Posts by wbruder17

Hello! I have 8 adult Coturnix quail, 2 male, and 6 female. I have 8 juveniles, dont know sexes yet. They are almost completely feathered. When can i put the young ones in with the older ones? I know there will be some turbulence,...

I HAVE heard some crazy folks say that about backyard chicken eggs.... but all i know for sure is that my eggs are like CRACK to the people i sell to..... they come begging and drooling looking for my eggs! All it took was one free...

I have 2 roos. One is a Mille Fleur D'Uccle that ive had for over a year. The other is his 4 month old son, crossed with a Silkie. Even having one roo is pushing the boundaries with the DH and im sure i will have to give one up. I have...

I have 2 banties setting on banty eggs. Today was either day 21 or 22, depending how you count. Banty #1, Cleo, on 2 eggs, was due to hatch yesterday or today, and she has been a nest vigilanty, so no egg cooling, but when i candle, the...

WHAT TIME DOES THIS SHINDIG START? And whats the address? I was there last year, but for gps sake....

What do you guys think about the chances of finding homes for my 2 roos? I dont want to waste time going to the Swap and being there all day if i cant rehome these guys..... and probably end up taking home more chickens that i dont need.

Hes a little D'Uccle bantam, half her size, so if you can picture it, you will be amused.

I would do that, but my schedule is so full that i cant be around all day to watch her. And i have another broody hen that i want to give her eggs to, as i KNOW some of them have to be fertile. Feisty the roo rides her around like a...

To tell who laid which egg? Without sequestering the hen I mean. I have 1 EE who lays a brown egg, and i cant tell hers from my other brown egg layers. She is my favorite and i want to hatch eggs from her, but dont want to have to take...

My Silkies go broody about every other month. I will give them eggs, they will hatch and raise them, go back to being normal for a few weeks, then back to broody. I have 3 broodies right now, with 1 on a nest that just hatched. So 4...