I just read this thread and I'm glad that the chickies in question are doing well. It seems like there are a lot of sour crops popping up lately. I thought it might be helpful to mention that the tube that Ultasol got from a veterinarian is called a "foley" or "red rubber catheter." They are...
I found this link and I don't think I've seen one like this here on the forum and thought people might like it. It works off an alarm clock instead of a drapery motor like most that I've seen.
http://blog.stead.id.au/2010/01/building-automatic-chicken-door-opener.html
Saw this on craigslist... not sure if this is the correct place for this post but thought maybe someone on BYC would be intersted
http://baltimore.craigslist.org/grd/1521344570.html
My room mate took home some eggs from DC to Colorado for her mom and didn't have any problems. I would check with your local airport to make sure, it sounds like one of those things where it depends on who is checking you in I would ask them to email you the info if they say its ok and print it...
We have these in the reptile tanks at my workplace, and they work as well as the information page of their website. I have been considering one for my coop as well. The ones we have are mounted on the ceiling of large enclosures and keep the whole tank warm but never so hot that they are a...
It is either a young red tailed hawk or a red shouldered hawk. A red tail will usually have a band of color across a mostly white chest, but one of the defining features is that when he is flying he will have black "shoulders" like in this picture:
A red shouldered hawk does not have those...
Straight Rabbit pellets are usually Timothy hay or other grass hay because adult rabbits cannot handle the amount of calcium found in alfalfa hay. You can, however, buy alfalfa based pellets in the same size as rabbit pellets. Some are sold as rabbit pellets but are not an appropriate diet for...
Rareroo - I PMed you
Poultryinmotion - Do you mean the black on the tail? I thought that was just a rooster thing. The lady I got Roo Paul from had a bunch of red silkies. This one didn't have black tail feathers until it decided to be a rooster (I guess it was a rooster all along, but...
This is Roo Paul (because he is so pretty). I actually just recently gave him to a friend cause I can't have roosters in my backyard flock. I think I might have the email of the lady I bought him from, she had a few red ones like this (I'm so sad Roo Paul turned out to be a boy!). We are in...
Thanks for keeping us on track... but thats why I asked for an update... it says the OP might consider breeding in the future... and its the future! (crosses fingers)
Thanks so much for the information! I got them from a gentleman here locally who was breeding them and they are lovely. I have an olive green egg and some blue eggs, and some pale pink eggs but I don't know who lays which egg.
EDIT: I have been informed that these are not Ameraucanas, but Easter Eggers. Regardless, I am looking for a new home
Hello everyone, I live in Vienna, VA (outside of DC) and I have a small backyard flock. A month or two ago I got 4 beautiful bantam black ameraucanas and my other hens have...
Wow, look at all the fairfax county BYC members! I live in Vienna and I called the Zoning office and spoke with a lady there who was quite confused and put me on hold about 5 times and then said I could have 14 chickens (hens only) on 0.5 acres. I wrote down her name and time and date of the...
Hello everyone in virginia! I live in Vienna and it seems like most people are far away from me. I have a small backyard flock of random hens (a standard ameraucana, a black australorp, a red comet, 2 silkies, 4 bantam ameraucanas, 2 OEG hens, a brahma, and a wyandotte). Speaking of hens...