Articles by Sumatra503
Just as a dog or cat will occasionally need its nails trimmed, you may find your chickens will occasionally need their nails trimmed. Though this may sound like a scary task, it is all quite simple and easy to do.
Things you will need before you start:
Nail Trimmers, either finger nail...
A bit about my quail and a few notes on raising them.
My Quail are happy quail. They are fat and sassy and get tons of treats.
I keep my birds in a 5'x5'x7' aviary with a tin roof. The aviary has a section that is completely covered and can be locked a night like my chicken coop. The rest is...
Here at Royal Feather Estates, the new name for my chicken/pigeon operation, i like to treat my birds as well as I can within my means. As far as they know, this is the Royal Treatment!
My birds are free fed with an organic layer ration purchased from a local mill. It is my own "custom" blend...
A bit about my birds. I will buid this page as I go and have more time.
The Sumatras: Sumatras are my love in the showing world. I love them for their long, full, flowing tails, full breast, and general uniqueness in the poultry world. I currently have only one pair and they are the lookers of...
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This is Sumatra503's Schedule for Presentations at the Oregon Spring Poultry Swap on May 5th.
All Presentations will be approximately 15 minutes in length. All Questions will be answered at the end of the presentations.
12:00 p.m.
Getting Started With Chickens:
This presentation...
The International Egg Comision has deemed the second Friday in October as world egg day! this year World Egg Day falls on October 12, 2012.
What better way to celebrate WED than by hatching eggs?
Here's a link with a bit of info about...
2011/2012 New Year's Hatch Dictionary: A few technical terms defined now for clarity(not in alphabetical order)
Incubator Tetris: A game similar to Tetris in which Hatchers attempt to fit eggs in an incubator by rotating, flipping, rolling, and cramming. If all of the eggs are able to fit in...
I have decided to keep a small journal of my chicken life and all the other happenings here on the farm.I love my Chickens!
1-22-11/ The Chalky Egg Saga Continues
Today was a fairly ordinary day. I got another chalky egg from my Coturnix hen. I'm not sure which hen is the culprit, but I've...
Here we have the Second Annual New Years Hatchalong. Though it may have started out small it has now grown and quickly. There are currently 124 members that joined in on the fun. It's been a lot of fun participating and posting. So much has happened I gave up trying to keep up with it all, so...