Recent content by Degalisto

Wow so lucky..those Black Copper Marans are hard to come by!! Beautiful! Always one of my favorites! And Red Dorkings..

Oh waa waa waa.. Ether as irritant..I was knocked out with ether as a kid when I had my tonsils removed. Ok I did vomit after surgery but I don't remember anything wrong with my mucus membranes or eyes...just a sore throat! We tried the ether method...well sort of. (we'll be eating this young...

I think it is important to decide if you want pets or are serious about meat/egg production. If they will be free range and how they fair that way as opposed to confinement. I myself am trying to raise Dorkings to help perpetuate the breed. Leghorns I find very independent(very good egg layer...

I would say so. My birds free range over 18 ac and in 6 yrs only 2 kills,..except my young chicks. The coop is an old garage and they hung out by the big garage door. A small kestrel was just nailing them..got 4..I caught it in the act getting the 4th one. I let it have it..it was dead, so...

I found increasing protein helps prevent pasty butt.. hard boiled egg worked but then I started using .. baby turkey and game bird feed mixed with baby chick starter feed . The Turkey and Game bird chick feed has a higher protein content and I haven't had a case since I started using that with...

I remember them at the San Diego Zoo as a kid..my favorite thing was to see the Jungle fowl..especially if they had chicks! When I went back years later..no Jungle fowl..well maybe hiding somewhere but none that you could see. Those are some beautiful cocks!!

Nothing beats a Dorking..so far in our taste tests. Rich favorful!! Too bad they are so rare.

Years ago I had to slaughter a couple of Dorkings roosters(had way too many)..I have yet to make soup as tasty as the soup I made from the Dorkings. I've tried again and again..no luck. It is a pity as they are rare and hard to come by. In fact I am getting some more to try breeding them again...

Oyster shell provides calcium for shell production..chicks need chick grit...not oyster shell.

I have Jersey Giants..I think 5..mix them up with the Austrolorps. Any how after some issues with cannibalism in the flock they are back to laying regularly..they are 3 or 4 years old. I can tell difference as the Jerseys have darker eggs and bigger too. I like them a lot. They are laying...

I feed half and half regular laying crumbles and Turkey Game bird Starter..30% protein and as treats cat food and meal worms.(and veg and fruit etc)They also have plenty of calcium..going to try covering entrance to nests..but slowly eating the birds myself and while they make good soup..the...

Too right!! having same issue and they cleaned up the mustard egg..all of it mustard and shell!! We have used the hard fake eggs(didn't work) and have them on excellent food and oyster shell and plenty of room in coop AND they free range!! This is becoming a night mare!! We have slowly been...

I wonder primarily about what to do with it afterwards...adding sand to clay soil is considered a no no in landscapoing as you end up with concrete...any body have experience disposing of the sand or especially in clay soil regions? Otheriwse it sounds like an excellent idea for summer here..way...

Here is another one..San Diego Zoo had Red Jungle fowl running wild for decades...I think the coyotes did eventually get them because as of 7 years ago they are no more...well I didn't see any and they used to be all over the place in 50-70 80s. Hatcheries still sell this strain.

A friend of mine had standard red type Banties and he moved out and left them..1 year later there was still Banties..his house was in the back country of San Diego county..plenty of coyotes and raccoons! My single Black Leghorn is a fairly wild gal!