Recent content by SouthernParadise

I just called the farmer to ask him about the answers I got here. Let me start by thanking you for your input. The farmer was hatching out two different breeds at one time in his incubator and apparently they got mixed up. He’s 76 years old so I’m inclined to believe him when he says it was an...

I purchased 5 blr Wyandotte chicks from a local farmer. I’m not expecting them to be show quality or anything, but these chicks have me scratching my head. Are they pure wyandottes or mixes? And do I have mostly cockerels here? They all spar with each other but two have a clearly pinker comb...

A little help would be much appreciated. This year I bred F2 generation olive egger hens to a cream legbar rooster. Out of 25 hens I hatched out, 15 are avocado green egg layers. And I have several that are laying what appear to be dark grey to almost grey purple color. Is this the result of an...

Wow. The amount of detail in your knowledge bank is amazing. I envy you. Hopefully one day I’ll be able to see the differences. Thank you for your help. 😊

she/he is 11 weeks. The upper neck is getting dark blue purple feathers and the saddle area has turquoise colored feathers. Do purple BS hens get color too? Or is this a peacock? Thanks in advance for all of your help. Without you I may have gone mad on this journey 😂

That’s ok. I tend to call all birds “he” for some reason.

This is their night time sleeping spot. I would never put any of my birds in a small container as their permanent home. They have a 10x12 covered coop and 36’ run attached for daytime. I have a farm in rural Georgia where we have a lot of predators. I feel more comfortable with him being inside...

Since my peachick Rajah hatched, he/she has had a chick (chicken little) glued to his/her side. They grew together. They’re both 7 weeks old. I know things like this have happened before, but I found it hilarious the way they sleep. I bring them in at night and chicken little always sleeps with...

So sorry for the delay. For some reason I never saw the notification. Anyway, here is a couple pics of his back. He’s so handsome 😊

Just thought I’d share a new pic of Rajah. He/she is 6 weeks now and so full of personality. He/she gets darker and darker as time goes on.

We must be in each others backyard lol. I’m in long county.

This is a learning curve for sure. I was an asiatic parrot breeder for over 20 years. So much simpler to identify mutations. I thank you for being patient with me. I will use this time to brush up on genetics and just enjoy the experience more. Have a great weekend 😊

Here’s an updated pic if you have time to look please. I went through your pic database and I’m wondering if it’s a purple BS pied maybe? Possibly a hen? Thanks for your help. I really appreciate it.

Hey, I’m Mel, and I’m an Incubatorholic… I’ve been incubating eggs for many years. From homemade to high tech…from parrots to chickens…been there done that. It is a worse addiction than chick days at TSC. Especially when the concept of shipped eggs came to fruition. I only run 3 incubators now...

Whatever you do, don’t do what I did years ago and carry the chick around with you tucked in your shirt…unless of course you’re ok with a chuppy (chicken puppy) that follows you everywhere and lays eggs in your shoes. 😉😂