Recent content by Bower bird

Hey all, I have kept Jap quails in the past including a Italian jumbo named Creamy whom was my favourite and separate to them a king quail with my zebra finches and female Bourne parrot Sophie. We moved out to acreage nearly a year and a half ago and have been back into them and kings...

Thanks, will look into the permethrin stuff, also her mites were creamy not red and not be found with numerous checks after her 1st day of treatment. She has improved significantly since barrier spraying the coop, DEing them and the inside of the coop and the rest of the pen and outer edging...

I'm getting into silkies, so far have two buff boys that are Father and Son I got a week ago and a white girl called Snow White that I got on the weekend. Today I also got a male white boy to pair with Snow White that I had to house separately to her for now. Yesterday arvo I noticed Snow...

OK, today I put out minced garlic for the 3 silkies for them to eat to do daily for a few days to start getting the mites off Snow White. Didn't look like they touched it, so I mixed in some of their food and checked later on and still hadn't touched it. In between those checks I sprayed...

Here are the 3 silkies, the boys both have the blue and white cheeks and are father and son and get along great. I will be getting a white rooster dropped off tomorrow and some buff girls on the weekend, he has blue cheeks as well. Got to get some diatomaceous earth and apple cider vinegar...

Thanks for the welcomes, here was our flock before we sold most of them to focus on the light Sussex, still have Mary (one of the black ones) and Blondie (white one) to give to a friend. Which will leave us with the 2 light sussex and super mum Match the Bantum that hatched and raised those...

Hey all, I'm getting into breeding different colour pure looking silkies and light Sussex. We just sold up most of our bitser chooks and rooster George, they will be missed and kept our great mumma bantum and light Sussex girl and replaced our light Sussex boy we lost to someone's wandering...

Also considering getting just the grey girl to house with the buffs to try crossing with a birchen Cochin Bantum male, this one to exact https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/yabulu/birds/pekin-cockerels/1178654904 or to pair with the buff boys. Would I have a chance of good results or just washed...

Hello, new to breeding silkies but not poultry, have bred and raised by clucky Bantums, incubator and brooder or their parents bitser chooks, king quail and Jap quails. I have recently got 2 great and pure looking buff boys that are father and son, a white boy that was cross polish so passed...