Posts by Jake Levi

Here in N Central MI our needs are more in the order of umbrellas then misters. But can sure see how Mahonri could use one.   Re training/teaching I have found that Icelandics are one of the most trainable breeds I have ever...

Until you have a dozen or so hens I'd keep the selection process pretty much on the roosters, once you actually have some numbers of hens you can be shooting yourself in the foot to cull your hens.   Re color, I agree,...

What will you breed her to?? A SP? Or back to the gold?

I dont know how they will do in Texas, they are a breed developed for cold climates and have feathering to match, also combs which are very small and wont dissipate body heat like the large single combed breeds have. Egg production...

I have 13 eggs in the icubator from my Kathy line of Delawares, I would love to get some of her chicks.   These are the largest eggs that I am getting, all are extra large, and usually very brown with an occasional light...

To date mine are the most docile and quiet chickens that I have ever had, and, good layers of extra large eggs, at one year of age. I am looking forward to hatching more of them. I have a dozen eggs in the incubator and saving more.

A thought, on Karis post on the NYD hatch, a wink and a nod that 'they always come early', do you find this in the Iowa Blues?   I do see this in the Icelandics, they often hatch early, in others incubators too, not just...

Kari that is REAL eye candy !!! Rex is THE sire for a great line.   I'm really looking forward to his offspring here!   You have made some excellent progress in just the time that I have been watching. I am very...

With four breeds this year I am going to invest in a set of scales to keep track of my roosters, I want to weigh them at four mos, and again at six mos, at that point all in excess of breeding needs go in the freezer.  I am sure...

Quote: Originally Posted by coldupnorth  I got my little flock this Fall after they had molted.  I went out there to really look at her again and didn't see any black tips or color on her back or...