Recent content by zephyrcreek

Well I've been camped out in the coop since a little after 6pm. Just came in at almost 3am. Actually stayed pretty warm except for my toes. The neighbor boy that does a lot of trapping came down and helped hubby set up two more traps. We now have 3 different kids out, so hope we catch...

Wow, wish I could go the the shearing event. This is our first lambing and shearing season (Romeldales), We have had 2 ewes lamb already, 2 more due in April, and the last one in May. I cannot imagine having 40 at once, but atleast you get it done and over with. We had not planned on haveing...

FYI A friend of mine has cabinet syle incubator and a hatcher for sale. They are older models, but they were recently updated, and in excellent condition. If I had any extra money they would be on their way to my house. The Incubator holds over 300 chicken eggs. If you are interested...

I am thinking about it, but not quite ready yet.

Hillybilly Hen Are your Delawaggers an EE del cross? I have a couple of the cutest pullets here with the smaller body, beards, and del columbian pattern. I LOVE it! They are so funny.

Babygyrl - actually that egg does NOT look fertile to me...unless my computer is not picking up something with the color. All egg yolks have a milky white spot. If the egg is fertile it will have rings of color. There will be stripes of the milky white, and the bright yellow yolk color, and...

Here is the thing about chickens that most people do not understand at the beginning. you really cannot judge "what breed" by the colo or pattern. Many different breeds have "black" birds. Many different breeds have a barred pattern. Color gives you hint, but only a hint. I actually have a...

Yes, that was our boy. It was a really bad pic as he was in mid stride. I'll have to look for some pictures of the hens.

Thanks so much for the warm welcome back. I have missed everyone too! I plan to peaking in here more often. We have some big expansion plans in the works here. Very exciting stuff! Not sure about Chickenstock, I have not even looked to see when it is. lol

He is NOT a freedom ranger. He is some sort of a cross. Freedom Rangers are a hybrid (cross)meat bird. I have been using them for years, and I grow them out on 22% grower for years. I even keep back a few hens and roos each year for project birds. They are extremely quiet and docile without...

This is my first time back on BYC in over a year, and I am so glad to find this thread. RIR have been the hardest breed for me to research. We were lucky enough to be given some RC RIR birds from a friend here on BYC, and my son totally fell in love with them. Unfortunetely we lost our Cock...

I just wanted to stop in and say hi to all my Michigan peeps. I think it has been over a year since my last visit. I am still alive and kicking. I still have all my birds.....and now we have added sheep to the farm. Hopefully some of the old timers are still here that know me. lol

I'll pit my Javas against any other breed for this type of scenario. In fact I did exactly that this summer. I sent a dozen chicks to my mom, and kept a dozen back. We did it to compare growth rate. She has excellent free range area, with a choice of open pasture, swamp, and trees. She also...