Posts by mama dixie

I think my hen may have Merrick's but she was vaccinated.  I thought all was going well now another sick girl.  I would take to vet but of coarse we are refinancing and have no funds, any thing I can do to help protect my flock...

who hoo Dixie layed an egg    I went to water her and feed her and here was a egg.  it is much larger than she used to lay and it had a bit of blood I hope she is ok.  I will so cry if she got hurt laying the...

yes I love to see them puff up.  it is funny I check them each day and one of them is just so mad when I do.  she really pecked me hard.  I only look to be sure she does not have extra eggs under her.  I marked the...

ok so I am going to get some Cornish cross for the freezer and need to know where is the best place to order them from.  we got some from the farm store last year and had trouble.  mostly because we had never reasied them...

no eggs from Dixie yet.  she just seems to not want to lay any eggs so maybe she is done  laying.  well it was worth trying...

I got some eggs from a friend of a friend.  11 copper marlin (sp)  one olive egger, love the look of this one, and one he told me the name but forgot it.  I will get it and update post.  I put all 13 under my 3...

I so love cochins as well.  I have some frizzle cochins and they are just so cute.  I am trying to get a red and white frizzle but my broodie is the red cochin and she does not like to lay she just likes to set hatch and raise...

are you thinking of selling any of the cornish cross hatching eggs.  I would be very interested we have some broodies and I want a good meat bird line.   they would have a loving home and it would be cool to see what they...

hello, hey I hear people say alot that if you want good stock for dual purpose birds you should not get them at hatcharies but where should you get them then.  I have been thinking about buff's as a dual purpose bird, what do you...

lol lol lol that is so funny, we have a young faveral that keeps wanting to mate and the hens beat the crap out of him.  they back him into a corner and rip out feathers and he screams.  not as funny as yours though.  wish...