Posts by berniezahm

Just not as busy as it was before the Holiday Season (Christmas, to heck with being P.C.). Hoping it will start back up soon.

Quote: Originally Posted by rebelcowboysnb  Have you thought of joining your states military reserves? Most never leave there state an are there to only protect that state so are never shipped off. Just be...

Just be aware that with the current military overseas deployment situation, there is not guarantee that you will always get to stay at home and work your regular job. Many many National Guard and Reservest are currently deployed...

If you keep the chicks in a brooder and lower the temp in the brooder 5 degrees each week, by the 8 week of age point they will be fully feathered and used to 50 degree temps. Missouri in mid April is that temp any way and they...

If you have a brooder to keep chicks in and some place to keep them inside out of the weather, just about any time is a good time. You will find that many hatcheries are already sold out till late spring or even longer for...

If you do a search at the top of this page "Incubate double yolk egg" you will get 5 0r 6 threads here on BYC that have already answered most of your questions.

Feather sexing is good for the first day or two of the chicks life. the link Sphinx sent you shows the difereent length of flight and guard feathers very well: like piano keys white long and bleck short = female; all long lke a...

I would guess the silkie also. Looks like the eggs my fluff balls lay.

Giant (LF) Cochins are friendly and fluffy. Buff Orpingtns are great brown egg layers. A third choice could be Silkies if you don't mind a bantum bird.

Thank the Good Lord for all things both large and small.