Posts by harleyjo

Quote: Originally Posted by nicalandia  they can produce Sex links...   http://www.cacklehatchery.com/page136.htm Ok, this is great so now how can I tell? I know how to tell my black sex links...

Is a RIR rooster x a Delaware hen sex linkable?

I have just a young pullet and rooster born in May. I have a small coop, with some hay in it. I do close them up at night. I was debating on putting them in my big coop with my other chickens and one rooster but am concerned with them...

How do silkies do in cold weather? I live in Iowa and am trying to decide what to do with my silkies this winter.

Quote: Originally Posted by Fred's Hens  http://compare.ebay.com/like/140645900293?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar   They are on Ebay, but I'm sure they are sold elsewhere as well....

Thanks for all the ideas. I will have to find one of those old feeders. I plan to use this mill because of the costs savings. I live two blocks from a local co-op but the williness of this other mill to bring bags of feed to my area...

Well we decided we are going to do the Cornish x again. I will tell you this though, they will never be inside my layer coop again!  

I am going to start buying my layer feed from an elevator the grinds their own feed. It is a mash. I used it one other time and found I like it best best mixed with some water but they did tell me that people feed it dry too. How do...

I think it was the flavor. We are butchering the extra roos from when I hatch at about 4 to 5 months. Now we have had a hot miserable summer and I don't know if they just didn't put on the weight or what. We were so surprised at how...

I really was hoping not to do the cornish cross again but I am so far not happy with the flavor of my dual purpose birds. I purposely chose to breed and raise Delawares but we are just not happy with the flavor.   Don't get me...