Recent content by pucksfolly

Hi and welcome to BYC! I raise Rex myself, and I am a bit partial to them. I get plenty of meat, small bones, and a great personality on my breeders. My Rex are like puppies and will run to the front of the cage for scratches and "bunny kisses". I've raised New Zealand and Satin before as...

Wow . . . I just realized how long it's been since I've posted on this site Hope everyone's chickens are doing well. Hoping to be more active on here and to finally get chickens of my own this year instead of living vicariously through everyone else's! Should be in my new house around spring...

Two breeders or two individual rabbits? Chances are they are line bred. It's considered perfectly safe to breed aunt/nephew, or even grandsire/granddaughter and so on. It's usually not a great idea to breed daughter/son to dam/sire, or siblings unless you have something in the bloodline that...

Hmm . . . so I was looking at your project Brahma pics and I do have to admit . . . they're beautiful . . . do you ever sell extra eggs or chicks from your project pens? I do love flashy birds :).

I like her, we had 2 in the original chicks we got, but one of my Brahmas got free of the coop and was hauled off by the fox on the back 40 . . . The one girl we have left has a nice personality and she is quite pretty with her size and her feathery feet :). I just don't know how well she'd do...

Hmm . . . I namely wanted the CCL rooster more than anything else, as they will be joining a few EEs that are already on the property that tend to go broody and I wanted to work on egg color for future birds . . . The buckeyes mostly because they are reputed to be fairly good foragers. For this...

I have a little experience with raising them in the past, I really appreciate the input on the legbars as I had not heard that. The buckeyes I really want. I take care of a flock with my best friend of mixed layers, rocks, wyandottes, brahma, orps, a few easter eggers. I honestly don't like...

Hello All! Newbie just starting out in NE Ohio. I've helped my best friend on her farm and she has a yard full of layers but ready to start my own little flock. Hoping that I can keep it down to usable volumes . . . but then again, I've got rabbits and I know how quickly it can get out of...

So sorry to hear about the scours but I'm glad you got it all handled in short order. Horray for huge quail hatch!! After the last time I'm sure you were a little leary so it warms my heart to know they are doing well with the new set up. Hoping for stopping of the rain and wind so everything...

I am so happy to hear everyone's alright. I saw the news and immediately thought of you all with family over in PI. It's been a while since I could check the thread so I was worried. Did a quick read to catch up and was relieved to see it didn't hit you guys too badly.

I am one of the lurkers . . . I've read through all 387 pages (while at work . . .) and find your quest absolutely inspiring. I don't have chickens of my own currently but will once I get out of where I am. Hopefully I will be drawn to lurk less . . .