Ok, this is the first time shipping eggs for me. I have Silkie's and Showgirls in the same pen. I have 4 White Bearded Silkie hens, 3 Black Bearded Silkie hens, 1 Buff Bearded Silkie hen, 1 Blue Bearded Silkie hen, 1 Homozygous White Silkie hen, and 3 rooster. 1 rooster is a Partridge Bearded, 1...
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I agree. We live in southern Iowa and I have had chicks outside that are 2 days old. Heat lamp the first 2 days and nights and then heat only at night for a couple of days. They all cuddle together at night to stay warm. They are fine. Even the little tiny Silkie chicks. You can leave...
I have 5 R.I.R. (Rose Comb) roosters for sale. 2 months old. $5.00 each. $12.50 for box to ship and pay only the actual shipping costs. I can send pics if requested. Just p.m. me if you are interested. Dennis
I really like my Dickeys cabinet incubator. All digital. You can look at them at http://www.dickeyincubators.com/ I have had a consistent 95 % hatch rate.
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That is so funny. I had the same thing happen to me. I gave a good friend of mine some chicks. His Father-Inlaw told him he needed a rooster in order to get eggs. I laughed so hard the next day when my buddy told me that. He was not sure himself. Good times.
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My kids are certain that there are two kinds of cows, the ones that make white milk and the ones that make chocolate milk...and they LIVE ON A FARM and RAISE ANGUS.... sometimes my own kids make me shake my head...
I'll bet someone else told them that