Guys,
We have a new start-up club in South La with a lot of dedicated new to the hobby members that will be hosting our first show in the middle of the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, Nov 9th 2013. We are planing this to be a double show and are currently lining up 4 judges to get it done. LSU tells...
I have a Cockerel that doesn't do a very good job of cleaning himself. After about a month or so his feathers at the base of his tail near his lower back seem to look oilly. At the end of 2 months all across his back at the base of his tail looks like this. A month or so ago I gave him a bath...
Last year I was looking around for some pics of breeding pens and had a hard time finding what I wanted. I plan on doing single matings (breeding one male to one female) and built a pen that's over all dimensions are 6' x 12' divided up into 3 separate (4' x 6') pens. Well I liked the first one...
I have read that it usually takes about 3 weeks once you see it on your birds until it's gone. My question is how long does it take from the time it starts until the time their comb gets back to normal, or will it even get back to normal?
Thanks,
Chris
THESE BIRDS HAVE BEEN SOLD
I have 7 NH's from the German line that I would like to sell for pick-up only....to hot to ship birds right now. I have 1 cockerel and 4 pullets all hatched in Feb and 2 other pullets about 10 months old. I would like to get 20.00 per bird or 50.00 for a trio or...
Guys
I have a roo about 7-8 months old that has been in my coop with 6 pullets about the same age. He is the only roo with these girls but there are other roos in the pens next to this guy. They all have 1/2" x 1/2" hardware cloth between the pens. These s birds are also allowed to free range in...
I’m looking for information on toe punching a chicken and have not been able to find much on it.
Is it like tail docking with dogs…best done at a very early age or is this something that can be done at any time?
Do I need to treat the foot before or after I use the toe punch to prevent...
I'm looking for some Sizzle eggs from some good looking birds. Anyone have any that they would like to sell? I have bought eggs already from two different people on here and those birds are doing great. Now I'm looking for others that may have some of these birds with eggs they would like to...
Not the best pics but I tried to get some close head shots....
Boy or girl? I'm thinking boy.
Boy or girl??? I think girl.
Boy or girl? I think girl.
Last one...Boy or girl? I'm not sure on this one.
Thanks guys,
Chris
Guys,
A while back I bought some Sizzle eggs from two different people and I hatched a bunch of chicks. These birds are all about 2 ½ month old now and I’m just starting to determine the sex of some of them (three of the males have started to crow). At the same time that these eggs had hatched...
I was playing around this weekend and built some panels to make a play-pen for the little ones that are to small to go in the coop. I used hinges to hold the panels together so that all I will have to do is pull the pins off the hinges and I can easily store each panel when not in use. I can...
Guys,
I have two NH's that hatched on Thanksgiving day so they are about 40 day old. Any idea, two boys, two girls??? I'm guessing two boys!
First one...
Ok, this is the second one...
Thanks,
Chris
I decided I needed some pens for both breeding and to use as grow out pens so this is what I came up with. I plan on using half of the original run for the new pens and then those pens will all be divided into three separate pens. I plan on putting nesting boxes attached to a Lg doors on the...
These are just some of the birds that will be part of the new yard crew around the house. These guys are my first Sizzles and were all born right around Thanksgiving! The eggs came from members on here! I can't wait to see how they all turn out....
So what ya think?
Chris
Long story short, Im looking for a way to keep my free ranging birds from wondering through the woods (about 75 yards to my neighbors garden. My coop is about 20 feet off the property line and there is no fence there just woods. I never realized that they would wonder through the woods that...
Guys,
I have 8 Sizzles that were born on Thanksgiving day (two weeks ago) and I have 5 Silkies that were born about 2 days ago. I would like to eventually put all the chicks in one brooding box together. How long should I wait before I put the Silkies in with the Sizzles?
Thanks in advance,
Chris
Guys, Gals....
I have a question about measuring the sq ft space inside the coop. I'm just trying to get the most out of what I already have so please bear with me. Lets say the inside of my coop is 8' x 8' if I were to build a shelf about 36" off the floor that would be say 4' x 8'. Would this...
What causes an egg to be porous? Does it have to do with diet, stress or what?
When I receive hatching eggs in the mail, I started checking them not only for cracks but for being porous before they ever go near the incubator. Is there any recourse one should take with the seller of such eggs...
Hey guys, I just wanted to take a sec and show off a bit to you all... We are kind of excited about all this!
These little guys/gals were born on Thanksgiving day! So tomorrow they will be a week old!
These are all sizzles that I got from two different people on here...Check out how small the...