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Hey! I thought I would post this here to see if anyone has surplus in anything particular and mention a few things we have. If we decide to sell some in pairs, I will post them in the sale section, so hopefully this is appropriate here. What a year for drakes this was! It was such a bizarre...

I am just curious what body type most people prefer on Sebastopols. Do you prefer the more streamlined type with the refined head and long, slender neck..... or, do you prefer the more compact, generally rounder type with the shorter neck and blockier head? I know what the more desired type...

I have a group of Lavender Orpington chicks we received last Friday. They are not thriving at all. Two were dead in the box and the rest were *very* lethargic. They are just not normal, active chicks. Since they arrived, about half of them have died now including two today and two more that...

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Hey Everyone! I want to go through and worm most of my flock and was able to recently get a big bottle of Valbazen as my feed store had some they had ordered in. I decided to try the Valbazen on the recommendations of a couple people here. We have never used it before. Has anyone used it for...

Hey Everyone! We are considering converting an existing large garage to an additional barn for our breeder birds. We would use it during the breeding season to separate predominately our breeder ducks, but might use it during the off-season too if it works out well. The garage is huge. I am...

So, I thought I would share a really pretty new color variety I have started and see if there is any interest in it. I am not sure whether or not to continue with it, but I think the birds are turning out really pretty and the back story of the birds is interesting... We have been working with...

We are moving all of our birds back to our farm and are looking for a livestock guard (in addition to all the normal caging precautions). Does anyone have experience with Llamas? That may very well be what we go with just to give our flock a little additional protection as I see them for free...

Does anyone know how the Express mail guarantee from USPS works? I haven't had birds make it in a day in so long I can't even remember. I am tracking a package right now that says guaranteed delivery by noon today (it is almost 3:00 now) and it hasn't even left the departure state yet...

Has anyone ever had a duck that lays eggs too thick too hatch because they can't dehydrate properly? I don't think until now I have ever noticed this before, but we generally hatch so many eggs at one time that I maybe just haven't noticed before. I am keeping one of my favorite new pairs of...

Argh...!!! I have tried 7 different thermometer/hygrometers in my 1588 trying to set it and ALL of them read radically differently. This is one of the older models (have had it forever and never used it for eggs, but did use it as a lab incubator). It does have the electronic thermostat...

So, as I posted several months ago, last Fall I got some of the first Miniature Overbergs from Holderread's. They sent me 3 hens and a drake. Well, thus far, the breeding season is off to a tremendous start! The Overbergs started laying about three weeks ago (literally overnight). Since the...

Hello Everyone! I need some help with an assignment for school. Does anyone own or work for a company/farm that specializes in organic food production and/or sustainable agriculture? If you do, I am looking for someone (or more than one person) that would be willing to answer a few questions...

...one to quarantine an injured bird or something. We put a quad of Overbergs in one cage and a pair and trio of Mini Appleyards in the other. They *love* the new cages and continued to lay even the day they were moved into them. We are eventually going to put the cages over the top of pea...

...(granted, it may be a shorter drive with me, LOL)? I know I can be a little bit outspoken and opinionated (only in recent years, I used to be *very* shy and quiet), but I am a very kind hearted person and always want to help people if I can. I was raised that if you can help someone with...

...really good quality digital camera that is under a $100, preferably even less, like under $50? Something that takes really good pictures? I am so *done* with ours, LOL. I thought I was getting one for Christmas, but we decided to keep it since it was working sometimes. Now though, you...

...or third incubator. For less money, I could get a Dickey that would hold probably quadruple the number of eggs. That said, it is probably not *quite* as suited for waterfowl (although, I'm sure it would be great too). I am also a little concerned about being able to get adequate humidity...

If you haven't seen this film, DO IT! You will be so glad you did. HBO is airing a movie based on the life of Temple Grandin (one of my idols, LOL). The film is amazing. It is a must see, especially for any of us on this website. You will love it (in my opinion, most of you will). Temple...

...birds. I was reading one of the very old duck books by Leslie Bonnet as well (developer of the Welsh Harlequins) and he very obviously did *not* like white birds, which is in part why he developed some of the breeds he did. He says in several places that the world does not need any more...

Hey Everyone! Have any of you ever fed your birds Purina Game Fish Chow? It is a 32% protein feed with fish meal and porcine protein as well. I may try a little as a supplement for some of my ducks since I have the Fish Chow readily available at my feed store. Just curious if anyone has...