Recent content by Iceblink

I'm setting BBS Ameracaunas tonight! I'm excited, but cautious. I haven't had good luck with shipped eggs.

My coop can house 6 standards comfortably. I planned on 4 hens through the winter, 1 was mean, so I have 3. I planned on getting 4 more hens in the spring and getting rid of one of my bantams, but both bantams are being kinda snotty, and are behind on 'rent' so I may get rid of both of them...

Could you post pictures of the eggs please?

I have had a hard time with shipped eggs too. I ordered 8 banty chicks from Ideal last summer, and they included 6 standard BR packing peanuts. The banties did fine. Good luck with your new babies.

I think they are a type of meat bird, like the Freedom Ranger. They don't grow as fast as the Cornish x, but faster than a 'regular' chicken.

According to the event center website, the Nebraska Poultry show was LAST weekend. Bummer, I really wanted to go, and I could have, but it was posted on here as being this weekend. Well, shoot.

Our neighbor has over 2 dozen cats that regularly come over to our yard. They don't bother the chickens, even the bantams.

The same thing happened to me the last time I bought from someone here. After 18 days, zero develpoment in any of the eggs. I was so bummed at having wasted all that time, and it was my last hatch until spring, and I really wanted that breed. I feel your pain. Good luck with the brown eggs...

Looks good, congratulations!

I listened to it on CD a year ago. I had already had chickens, so it didn't influence me either way. I had already been buying the vast majority of my food locally and supporting farmers whose farming practices I like. I had already read "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" "Coming Home to Eat" "This...

I'm with you. I'm incubating local mixed breed eggs just to get my mojo back. I just tried to incubate shipped eggs for the first time... every one appeared to be infertile. I'm so mad, I wasted 18 days turning clear eggs because I was sure I was missing something. Nope. All clear. Wish me...

WOW! Your eggs are georgeous! Can you post pictures of the chickens please?

Your birds and eggs are beautiful. My incubator is full for a while, but will you have eggs for sale closer to fall? Do you accept money order? And how much for 6+?

I'm sorry for your little hen's comb. How awful, and absurd! I have read on here that pain killers with 'caine' in them are harmful to chickens. Maybe someone more knowledgeable will back this up. Best wishes for her speedy recovery.

Your coop, run, and webpage are beautiful. Are you going to enter it in the next coop contest? I think you definately should. The structure of the run is unique and wonderful.