Posts by TimG

I am not a professional...   I don't think it is possible to be sure a rooster of any breed will be especially mean or especially friendly.  Most of us experience very small sample size, so our personal experience is...

I suspect he is doing good things for Chanteclers in his own way.  But, he does chase some people off.  It's too bad that there doesn't seem to be room for more than one point of view.   I don't own any Chanteclers...

Quote: Originally Posted by Blackhorsehill  I've sorta been kicked out of Chantecler Fanciers International, for a couple of reasons, one of them being this very issue.       Last time I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jake Levi  Very nice website, I like that they make the distinction between the White Chantecler and the Partridge  Albertan !   I see them as two separate distinct...

I have a breeding pen and two NH pullets (German), I wish you were closer, I'm sure we could work out a deal.

I haven't visited this thread in a while, but thought of it recently and was reminded again by e-mail notification today.   I live in Maine, I have two NH pullets that I believe just started laying.  I have no NH...

A cushion comb on a pullet hardly shows.  As I recall, mine started laying at about 6 months.  

Quote: Originally Posted by nicalandia  Sports or Sport is not a genetic term   From online Free Dictionary (medical):   mutation /mu·ta·tion/ (mu-ta´shun) a permanent transmissible change in the...

Weren't Delawares the result of sports in the breeding of Barred Plymouth Rock roosters and New Hampshire hens?

Thanks for the suggestions.  i will try to rig up something like the half dog crate watering station.   In the winter, my chickens go for days or weeks without being outside, mostly out of choice -- they will NOT walk on...