Posts by TK Poultry

Ok this might not be the correct place. Please tell me if it isn't.   I was thinking of starting a laying flock of 10-15 hens just to sell their eggs to put the money into my show birds. Do others do this? I was thinking it...

My sister and I have been showing in 4H for years. I give my highest recommendation to Bantam chickens in general. I LOVE Bantam Ameraucanas. They are some of my favorites. They are unusal and very sweet. Bantam Wyandottes would be a...

Silkies are very hard to sex...especially for me since I'm an Ameraucana person by trade LOL! I would wait another couple of months on those young Silkies just to make sure. Its up to you how you incubate them. If you have broody ready...

Here are the hens I'm working with and they are a bit removed from the standard   Blue Mottled Hen #1 Black Mottled Hen Blue Mottled Hen #2   AND THIS is the goal   I think I might be better...

The eggs won't be fertile unless the rooster mated with her. BUT if you sold him with in the last week or so then there could be a chance of fertility. Hens store the sperm of the rooster for 2-3 weeks.

I hope so. I'm trying to track down some show stock. I think its a very pretty variety, and an easy project to take on. The rooster looks like he is in molt (I bought these last night like I said on a whim), and I can't wait to see...

Ok, I have a question. I bought these mixed I think rosecomb bantams on a whim the other day because they were mottled. I looked at the Rosecomb Federation site looking for Mottled Rosecombs awhile ago, and it seemed no one had them....

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=614068heres this thread. Its just like yours but started earlier. I would subscribe to this one.

They know its day time no matter whether you keep them in a building or in a covered run. I keep mine in a building in the winter and a covered run in the summer without laying problems. You don't have to cover them from all sun light...

I wouldn't worry about that as long as you know its bleaching. If your showing your birds I would say 100% keep them in the barn, if not... I wouldn't fret too much about it. It took me a while to figure that out. Also keeping them in a...