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Sounds great. Will PM contact info.

Which direction? 2 hours doesn't seem like much to me. He is a bit on the young side, but will be earning his keep soon!

Yes, I have been watching Craigslist and FB marketplace but haven't seen anything. Happy to buy and later dispose of somehow, but also happy to "borrow" or rent. Tim

Hello, I live in Greater Portland and have a small backyard laying flock on one year-old hens. I am just a hobbyist, not attempting to show or breed for high production. I would like to hatch some eggs this spring for enjoyment; I will add to my layers and harvest the roosters. My flock is...

How have you (or others) found the 15" Cabelas sealer works with whole chicken?

Wow, over two years since this thread has been active! I guess the search function does work.

I am not a professional... I don't think it is possible to be sure a rooster of any breed will be especially mean or especially friendly. Most of us experience very small sample size, so our personal experience is limited and anecdotal. Anyone can raise chicks. If you purchase New...

I suspect he is doing good things for Chanteclers in his own way. But, he does chase some people off. It's too bad that there doesn't seem to be room for more than one point of view. I don't own any Chanteclers at the moment. I doubt that would be the case if I'd had an easier time finding...

Last time I checked, which I admit was 3-4 years ago, Chantecler Fanciers International kept their breeder list private, you had to be a club member (dues paying) in order to see the list. I was happy when this thread appeared, thinking that there might be a public list as a result...

Lest there be any confusion, they are two separate and distinct breeds despite the fact that they share part of their names.

I have a breeding pen and two NH pullets (German), I wish you were closer, I'm sure we could work out a deal.

I haven't visited this thread in a while, but thought of it recently and was reminded again by e-mail notification today. I live in Maine, I have two NH pullets that I believe just started laying. I have no NH males. Is there anyone in New England who has New Hampshires (German line)...

A cushion comb on a pullet hardly shows. As I recall, mine started laying at about 6 months.

From online Free Dictionary (medical): mutation /mu·ta·tion/ (mu-ta´shun) a permanent transmissible change in the genetic material. Also, an individual exhibiting such change; a sport. From Merriam Webster: sport an individual exhibiting a sudden deviation from type beyond the normal...

Weren't Delawares the result of sports in the breeding of Barred Plymouth Rock roosters and New Hampshire hens?

Thanks for the suggestions. i will try to rig up something like the half dog crate watering station. In the winter, my chickens go for days or weeks without being outside, mostly out of choice -- they will NOT walk on snow and they have no covered run space. So, once the snow arrives, they...

I guess I'll think about a platform. What do you do in winter when water would freeze daily? I can understand putting water out for them every day, but f they just splash it onto the coop floor, doesn't that make a skating rink before long?

I do have a shallow bucket/bowl for the ducks, but i took it out of the coop when I added the chickens and the poultry waterer. The have no outside access at the moment.

I recently added a pair of ducks to my flock of chickens. Everyone seems to be getting along fine, except for one small matter. The ducks play with the water, emptied a 3 gallon poultry waterer last night. I thought moving from a watering bowl (that I used when the ducks were by themselves)...

Although they share a name, they are two separate breeds, not just varieties within a breed. I agree, might as well have different names as well. From my limited experience and what I have heard from others, Partridge Chanteclers do go broody frequently, though they have mixed results as far...