Hey all, so I've been searching for delawares for a bit and MAY of found an owner who MIGHT be open to selling me some hatching eggs.
Needing help on my hard no list.
He tells me his birds have been battling worms and mites this past year but they are recovered.
I won't buy anything without...
So I'm looking for large meat delawares and it's been a sad search so far. I was excited to be planning a purchase from Claborn Farms but he emailed back to let me know he had lost his flock to illness. Totally heartbreaking, his lines showed his love of the breed and years of hard careful work...
It's been a bit since I posted, missed everyone!!! New phone can now handle my online shenanigans
So here's the 411.
I love Delawares and considered them my dream flock breed since they're both meat and egg birds.
But they're expensive and rare, and I'm not looking to have pets. These are lovely...
What's questions would you pose to a poultry science professor? I've had a bunch of questions about deep litter and the feisability of a tractor hybrid, so I decided to reach out to the experts. I joined up here and got the benefit of years apon years of experience through members generous...
This is Jacked Up, lovingly called Jack for short.
No one wanted her because she was so beat up but I was able to get her on the cheap for that very reason. She IS NOT fond of cuddles. At 6 weeks old she's a smidgen bigger than the white leghorn pullets she was stuck in with at Tractor Supply...
HELP. My 6week old leghorn pullet got a string wrapped around her tongue. It's causing swelling and I can see bleeding below the tie line. I can't seem to find how it's wrapped around her tongue- any tips?
I've got her secured in a towel and I've got a really good flashlight with a pair of...
Hey all, so I've been unsuccessful in finding a whole lot of discussion besides just disjointed musings on someone combining a tractor with deep litter. Important points and needs:
:loveI like the chicksaw 2.0 design by Justin Rhodes but it's pretty easily torn up by all the fun wildlife out...
Hi all, I'm New to the forums but I've been reading for a few years or so.
Never joined as every question or curiosity was satisfied with a good forum search.
I've got just over 2 acres in texoma (north texas on Oklahoma boarder)
We have high winds, intense summer heat, soaking rainy season...