One thing to remember with these birds also is they do not breed true you may end up with several color variations from one breeding.The ones I have seen from the hatcheries are not very impressive even when ordering from a breeder you may not get a great looking bird as this breed is still very...
Look what I brought home from a show yesterday! I am so happy to have finally found a trio Buff Bantam Brahmas! I have wanted some of these birds for two years but show stock is unheard of around here in these birds.
Thanks English Chick,
I have tried everywhere just checked the site you gave me with no luck. I don't give up easy but I'm about ready to throw in the towel on this one.
Hi All,
Hope someone can help but I am at my wits end trying to find this book:The Nankin Bantam: A Rare and Ancient Fowl by Mark A. Fields. If anyone might have a idea where to find a copy or a copy they might part with it would be greatly appreciated. I have spent hours on the web trying to...
It sounds to me like you have a grounding issue. Are you using a grounding rod thats in the driven into the ground good? Also make sure the fence is not touching anything that will reduce your voltage also. Hope you get it worked out electric fences can be very trying on the nerves when they...
I have decided that East Tenn. is just not a good enviroment for chickens. It sounds like the roof is gonna cave in on my house it is raining so hard right now. I swear that today when I was checking on everyone there was webbing starting to grow between my hens feet. This has been the rainiest...
The EPA put a ban on using arsenic in the treated wood several years ago. I now use it for the framing on all pens and have been doing so for quite some time with no ill effects on any of my animals.