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CHICK PILE THERAPY I was still recovering from major surgery when my cockatoo wanted to incubate another chicken egg, so I had to get 4 more friends for the one she hatched. XOXO

The breed is from Belgium, so there looks to be both a Dutch pronunciation & a French, as both language are spoke there officially. Go to this site, and scroll down, and you can hear both the French and Dutch pronunciations. http://www.pronouncekiwi.com/D%27Uccle So since both are official...

Hooray! This means mine should start laying any time now! They turn 22 weeks this Thursday, November 17, 2016! :-D

Curtains on the nest boxes might solve the eggs under the dropping board problem, if they are looking for a darker place. Easy and better than tweaking construction!

Is there a breeder here in the US who breeds Partridge Pekin Bantams?

Does this breed bear confinement well?

Oh, no! I'm a renter, and there are Virginia Creeper vines growing around most of the perimeter of my back yard where the chickens free range! They've been eating the berries, but are showing no signs of illness. What should I do? I'd hate to keep them penned all day! Ultimately, I'd move and...

Amy, could you please tell me what size (how many quarts or the dimensions) of your single bin and your internal bin on the spool stilts? I really like the efficiency and simplicity of your set-up. So, in the 3-drawer bin, the beetles are on top in oats, the eggs fall through to the middle...

Brilliant set up! Love the Pupae Nursery and the Geriatric Beetle Ward!

WOW! Watson is GORGEOUS! I'm loving the partridge now- so are the roosters darker like Watson and the pullets lighter, or is it possible to get a hen that's the same colors as Watson?

I was recently getting ready to install lighting and the thought crossed my mind to maybe let them rest as nature intended. Since rest seems to elude me, and I'm a world-class insomniac, my decision was clear after reading your article. No light for my birds! I will not over-tax their sweet...

Talise, my blue laced gold Wyandotte, is the second one down from the top. The place I got her from sold her to me as a blue laced red, but on another forum, I was told she was a blue laced gold. Can anyone confirm? It's so disappointing buying one thing when you expect another, but she's got...

The feed store sole me this chick as a blue laced red, but someone on a FB color and genetics forum said she was a blue laced gold. Her name is Talise. I have more pics of her as an older chick, but for some reason, I can't upload them. .

Looks like Amazon has the Miller Co. ones (2 hole baby pig feeder) for $25.67 They are 8" x 8.2" x 12.5".

Which color variation is the very first rooster pic in this post? Is it gold laced or buff? This breed is refreshingly fascinating, and I'm hoing to add one to my flock maybe next year.