Recent content by jennski

Thank you for the suggestions. I am really fond of my Purple BS male, he will be worth the wait!! He's a very friendly pea. I looked high and low for a mature male, just not one to be found for this time of the year.

I have 3 mature purple hens (one purple bs). I've been looking for a while for a mature purple peacock, but couldn't find anyone willing to part with one. I did finally buy a handsome Purple BS male yearling, so I'm ready for the future. I want to put another male in their enclosure for the...

We're in the Thumb of MI and I have one hen who just started laying last weekend. 3 eggs so far. The other 15 haven't started yet. I didn't get my first egg last year until May 15th, I had it on my calendar. But this is a new hen to us. Good luck.

Thanks @KsKingBee I do have quite a few purple eggs in the incubator, but hoping to find an adult :)

I was talking the Spicers from Cedar Springs last night. They have a pair of Purple BS yearlings available. I was considering buying their male, but he's related to my purple bs hen. They are planning to bring them to the Imlay City show if they aren't sold before then.

Thanks so much. My, then 8 year old, daughter got us into it and now the whole family loves raising the peas. She got her first bird at the Imlay City swap coming up on 3 years ago. We have 17 now.

I have about 10 opal eggs in the incubator right now that I purchased from a quality breeder in FL. I have all my fingers and toes crossed that some of them hatch. They are my favorite colors, followed by purples :) I'm sorry about your hen. If you do decide to sell your male, please let me...

Hello from North Branch. We will be at the Imlay City Swap, just 10 minutes away. BTW - we're looking for a Purple BS Male STAT. I've got 2 purple hens without a partner. We've got IB, IB Pied, Silver Pied and several more yearlings for more colors next year. We'd also be interested...

I'd be less worried about them getting hurt, more about them flying away. You definitely need to keep them penned up with a net or soft covering material for several months, I've heard 3 to 6 months while they reset to your home being their home. I tossed a flake of straw on the ground and...

HI Guys - I'm looking for a purple black shoulder Male in Michigan. Any suggestions? I have 2 purple hens who need a male :) Thanks - Jenn

http://www.mthopeauction.com/sale/mid-ohio-alternative-animal-and-bird-sale/2017/03/23 This auction is next week in OH, if anyone has any, it would be there. The Spicers are going, I'm sure they'd help you find one if you get in touch with them soon. They sell a lot of birds there. We're...

I've got a few in the incubator, I ordered the cameo eggs online. I live near Lapeer. We've gotten all of our peacocks from the Spicer's in Cedar Springs. https://www.facebook.com/SpicerOrnamentalBirdFarm/ I know they are getting ready to take the remainder of 2016 birds to a big bird...

My 8 year old daughter successfully had her first peachicks hatch using our broody chickens. It's pretty exciting because our chickens have never hatched any of their own eggs. We have 2 more pipping now. This one is still with the foster mom hens. How would you suggest we raise our...

We are brand new to raising peas. We've been raising chickens for 4 years. We have a 1 year old ib pair from a reputable breeder. She laid 5 eggs this week and we set them under a broody chicken. Should we get our hopes up for these first eggs? I'd appreciate any tips you can offer.

Thank you! I'm making a chart of which chickens we have. Very helpful, I was able to find it online!