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that counts if you have more than 1 acre of land. I only have about 1/4 acre so it doesn't apply in this case. The way it was interpreted is that I could have 3 small animals and they coudl be chickens. However, the area was set to incorporate and the city allows up to 6 chickens in addition...

I have a blue sumatra that is supposedly about 3 years old, but has no spurs at all. He's got some little spur buds but nothing like a real spur. Is he just a bad specimin or is he maybe a lot younger than I was told? Any ideas? I can try to get some pictures later, I'm not at home now.

I have large fowl, but not perfect stock. I guess you mostly have bantams though so I'll probably have to find bigger birds elsewhere. I don't need them to get bigger, but I don't really want to have bantams at this point. Maybe when I get out of the city and don't have a stupid limit on the...

Quote: X2 -- actually, next time I road trip out to Spokane, maybe you'll want to sell me one of your pro breeding roo's. If you come in the spring I would be glad to send you home with some chicks. We have 3 roosters, one is 9 and retired and the other two will be used for breeding. We may...

Quote: X2 -- actually, next time I road trip out to Spokane, maybe you'll want to sell me one of your pro breeding roo's.

My sultan hen just started laying, but someone broke into my coop and stole my rooster. *(

This thread is making me think I should find some good quality stock to breed, at the moment, I'm only breeding from hatchery stock....

Quote: What does that mean? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_herring It is like a wild goose chase. It's a sign that is pointing you in the wrong direction.

it does look like a girl actually, the red face may be a red herring.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/grd/2583351784.html http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/for/2590608104.html just a couple I found relatively quickly.

IDK, I'd try craigslist and the auction sites here, etc. I wish I was closer or planning a road trip to cali, I'd love to breed him. I saw a black sumatra for $50 (mature good stock) and I recently sold 2 juvenile boys for $25 each and probably could have gotten more but I had to thin my flock...

if it was a boy, I bet he'll be worth a lot of money. He's gonna make a good stud.

looking kinda roo-ish with that scraggly tail. Hard for me to tell though, for some reason, sumatra's are the hardest birds for me to sex.

I don't, but I only have a barred rock X silver phoenix roo & a buttercup X blue andelusian roo left. Busy weekend .

Quote: I believe so. He's tried other methods since the original bag and none of them worked either. kristen Oh...I see...Sorry to say but I don't think he's ever gonna make it...But you never know.. Probably not, but hopefully he wont get discouraged. I'm sure glad Edison didn't get...