^^^hmm, I was saying thanks for the fibro breeding chart from a few pages back, somehow the quote didn't come through. No idea yet if i will ever breed, but learning all i can while waiting to decide.
I've got my feeder elevated on an old milk crate in the center of my run. This puts the bottom of the opening about gullet height to my chickens. And the elevating "base", being smaller than the circumfrance of the (garbage can) feeder itself, doesnt create a "step" of any sort for smaller...
Woo hoo! My 5 month old reds took best and reserve of breed at the Fall Fowlfest in Birch Run, MI this weekend. My 3 reds and someone else's 5 silver greys were shown. We were honored to be judged by Gary Overton who told me afterwards he would have given my cockerel reserve English if his...
Thank you, Bo! Being new is intimidating. But I will always just be 'new' if I don't take steps to become more experienced. Right? The journey to learning more has been an eye opening adventure. Thanks for being willing to help new folks gain the knowledge they need to one day not be so...
I would like to try my hand at showing. Tell me of you think I'd be crazy for doing this, but I have a "nice" pair of 15 month old large fowl blacks I could use to get my feet wet. Though I wouldn't expect they could be winners, they shouldn't be dq'd for any reason. They are built really...