The latest news on Smokey Joe was that he was settled with a Silkie breeder in Prunedale, CA who absolutely loves him. I guess there may be more news of him in the future.
It looks like I am going to have to re-home my Sizzle rooster. It is just that he makes too much noise. He'll be free to anyone in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is around 6 to 7 months old with the comb features of a Silkie (walnut comb, etc.). Great disposition, I'll pick him up and sit him on...
An update, our dark grey sizzle turns out to be a rooster!? That may explain the size difference. He is a good, docile bird, and I have placed a "no crow" collar on him. So far he isn't too loud or talkative, but time will tell.
From the few sizzles I have, I don't know if there is a standard size Sizzle. Our frizzled is larger, probably from the Cochin influence (hens to 8ibs.) while our smooth feathered is much smaller about the size of a Silkie (1 to 1.5 lbs.). Hopefully, the experienced breeders can add some...
This is Batou, prior to our having to harvest him. He was just too loud even trying a "No Crow" collar.I couldn't find anyone to re-home him after a month of trying and was receiving complaints. My 3 Marans hens are good producers of eggs so far. The three hens like to sit on the top of the...
Batou, our Cuckoo Marans rooster named for a character from the anime "Ghost in the Shell", is still young. Marans are friendly, but don't like to be handled. He'll still listen to our top hen, a Silkie. This morning our OEGB, Coco, took a peck at him and he just moved away. They are heavy...
At what age do the Marans start laying? Mine are at 4 months now, but I guess I need to wait for spring with them. I have read that salmonella is less of a problem with the Marans eggs as they have the smallest pore size in their eggs of all the breeds. The bacteria cannot make it through them...
I have been to:
Farmers Feed & Supply
10015 Monterey Rd, Gilroy, CA 95020Cross Streets: Near the intersection of Monterey Rd and Buena Vista Av
They have natural feed (Swanson brand), crumble, layer's mix for $15.00 a bag for 50 lb. sacks. They also breed their own birds. When the chicks...
Maya is about 12 to 14 weeks old. She came from a Bantam Mix of day old chicks from Murray McMurray. One source suggest that she is a Bantam Americauna or Easter Egger. I kind of doubt it. Her body lines seems more like an OEGB as well as her attitude.
Maya's color is basically white...
My coops are small and I wasn't satisfy with the smaller feeders. I went and bought a 30 lb feeder for my flock which seemed to fit my needs. But after the first couple of nights I saw that it was attracting mice and rats and would also have some problems with the rains later on and our mild...
I heard back from the breeder, and will receive a replacement pullet. I plan now to keep the rooster as he has shown to be a good bird. the neighborhood noise with car alarms going off, and dogs barking is probably louder than a single rooster.