those are the larvae from a black soldier fly i believe. It kinda looks like a wasp but solid black with no ability to sting. They are under all of my cages as well. so, in a sense, they are maggots but not ordinary maggots.
Ok guys. I purchased what I thought was 4 Egyptian goslings about 6 weeks ago. They looked identical from the start and were less than a week old. As soon as they began to feather out I noticed one was different. It is smaller, feathered out sooner, has a differently colored and shaped bill and...
I purchased 4 Egyptian goslings at less than a week old. At that time, they all looked identical. Now, at around five weeks old, they have feathered out and three look the same. One looks more like some kind of big ornamental duck than an Egyptian. It's head is even shaped different. So my...
I was wondering what different types of pheasants lay what color eggs. I also would like to know if a male that has not colored out all the way can still court and fertilize the hen?
I was wondering how you can tell lady amherst hens from red golden hens. Are there different leg colors and such that will identify one from the other. Also will a male that hasn't completely colored out, still breed and be fertile? And lastly, if you continuously pull eggs from them, how many...
Robertson Farms and Hatchery
We are a small farm in rural northwest Alabama. We raise poultry as a passion and work full-time jobs too. We currently raise guineas in pearl, pied, and lavendar. As far as chickens go, we raise bantam cochins and silkies. The bantam cochins include black, blue...
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are you going to be at noah's ark auction this saturday..
I might take and drop them off if I can't sell them local. What are you interested in if any?
I f anyone is interested, I have a few birds that I am trying to sell. Here are some of the pics.
LF silver phoenix pair (currently laying) $30
Bantam silver phoenix pair plus chicks(laying) $20
Bantam golden phoenix pair $15
LF black sumatra pair $30
Sorry no pics of the others yet...
I have up for auction a pair of large fowl silver phoenix. The roo, before he molted, had approximately 36 inches of feather on his tail as you can see from the pics. The hen has proved to be good layers and this pair has had good fertility. No shipping at this time. Local pickup only. Send...