Posts by ChicksinFL

Quote: Originally Posted by peepblessed  Here is the buff thread in case you don't have it. http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/462799/buff-silkie-thread     Thanks I'll have to read thru...

Quote: Originally Posted by peepblessed    You have a very nice looking pair there!! Is your girl dark blue or black?     Thank you! The pullet is blue with some...

Our first Silkie egg is in the incubator with a little wiggling going on in it. Can't wait to see the lil chickie.   Here is the cockerel..     and here is the Pullet.     Only 18 more...

We have a GP guarding our farm, she takes her job very serious and stays in view of her animals 24/7. She even sleeps near them during the day, I've witnessed the free range chickens sitting on her and ducks hunkered down by her....

Quote: Originally Posted by Oregon Blues  Don't wait until you get home to treat for lice.  Treat your birds right there at the show as you are boxing them up to take them home.   By the time...

   

Quote: Originally Posted by thea71701  i can tell you what i use an it realy works. we show to an i got my first case an didnt no what to do at the time but a old timer told me this trick an boy how goooood it...

We check our birds twice a month for any signs of pests even our free range birds get the once over. We change bedding in the coops weekly and dust with Sevin under and on top of the new bedding. We've not had a problem with pests yet...

I was afraid of that.. I don't have any where to quarantine over half my flock so I guess I just have to hope for the best. My daughter is taking her whole show flock plus some of her sisters show flock out to the fair next week. Then...

Today we were at the fair showing goats, during a break my youngest daughter and I went over to poultry to take a peak and test her coop card reading knowledge for showmanship next week. As we were walking around I saw where SEVERAL...