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Quote: You can track egg production without disturbing the hens by trapnesting them. Walt Walt, I would love to trap nest some pullets to see who is laying what egg but haven't come up with a good plan for a trap nest and am assuming to buy them would be more than I care to pay. I love...

Quote: Where are you & do you have an incubator or know someone that can hatch for you? I have had some really bad luck with shiped eggs but have also had some nice hatches too. I believe the less distance they travel the better chance they have normally. I am in California & the eggs I got...

Quote: What a deal.......you sell me some nice Dominique eggs & you can use that egg money to buy hatching eggs for another breed from a breeder you chose......LOL

Quote: That was very nice of you to do that for her Robin.

Quote: Congratulations.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How exciting for both of you. Karen in California

Quote: Please forgive my ignorance, I am new to this breed but have a dozen eggs in the incubator now. Are all Dominiques the rose comb with a spike? Yes, all Dominiques are Rose Comb with a spike. The Dominique is a cuckoo pattern, just a bit different then a barred Plymouth Rock. The cuckoo...

Quote: Please forgive my ignorance, I am new to this breed but have a dozen eggs in the incubator now. Are all Dominiques the rose comb with a spike?

Quote: I get to see them before any of you!!!! I volunteered to be her co-driver! 5 hour drive there + 1 hour loading + 5 hour drive back = at least 11 hours of talking chicken! Guess I better pack my SOP and laptop! It is sooooo great to have a chicken partner. You 2 will have a ball I am...

Quote: Jen, Does this mean you are getting the whole flock?!...or just some? Congrats either way! They couldn't be in better hands! Yep, the whole flock. 22 young hens and 5 roosters. Good for you....................How exciting.......I would be dancing, and believe me,....I DON"T...

Quote: Thank you Jake I will check out that thread..............It's not like I need anymore chcikens or anything. I just can't help thinking that it would be a good thing to do to support an old breed that is in jeopardy.

Where is the BEST place to get a list of what is truely cosidered "Heritage" breeds? I know some are considered endangered. I have magazines that mention some but the information I have read in them on other subjects is not always the best so I would like a more reliable source. Thanks Karen in...

Quote: Congradulations sewandgrow!!! Thank you Robin

New DHeritage Delawares hatch along with EEs & Marans 17 out of 20 that I set hatched. 3 were clear & one of the 17 I put to sleep because it had a twisted neck & couldn't stand. Does anyone know what causes that? Every time I picked it up & righted it it would flip over flat on it's back...

My first 3 Delaware chicks are out of the incubator & in the brooder!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Yard full o' rocks : Evening all..... Just "dropping by" to report in on the show from Dalton this past weekend. I enjoyed it VERY much and met a lot of wonderful people, some I had only talked with via email a few times. There were LOTS and LOTS of birds at the show but 95%+ were bantams...

Quote: I too was disappointed in not seeing more of some birds represented but this was my first show so I really didn't know what to expect. I think I only saw 1 Delaware & one of the friends I was with & I both have Delawares. I bought mine from her & she has been working with them awhile. I...

Quote: The RIW expert !! That and the Brahmas are never this big, and the Cochins can barely see eye to eye with him now. See the fence ? And why oh why would I make up that he was bigger than he is ??? Do you think I am going for some sort of famous title or something ???? Ask Scraps !! Ask...

Quote: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=443227 Well I did it. Got to go into my computer and look for some old pictures of Waterfowl. If you have any old pictures please post them or post your pictures of your ducks or geese. Hopefully we wont get any feed store...

Quote: I find that my Delawares are the friendliest of all my breeds. When I enter their pen they are all over me rubbing up againt me while I feed & collect their eggs. The rooster is very mellow & stands back & watches his girls crawl all over my feet. I often times have to scoot someone off...