Recent content by Lofty Dreams Poultry

Another update for our Open Coop Days this Friday and Saturday.

One and 5 are Mystic Onyxes, largely black skinned birds with black feathers though, can have 4 or 5 toes, may have a partial crest and a single comb. My mother has some. Three is probably a Blue Laced Gold (Red) Wyandotte, especially if it has a very flat rose comb. Two and Four, if they...

Hello, I’ve seen flock stop bys on the old/original forum, and that's how my mother got me my former Seramas. While my mother gets the fun of working with with the birds I work on the website and try to keep record of everyone away from home. I didn't see the original forum question and answer...

Custom hatching is what I think you are looking for? I've seen people charge per egg set, while others charge for the amount of chicks hatched- through Craigslist. Some people would take a percentage of chicks hatched in leu of payment. Usually $1-3 an egg/set for chickens and ducks. I've...

I used to keep Birmingham Rollers and Salmon Faverolle bantams together. I never had any issues with that mixture. If your pigeon nesting boxes or perches are lower to the ground, I'd worry if they'd drive one another out or reactions towards squabs depending on how aggressive they might be...

Lavender Orpingtons have always been a bit slower to feather out for me. Think they are 8-10 weeks old here but Goose, cockerel on the left and Lavender, pullet on the right most image.

A bit of both, I adore my birds.

The laced Wyandotte varieties usually have what I think of as football paint on their faces and back stripes. Since they do not they are most likely either a Silver Lakenvelder or Silver English Orpington. If they continue to be on the smaller size then they are probably the first. I think they...

Thank you, lost access to my original email and the password. Just glad I was able to get my original username back.

Thank you, it is not something I care to repeat. I've gotten strict about where my birds are from, and am especially wary about shows and swaps now. Fortunately, it wasn't a total loss, my parents and I processed the majority besides the Seramas and 6-week-olds. We had a bad experience with...

Thank you, I wish I got to have the Coturnix Quail earlier, they've been a delight. I have a dozen Bobwhites that I've started with the first set this year as well.

I first joined the BYC forum as a child and had my mother overlook the vast majority of my posts. I’ve had chickens since I was 6, nearly 20 years ago. I first joined BYC when it was being hosted on its original platform, as a child and had my mother review the majority of my responses. I...