Recent content by stumpknocker

I see. The reason I ask is tha I've heard that the California grey "breed" has become scarce despite producing 300 eggs/year, and one possible reason was it didn't fit well in the small cages. But that might have been a misleading internet article

From the limited reading I have done concerning egg laying breeds, it appears that some of the heritage breeds such as the Brown Leghorn, California White and Grey were replaced in modern times with smaller breeds that would fit in more compact cages. With the California SEFS lay enacted where...

Pick of Two Greys at ~3 weeks

Thanks for all your help. I was able to locate a series of stores in the SF east bay called concord feed. They have chick shipping schedules and by happenstance the Dublin store had a shipment with California greys coming in today. Only two greys, so I took both.

Yes, California Black is the same as California Grey from my understanding, and I checked out Ideal and they carry them. All the the chickens in my flock save the d'uccles lay brown eggs, so this would be a nice white egg laying addition.

Hello. Does anyone know of a good breeder in NorCal or an online hatchery that sells California grey chicks or pullers where you don't have to buy a whole flock of birds?

We had a lovely sweet little banty chicken last your that we got at of all places the San Jose Bird Mart, which generally deals in finches, canaries, softbills, and parrots. We got her in February 2014 and successfully integrated her into our small flock of mixed standards. I have no idea how...

My former neighbor face up on chickens and has offered us his coop. We want it but I want it sanitize it first before exposing it to chickens. What should I use that is safe an effective?

Much thanks. We are looking to add a Mille fluer d'uccle hen. We had one but she passed last year. It's been difficult to find another

Hello. We have a small flock in the SF east bay (Barred Rock, Silver Laced Wyndotte, Orpington, Rhode Island Red, Arucana, and some brown chicken rescued from SF China town).

We put up a scarecrow after a hawk attacked one of our girls. This was ~3 months ago and the hawk has not returned. She survived by the way....