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JaGo Homestead I raise BBS and Lavender Silkies to the SOP in Iowa. NPIP and American Silkie Bantam Club member.

Pullet pile! I love it when young birds start coming into themselves 😁 lavender girls are looking fantasticI do have one...
09/24/2026

Pullet pile!

I love it when young birds start coming into themselves 😁 lavender girls are looking fantastic

I do have one available. Looks cute but has split wing. Let me know if you want a cute pet chicken.

09/21/2026

Crap. Facebook started automatically messaging new followers on my behalf. How do I turn that off?

I definitely appreciate the new follows everyone! I just don’t want an autobot to bother you.

Can someone explain this to me?Recently I saw a breeder post about splash and blue birds with the silver gene. This is t...
09/10/2026

Can someone explain this to me?

Recently I saw a breeder post about splash and blue birds with the silver gene. This is the first I’ve heard about it being expressed in bbs. I know black birds can have silver leakage, but I hadn’t heard of blues and splashes with any identifiers of being silver based.

So first, how do you know if a colored bird is silver based if they have no leakage? Vs Red or Gold based that they claim (I’m assuming you’ll know from gold leakage?)

Is that something you want to balance in your flock, or how do you use it? Is it just for color correcting?

I’ve never heard of a blue bird being labeled silver based so I really want to learn this.

Pic of a girly boy keeper for tax

Blue male UFD. Perfect feet. Love his type. One wing is perfect and one wing I’m not sure about. It isn’t loose and the ...
09/08/2026

Blue male UFD. Perfect feet. Love his type. One wing is perfect and one wing I’m not sure about. It isn’t loose and the joint feels fine. Possible split? But it doesn’t look like he’s missing primaries. It might end up ok as he grows up but I can’t make any promises on that. You’ll need to arrange transport or do local pickup to Southwest Iowa.

Who would’ve thought getting 60 chickens PT tested in this heat would be so exhausting 😓 I’m glad we did it in the morni...
08/31/2026

Who would’ve thought getting 60 chickens PT tested in this heat would be so exhausting 😓 I’m glad we did it in the morning.

I have a couple of fantastic males available, as well as a few 2-3 year old females I’m probably going to retire. Priority dibs for the females will be to someone who will take a male with them. They aren’t (closely) related. These will all be BBS.

My lavenders are taking their time to grow! I’m not ready to place any yet. They need another month or so to grow and fill in. If you’re looking for one I can put you on a contact list.

Man, this guy is maturing well too. I’m really impressed. Not quite sure if I’ll offer him yet. I’m still watching him 🙂...
08/27/2026

Man, this guy is maturing well too. I’m really impressed. Not quite sure if I’ll offer him yet. I’m still watching him 🙂

I’m debating between him and two other brothers for a second bbs pen.

BC: KC Silkies

NFSThis guy just matured so pretty. He’s out of the eggs I hatched from KC Silkies. I love it when young birds come toge...
08/10/2026

NFS

This guy just matured so pretty. He’s out of the eggs I hatched from KC Silkies. I love it when young birds come together 🙂

07/18/2026

Hey everyone, I’m going to be on the hunt for a nice lavender boy, less than two years old. Must have good wings and type. I’ll be looking for a good outcross so I’ll be looking for parentage from different lines than the babies I’m currently growing out (my first Gen lavender breeding).

I’ll be happy to trade a cockerel for a cockerel too 😁 If you want to do an outcross boy trade I’m game. Or I’ll just buy one, totally up to you.

Message me with pics if you have anything. If you’re farther than driving distance I’ll arrange transport. I had a close call with Post Office last year and have heard too many horror stories this year, I’m not trusting shipping for lives right now.

07/18/2026

I had mystery chicks appear 😳 some girl, somewhere, I have no clue WHERE, but 6 baby chicks appeared out of nowhere 😆

From my line. He won’t have a huge crest. Feet are good. Wings are tight, he just tends to hold them low. Hatched last f...
06/24/2026

From my line. He won’t have a huge crest. Feet are good. Wings are tight, he just tends to hold them low. Hatched last fall.

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