Recent content by the4heathernsmom

Where are you in north Texas?

you wouldn''t just happen to be coming to texas anytime soon? do you show birds perhaps near east Texas? I wouldn't be so lucky lol!!!!

the link is broken it wont let me go to this I am going to try looking on the for sale page see if I can find it

Desperately looking for 2 Silkie or Showgirl hens for my daughter. Her beloved birds were killed by a coon and then the dog got in her pen last night and killed her last silkie. She is devastated and I must find replacements for her asap! Pen has been redone and is secure. She is silkie...

When I combine my new layers pretty much follow the older layers like the old gals show them what to do.....I wouldn't worry your new gals will figure it out !!!!

yes thank you I am thinking 12 might be the maximum

It is in the quail forum....It said not to raise your quail by your chickens because chickens carry something that is harmful to quail.

Hi I started out with 2 hand me down still air Styrofoam bators. They did ok temps were hard to maintain so I bought a circulated air kit off of ebay...hatches got better....then I came across a very old 60's model cabnet style incubator from Montgomery Ward lol. I bought for 50.00 best...

Ok experienced chicken folks....I would like to know the largest number of chicks your hens have been able to raise successfully. I have broodies everywhere and would like to just go ahead and take the hatchlings from the bator and give to them to raise for me but I am uncertain of how many I...

Isn't there disease that a chicken can transmit to quail? Wouldn't that be a consideration?

How did this turn out for you?

I really like your setup ..... I would make sure along the bottom you have no places with just chicken wire alone....might keep the birds in but won't keep predators out!! Looks like you have room to separate and raise different breeds and or different types of poultry. I really like the...

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I am in Texas have you found a home for them yet? Please let me know

With 4 kids we worry about "chicken germs" too. We also hatch and raise chicks all the time. A quick fix for the kids is germx aka hand sanitizer.....since we have the big flock outside and the kids are always playing with the big chickens I worry about them transferring a "germ" to the...