I am going to be traveling Interstate 81 on my vacation. I am looking for someone along that route that has Dwarf Olandsk chickens for sale.
If you have chicks, adults or eggs available, please PM me.
Years ago I hatched some baby guineas in a borrowed incubator . . . I wish I could find another one like it.
It was styrofoam, round, with windows for checking the thermometer and eggs. With a sheet of wire to lay the eggs on and a wafer thermostat.
If anyone can tell me anything about an...
What kind of predator--wild or domestic--would take only the head and neck of a chicken, leaving the rest of the chicken undamaged? I have lost too many chickens now to this menace. I have closed up all holes and set traps around chicken house, but have NOT seen this predator -- 'possum, fox...
I need a new Araucana Rooster - preferably with tufts - for my breeding program. Within one hour driving time from Greenwood, SC. (approximate time)
Please pm me
The TSC in Laurens, SC is holding a chicken swap on the 23rd of April ! Bring your chickens and have fun with us.
How many of you think you may drop by ?
Do any of you think you will be bringing chickens (or other animals) ?
I am wondering if anyone near Pittsburg, PA has any hatching eggs for either Ameraucanas or Araucanas. I need some genetic diversity in my flock. Please PM me if you do.
Do squirrels in South Carolina hibernate in November? My yard is usually over-run with squirrels...... But, this year NO SQUIRRELS PICKING UP ACORNS !!!
I have not seen a squirrel in 3 weeks or more
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE - October 24, 2010 - page 32
An article titled "Not in My Backyard" has s direct reference to our backyardchickens.com !!
I found it an interesting article, to say the least...........
Is it legal to have hens in DC? I have some family members that would love to have fresh colored eggs. But, they say DC does not allow them to keep hens.
Which of the Dark Brown egg layers has the highest egg laying rate ?
My Cuckoo Marans lay dark eggs, but are very poor layers. Maybe 3 eggs per week from each hen. Is that normal ?
If an Araucana rooster (out of a blue egg) is crossed with a Leghorn hen, won't the pullets from this cross lay a blue egg? It may be a pale blue, but, it will be blue won't it???
Ok, I have researched types of peepers for my hens. I have 2 very determined peckers. They seem to have some type of fetish for feathers. What I need to know is opinions of people that have usec peepers on their chickens. Which ones work best, where do I get them ?
If peepers don't work, I...
I am "Spring Cleaning". I have found some books that I do not want to keep.....
If you want them, PM me. You pay the postage and they are yours !
Garden of Lies By Eileen Goudge
One Man's Love By Karen Ranney
He's All That By Debbi Rawlins
Celebration of Discipline By Richard J...