They are from the same breeder of wich I got my dutchie's a few years back. He goes to shows, and these birds didn't cut it. He put's them in a sel flock, so they are used to eachother. The sabelpoot is of point of lay and the chabo is from '22
Hey, it's been a while.
I hope everyone is good?
Here it's wonderful but busy with our almost 2 year old:D
We stil have our 2 Dutchies and are expanding with 2 birds this week🥳
Yes she does! Feeding them giving snacks, just walking to them and say Hi. We have 1 dhe can pick up and give her some cuddles! I love to see the interaction!
Hello, yes it's been a while!
We changed Jobs, we worked in the house( New kitchen, up grated the bathroom, insulated the roof, and some other stuff you see on the way)
We had a daughter in 2022 who changed our lives in the best wau possible!
And I'm getting 2 more chicken this week!
So life...
I think you under estimate the wil power not only by the males but also your female. If I was alone in my situation I would have lost and they would have mated.
My mother in law did'nt get her dog spayed, she developed ovary cancer and breast cancer had to go under surgery.
We let our dog have 2 cycles and than got spayed.
The male dog from our neighbours escaped 4 times trying to get to her.
On 1 trip he almost got to her, I was lucky I wasn't walking...
I would search for fully feathered pullets, don't have electricity outside. I don't like the dust that they make, so inside is a no for me, our dog sleeps in the shed so it's a no for ther.
How old are fully feathered chicks? 4- 5 weeks?
Are they more seen as intruders at that age?
Hatcheries don't exist here. It's just farmers and some of them take their hobby to the next level and have more than barnyard mixes and some of those vaccinate.
My vet was so happy for me that I could find vaccinated birds but knows how difficult they are to find. And expensive.
But I think...
I would love to extand my flock of 2 to a flock of 4, my maximum.
Becouse of the peckingorder I would like to get hatching eggs over pullets.
But in 2020 I found out I have mareks on my property, the flock I had than had to be culled 1 by 1. The 2 Dutch bantams I have now are vaccinated.
I find...