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It has me stumped because all of my geese are solid white with blue eyes. The females usually have some gray on them for their first year--usually on the flight feathers, but they always lose it. I'm thinking it has to be one (or more) ganders that is passing the gray? My adult females wouldn't...

I say 'again', but it has been quite a while since these birds had me stumped. Background: 4 years ago, I had 4 Embden ganders and 1 Embden goose. The 4 ganders were supposed to be 2 pair--each 'pair' coming from a different source. I also had a gray toulouse gander, but re-homed him in May of...

The experienced eye can see the difference at hatch, otherwise it might take a couple weeks before the combs are big enough to tell the difference.

Honestly, I don't get the hype with silkies. I have some, and while they do go broody at the drop of a hat, they are not very good hatchers. Give me an OEG or OEGB any day

Brahmas were made by crossing LF cochins to other breeds, so I don't think that mix would have been too much of a problem. I can't remember right off what 'other breeds' were used, but I know cochins was one of them. It will come to me eventually. And sorry, I get a bit long-winded sometimes...

Ah, well that works then

They are autosexing. I mostly started with birds purchased locally, though I did get 2 females from a hatchery. I'm honestly not sure which birds were hatched here and which birds were bought, they all look the same! They are very big, but are not show quality by any means. Most of them are...

@SD Bird Lady : He is actually a mix. His mama was a hatchery LF cochin with a pea comb and his daddy was a LF Phoenix. I know he is not a Brahma (and believe I said that ), but he is the biggest guy I had. He lost his hens last year and the Brahma girls didn't have a roo, so I put them...

Oh, I didn't realize. Thanks. Trying to figure out what I'll get from Buff brahmas (buff columbian) with a BB-Red--ish rooster Of course, I could just wait a few days til the chicks hatch, but where's the fun in that?

Hello all. I'm obviously not new to this site (or this thread if you've read back a few hundred pages ), but I have been gone for quite a long time. I probably won't be around much, but am available by PM that is sent to my email. Currently, I raise mostly ducks and geese. We've had terrible...

Hello all. I'm new to this thread and to the Brahma breed. I bought 3 light brahma hens (2 pullets and 1 hen actually) at an auction last fall, with the intentions of selling them the next day to make a quick buck. That didn't happen, so they came home with me. A month or so later, someone had...

Henk, what color do I select for black breasted red? I don't see that on the list.

Only in pairs? I've read sites online that said to keep 3-4 females with 1 male? Oh, and I know they need gamebird feed, I was just wondering if they had special requirements like seeds or insects or some such. My buttons get millet and mealworms in their diet at least a couple times a week.

I managed to get 3 Gambel's quail at a local auction, 1 adult male and 2 babies. I've raised coturnix and button quail, but I don't know much of anything about Gambel's! From what I'm reading, it seems they are pretty aggressive. Are they as aggressive as bobwhites? Any information on how much...

Do you have any pics of the Columbian, Buff, or RC Dark Brown Leghorns? How many can you send at one time (of 1 variety) and what is the price?