I bought some barred rocks from a hatchery. I'm interested in having them for my own food but also to help maintain a valuable heritage breed into the future.
I'm hatching extra chicks to sell into the local area and I'm wondering what "pure breed" means exactly. I obviously do not have show...
As someone who just started raising pure bred chicks this year I noticed that all of my pure bred chicks (orpington, barred rocks, wyandotte) got feathered a lot slower than all of my mutts/crosses.
Is that the case for those of you who also raised pure bred and crossed/mutt chicks?
I was reading that hybrids and crosses will most likely be sterile!? WHAT... NOOOO! My Welsh Harlequin female is either 100% of 50% Rouen 50% Welsh. She’ll be able to produce fertilized eggs won’t she? My Khaki Campbells are mixed with Indian Runner. Will they be sterile? What about my rouen...
Hi i bough 6 "pure bred" Aruacana chicks a few months ago and I have been doubting the authenticity of the seller this past month. Can anyone shed some light on this for me? All but one turned out to be roos, and the one pullet I'm confedent is a lavender aruacana (pic 1). One of the boys (pic...
Hi BYC community! I'm looking for someone who lives relatively close to Lithia Florida and is breeding pure Australorps. Does anyone fit that bill or know where I might be able to acquire a chick? I'm looking to add a new black hen to my flock.