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Lavender Easter Eggers are gorgeous feathered birds who lay a colored egg! Here is how to identify them and breed more of these ultra rare birds with helpful chick, hen, rooster and egg pictures shown plus free breeding recipes: Rare Lavender Easter Egger Chickens Lavender is a dilution gene that creates a pale, almost pastel […]
“Pink” eggs are created by a heavy bloom over tinted or brown eggs that human eyes interpret as being pinkish in shade. The undertone of the egg tint is important, with some heavy bloom eggs appearing peachy instead of pinky. If you’d like to experiment with breeding sex-link heavy bloom pink eggers, here is a […]
Sweet little bantam chickens are enjoying a resurgence in popularity as pets who lay eggs for kitchen use. Their smaller bodies and quieter clucks make them an easier, low-profile pet to keep. Here is how to hide egg laying bantam hens in a cozy backyard coop well out of sight: This article contains Amazon affiliate […]
This EASY homemade chicken treat block recipe calls for common grocery store ingredients and can use up the leftover powder in the bottom of your feed bag! You control the inputs for a healthy, non-GMO enrichment activity your flock will enjoy: This article contains Amazon affiliate links to the ingredients & hanging treat cage used […]
Super soft, fur-like Silkie feathering is GORGEOUS and makes for an especially beautiful pet chicken. Here is how this recessive gene works and how to selectively breed for more Silkie feathered offspring chicks, even if you only have one Silkie chicken: The Silkied Feather Gene The Silkie (h) gene in chickens is located on Chromosome […]
Whether you use a Silkie rooster over full size Easter Egger hens or a Bantam Easter Egger rooster over Silkie hens, this Silkie cross chicken is ADORABLE! Take a peek at our flock of Silkie Easter Egger mix chickens: Silkie Easter Egger Mix IMPORTANT: Full size roosters can crush, injure, and potentially kill Silkie hens. […]
Browse a visual catalogue of the cutest pet chickens to create an adorable backyard flock of cuddly companion hens! Here are the absolute best pet chicken breeds: Friendly Pet Chicken Breeds Let’s jump right into the list, beginning with bantam (miniature) hens who are small, quiet, and easy to keep: Silkies This is a favorite […]
View pictures of ultra rare Silkied Serama chickens (also called Silkie Seramas) and learn how to find and care for this teensy micro chicken breed: This article contains Amazon affiliate links and non-affiliate links to the supplies I use for my Silkied Seramas. Silkie Serama Chickens Hidden within some purebred Serama lines is the recessive […]
These small sized colored egg layers have teddy bear-like curled feathers, giving them an adorable appearance. This delightful pet chicken has it all: pretty egg colors, a cuddly size and darling floofy feathers! Here are pics of our Bantam Frizzle Easter Egger chicks, eggs, roosters and hens: Bantam Frizzle Easter Eggers Bantam Easter Eggers (both […]
