Search results for query: *

I haven't considered rhea until you mentioned it. If they are as good or better at egg production when compared to emu/ostrich, and if they can thrive in hot, humid climates, I'd certainly consider them.

...two-acre pasture with 5-foot fencing and a barn. Currently, there's only a horse out there that my four-year-old really likes feeding apples. So I *think* I have enough room, and with my experience with birds, I'm thinking about raising some emu OR ostrich. I don't intend to butcher them for...

Hey, ya'll. I have a problem and need some advice, please. I had a hen sitting on a clutch of eggs in the corner of my barn. I didn't know she was sitting on eggs until yesterday when my wife found a few hatched chicks running around. I would have left her alone, but she was in a really bad...

Thanks! I was hoping that I had at least one hen, as I'd like to breed them in the future. Oh well. I guess I'll just have a good excuse to get some more birds!

I have suspected that the IB is a male because of the reddish brown wing feathers, but what gives it away on the pied bird?

Photos fixed.

Sorry about the way the image codes are displayed. I'm not sure what I did wrong. I tried posting the IMG links from my photobucket account. I'll keep playing with it and see if I can fix the errors.

Hi, y'all. My wife and I acquired a pair of peafowl back in January. We were told at that time that they were about a year old, but the lady we bought them from had no idea whether they were males or females. I'm hoping that somebody here can help me figure out whether I have cocks, hens, or...

Howdy, ya'll. I'm in Deep South Alabama and have been raising free-range chickens for about a year now. We've got about 25 chickens, three goats, a guinea, a duck, and two peafowl on three acres in the middle of nowhere. I'm looking forward to learning a lot from you folks, and maybe I can...