to explain the genetics...
Maybe someday! Make that a goal for the future and let it drive you in your endeavors. When you set your mind and heart on something, you can achieve anything. 🙂