Sufficient Self members with Poultry!

[Hinotori]

Think saddle feathers depend on breed.

At least you don't have to look at 18 week olds and try to tell if it has streamers coming off the back of the crest to guess sex.

 

[CrealCritter]

I just realized that It's so nice to have chickens back in the chicken yard again. Even if they are too young to lay eggs, I still like caring for them. I'm very thankful to have them

Jesus is Lord and Christ

 

[Mini Horses]

Chickens are calming and entertaining.

 

[Dreamz]

 

[Hinotori]

Two of the cockerels I'm keeping.

This one could use a bit more black underneath, but other than that he isn't looking bad. Starting to really get the saddle feathers on now at 21 weeks. Not old enough to be interested in girls yet. Silkies are slow maturing.

This is a 3rd gen project bird. He's more orange than I like, but he's very silkie in looks. Can't tell he's 1/8 ameraucana. I'll raise him up and breed him to some full silkie girls along with back breeding to his grandmother and great aunt. He hatched from a blue egg so there is a chance he carries one copy of the gene.

 

[Dreamz]

I finally got my ducks in a row,lol

 

[MeanCheek]

Little scovies

 

[MeanCheek]

New birds! Bantam Leghorns; SC Cream Light Brown and RC Light Brown. And a little Wyandotte. (in the quarantine pen, that's why it's so small)

 

[Trying2keepitReal]

New birds! Bantam Leghorns; SC Cream Light Brown and RC Light Brown. And a little Wyandotte. (in the quarantine pen, that's why it's so small)View attachment 20358

Awesome! Looking good baby ducks are cute too

 

[Hinotori]

Silkie mixes get the weirdest feet. 3/4 silkie. Both rear toes are odd. Lobster claw on the right and a strange fused double toe on the left.