I'm so glad cooler weather is here. For where I live in Texas, that's anything below 90 degrees!
I have lost some birds over the last year, hatched some birds, and am currently building a new coop. Couple that with my 3000sq.ft. of gardens, 2 dogs, 2 kids, full time job and being in school...
This is Phyllis. She's a 16-week old Cuckoo Marans. She was one of three CM that hatched. The other two were definitely boys. I gave the two CM roos away to a friend. They started crowing around 10 weeks of age. Phyllis was dark and never had much of the Cuckoo barring, and was very quiet...
I keep up with Greenfire Farms as much as I can. Its my goal to one day have a breeding pair of Ayam Cemani chickens. I know they just imported some and are selling chick pairs for $5K... Wow!
I also watch eBay quite a bit.
Did anyone see the Ayam Cemani eggs that just sold?! 6+ eggs...
Well tonight did not go the way I'd have liked.
We are dog-sitting for a friend and the young dog has revealed herself as a chicken killer. She's well behaved, but a city dog, and not used to all the happenings of a backyard farm.
She got into the chickens and had a field day. Of course...
I've got a couple of 9 week old roosters, an Ameraucana and a Wheaten Marans.
It seems they are fighting a bit over the ladies. The Wheaten tries to "persuade" some of the ladies to his club, but the Ameraucana is protective. Wheaten backs down quickly. Guess he's a lover not a fighter...
Forgive my lack of maturity.
Serious product - Poultry Pecker. Anyone ever heard of it?
Read about it from Greenfire Farms blog/Twitter and wasn't sure if it was worth spending the money.
Found it on eBay "across the pond", ships here for about $20.
My girls prefer crumbles and of...
I'm hoping someone can help with this one. I got these from a BYC member, so I know all the breeds of chickens I have, except for this one. I suppose I could just ask the person I got them from, but what would be the excitement in that, or the challenge?!
This chick hatched from a light...
Been reading from the BYC forums for a little while, and have posted a couple times so I thought I'd better say "howdy" to everyone.
I'm in Manor, Texas. Actually I work in Manor, live where chickens are not allowed, and I just say I'm from Manor.
Right now, I have 15 chickens. They...