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Baby Huey....

Generally speaking splash chicks will have dark legs. Buff and white orpington chicks will have light legs like the one pictured.

I paraphrased what is in the APA Standard of Perfection. You would have to have a copy of the UK Standard to read to see what the color requirements are for imported birds.

where the shaft of the feather is either lighter or darker than the color of the web of the feather some birds require it, on some birds a defect

Wish you would have said something sooner. I just finished selling all my started chocolates. In my last hatch of last year, I finally got a great cockerel. He has no stubs and all the other faults these guys came with aren't there. I was very lucky since I was dealing with such a small...

How are the chocolates doing I sent you?

Most times a black that carries silver will have lighter slate blue legs instead of black.

On their sides, no carton.

A lingerie bag works great.

To my knowledge white birds aren't in "project" stage, but slate legs do pop up every once in a while. That explains it. :)

Hope you are aware that the white birds are supposed to have white legs? :(

I tried to get some of that this spring and was unable to locate someone to sell to me out in the West.....

I have some that should be hatching this upcoming week.......

Nellie, please tell me by PM who spoke to you this way. I would also like to see the messages sent to you if this person is a "higher up" in the APA or ABA. This is exactly one of the issues the "lavender" is going through. There are several varieties of chickens in the Standard now that are...

Dave, Yes, there are many forms of AI. The testing currently used by the USDA will react to all of them. If one has a positive reactor, then further testing is needed to determine which strain it is. I think the problem with the birds imported that have been destroyed is that the USDA...

This is why there is AI restrictions in almost all States now for importing eggs, chicks and birds. Most States require the sender to not only be pullorum free but also AI free. The State tests 30 birds in your flock every three months to monitor your AI status. I do this in my flock and have...

Not all States require you to band your birds with the "official npip" band. Mine doesn't. The States are free to bend the guidelines a bit to fit the needs of the people in the State. The Federal NPIP guidelines are geared more towards mass production and hatchery type businesses, not...

The best birds to use for making blue should be carrying silver not gold. That is what keeps them from turning the reddish color when the feathers get old. It doesn't matter what color they are as long as one of the birds in the pairing is blue. The gold in the blacks helps to get a better...

He is probably 5-6 months old.

Bantam Chocolate cockerel