Chicken genetics

There are multiple strategies for breeding and mating chickens. We discuss linebreeding, inbreeding and outcrossing in-depth.

If you are breeding Silkies for show then you need to follow specific guidelines for breeding them. During breeding you will get Silkie chicks that don't meet the APA standard of perfection. Remove...

This is the fifth weekly installment of the chicken genetics mini-series. Please check out the other articles in the series by clicking on the button in the right-hand column. The articles are in…

Two terms you see a lot in this Rainbow Egging chicken world we live in are, “Easter Egger” and “Olive Egger”. These are catchy color terms for mixed breed chickens who can lay green eggs. The term Easter Egger has evolved to include any chicken who lays a non-typical egg color where the chicken that laid it doesn’t meet the standard of a documented breed. They are lovely mutts that have my heart, but those of us who breed for fun egg colors need to be diligent in labeling them as such…

POULTRY GENETICS: AN INTRODUCTION – Small and backyard poultry

Welcome back to another episode of the Homegrown Liberty Podcast, this is episode 39. Today I’m going to be teaching you all about a system of breeding and keeping a genetically diverse flock of chickens for years independent of outside genetics. What that means is that you will be able to keep breeding and improving […]

Chicken breeding and genetics. Breeding chickens is the simple and easy practise…

Egg colors are determined by the breeds of the chickens. Learn how to breed chickens for specific egg colors to add pizzazz to your basket.

Silkie/Cochin B/B/S Breeding Genetics