Recent content by PaulandDoris

Exie Duncan Doherty or Crystal Noble High both sell silkies. They are both near Fazzio's and on https://www.facebook.com/groups/347529298717284/ Hope you are able to get your birds.

I still have to put some finishing touches on it. He had already built 4 coops and one 24x16 combined breeding/grow out pens. so, I'm not going to ask him to build anything anytime soon. I will make due with what we have.

Chicapee and monkat, what are y'alls FB monikers? I'll keep an eye out for you in the group. Mine is Doris Ledet.

I understand about husbands. Mine does most of the building with some assistance from me. I told him I was going to build a Silkie pen and he said he would cut the wood for me, but I would have to do everything else: the measuring, hammering, etc. He ended up having to help me do some of the...

LOL! Bring her with you, I can take her shopping or to the beach while you and my husband work on the coop :) Or, my mom can take her to the casinos...

Nothing for sale at this time. I just got these the end of April. I haven't started incubating any of their eggs, yet. I'd love to breed with one of your ducks.

I sell mine for $3 a dozen mixed (med/lg/xlg) and going to $3,50 on june 1st. most people who buy mine are through a co-op who also buy organic. my son tells me I am selling for too little as he pays $6 a dozen in Pensacola, an hour and a half away, and his family goes through about 7 dozen a week.

we do the same thing JWilson does. Anytime we put out any new birds in the yard. we put them in their designated coop with food & water for about 4 days. On the 5th day we let them out to free range (no runs here). If they do not return to roost, we find them, put them back in for two more...

There are several schools of thought. Personally, after several failed attempts at a good hatch rate I stumbled upon an article on dry hatching. I also discussed at length with a member in a local group his own experiences on how he came to dry hatching. Basically they both went to the master...

New to Anconas as well. Trying to find local breeders in So Miss is rather difficult. I was fortunate to find this quintet and am absolutely in love with them.

Pekin drakes can be very aggressive. However, there is a hormone shot/implant your vet can get that will slow him down.

Kerusnak, welcome to BYC. I am on the coast as well. Ocean Springs. I love Fazzio's! They have the best chicks in there. There are also several FB pages for backyard chickens in Mississippi if/when you start looking for local chickens or to improve your chicken math

Chicapee, If this is your first time hatching, be patient. with lower temps your chicks can take up to 25 days to fully develop.

And yes, that extra bird is a black cochin.

That is an awesome coop! Want to come to Mississippi to build one for us? ;)