Recent content by shaw613

Hi all ... I have isabel brahmas I purchased a couple years ago from a breeder. The rooster is lavender split to partridge, and the hen I have this year is a beautiful isabel that I hatched last year from him this rooster and a hen that I no longer have. This female has beautiful feathering...

I've been running mine nonstop since January at 45-48 and it hasn't wavered. I hatch in a hovabator just for space, but I did hatch in the Brinsea last year. For incubation, I put a piece of paper towel into the well rather than the expensive 'paper'. For hatching, I added water and a damp...

Thanks much ... I have some of their orps as well and absolutely LOVE them ... both chocolate gold laced, blue laced reds and their partridge brahmas. Gorgeous, healthy birds. I reached out to them first .... all their orps are now english. Just because of where I live, I prefer american for...

I'm in the search for some good orpington stock .... not necessarily exhibition type but want to improve my breeder stock lavender orps' feather quality. I'd like to find black splits, either eggs or hatched chicks, or even a good male shipped. Not having much luck rather than english stock...

It is about learning ... and for those who want, I do have a few APA colors but not a huge selection. One little guy in particular likes the lavender orps and the splash ameraucanas, which are not, but he can sure show them if that's what he wants to have :). Thanks a bunch! The biggest rule...

I can't imagine why not, now that I know the local 4H show is not an APA show ... for a dual purpose bird that the kids could show and sell at auction, the extension agent said it would be fine here in our small county fair. They have to weigh 5 lbs at fairtime, and I believe that's workable.

Follow up just because .... our local fair is not an apa show, so the kids can show dp/layer breeds that are not APA colors. So they can show my splashes and lavenders that they wanted. Yay.

Thanks ... I've talked with both the superintendent and the extension agent here and neither really know much about anything other than the ordinary breeds. I'll just advise the kid in particular to raise a few cornish for the market sale and show the apa breeds that I have :). Appreciate it...

Kind of what I thought ... it's either cornish cross for meat here, or layers. Thank you

I've had several 4H kids contact me for birds to show at our county fair. While I don't have many honestly that are APA colors for them to choose from, I do have some Bresse babies. Would they be able to show them in the meat bird or dual purpose categories?? I don't know a thing about...

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Looking for some Australorps suitable for local 4H shows. While I have stock, they're hatchery girls and I've had several young kids asking for birds to show. would like better stock for myself as well.

Thank you ... the hens I got from McMurray several years ago were the first I bought. They have very good size, but a lot of brown in their feather patterns. I have hens I got from Dick Horstman last spring; they are just 'nicer' birds. I'm looking for a second line for breeding. I'll look...

I'm looking for some nice, non hatchery Silver Penciled Rocks. I've purchased from both Meyer and mcMurray and they don't have what I'm looking for.