Posts by Idahomestead

Three Double-laced Barnevelder Hens seek a year-old Barnevelder rooster for love match. The girls like long walks in  the garden, dust baths in the sun and free-ranging the yard for tasty...

Spiders used to creep me out, now I catch them for the chooks.

9/01/2012  12:00 PM

From baby to punk rocker in three weeks! Too funny!

Such clever names for such adorable chooks! My late SLW (my avatar) was Guinevere;  EE is Sheena; RIR is Rhodie; Barnevelders are Henrietta and Eggnes; and the soon to arrive chicks: SLW - Greta or Gwen, depending on her...

4.21.12 @ 1500 hours

Sorry I haven't responded earlier, have been looking at puppies.  Would be honored to take one of your faverolle roos, but am really interested in raising some Barnevelder chicks and getting darker eggs. The blue roo sounds...

Am getting a Barnevelder roo chick this May to eventually breed with my Barnevelder hens.  My hens lay medium to dark brown eggs, although they are not as dark as the Marans or Welsummers eggs that I've...

        My Easter Egger is a now a year old, but here is what she looked like at various ages. She most resembled your Lilly as a chick. Shelays blue-green eggs. Have fun watching your girls grow...

1. Henhouse space:  3 sq. ft./chook 2. Run space: 10 sq. ft./chook 3. Free range space: 4430 sq. ft./chook