Recent content by henaynei

Soy is both almost exclusively GMO and is almost exclusively RoundUp Ready … just something I choose to avoid as much as possible ;)

I am starting with Javas, specifically focusing on a color variation that was thought to be extinct -- Auburn. I got 40 eggs mailed from the premier Auburn breeder, Lyle Behl of Illinois. He packed the eggs amazingly well but they Were Mailed and it was my first time incubating. Of the 40 eggs...

for 4 years never had more than an opossum as predator...and never lost a chicken to a predator even though they are out all day, and I'm sometimes away at work for 12+ hours. However, it is known we have everything from opossum, raccoon, fox, coyote, black bear, and neighbor dog (who has tried...

Yes, ventilation, ventilation, ventilation. While you want to avoid direct drafts, chickens need much less protection from the cold than one would think. The wet/humidity is a much bigger hazard to their health. And it will also lead to frostbite on combs, wattles, and feet/toes.

Thank you, kind folks, for your birthday greetings!!

:thumbsup positive? yes...all are hens I've had for a year - leghorns - white, Ameraucana-mix - light green. The java lays pale tan eggs, has been fading and quite laying 2 weeks ago - or so I thought but her vent is large and moist. I'll open the tiny egg in the next couple of days and see...

Oh yeah :) I call those Maiden Eggs....but my question... these pullets are barely 12 weeks old... pullets from the exact same breeding but 3 weeks older have not laid yet. So....could this truly be from the 12 wk old pullets? both parent breeds started at more like 16+ weeks. IF it is from...

Hey :) I've 2 batches of Java/Amerucana crosses Oldest is almost about 15 weeks old the younger 12 weeks old I got the teetinyist perfect egg today from the pen with the younger group The other egg layers in the pen are leghorns and Amerucana - thus white and pale green/blue - this one is...

how old are they what cost to ship to North Carolina?

Just for what I'm looking! Would you ship to North Carolina?

good lookin' birds!

sorry :( keep looking ;) Try GooglePlay ?

No not fluffy - Javas Re: rejecting sperm, can’t say as I’ve not witnessed a recent mount :(

That is what I'm afraid of but she is my last hen of a rare heritage breed. I have to go to Illinois (12 hours away) to replace her. There is NONE of her kind within 300 miles of me...even further.

poking around I found this - may not be helpful, on the other hand.... https://apps.apple.com/us/app/birdbreeder/id1448573077 One screenshot shows a "pedigree" page "If you keep and breed chickens, parrots, quail, emu, pheasants, pigeons, ducks, turkeys, waterfowl, or any other species of bird...