I know what coon attacks, possums , dog attacks ect. look like. Been a long time. I lock my ducks and geese into 4ft kennel fenced area at night with NOW 3 strands of hot wire around it. The gates only have one at the top. Daytime my birds get let out in 4ft tall fenced small pastures with...
This late spring hatch, one India blue male and 2 India blue, Black Shouldered females . NW Ga. 100$ male , 125$ females. Will also be at the CVPA show in Feb. '23 , if not sold first.
I have some 22 hatch Dark gray, colored, mixed colors, extra Silver Gray. Plus a few 21 Colored, Black, mixed colors, one white roo, some maybe birchen type.These are from Sandhill Preservation. Not perfect, but hardy and large size. Gentle Roos, good winter layers. Extras will head to freezer...
I have 3 pastures with 4 ft fence...one has weak spots way in the back (1000ft) that a dog or coyote could get in. but then coyotes can jump a fence... but my birds are up near my house, cabin, barn etc.and I have solar lights in their pens and outside it... Other two pastures are tight. Night...
I have sold some hatching eggs because people asked me too and a few on ebay. Maybe 6 or 8 shipments last year and about 8 this year . shipped birds a couple times.. So one auction on ebay went over 100$ . I was stunned and knew I had to be extra careful to 'please' someone who spent that...
I have my birds I show from Dave Holderreads flocks that I can ship eggs from. The Harlequins are from Metzger and I culled down to the best ones to breed for showing .(I believe they are from DH flocks also). 3.50 egg (plus 15.00 shipping up to about 16.) Extras included to...
I got a yardbird plucker , now I realize I need a scalding pot and a way to heat water. (no more hand plucking ! mostly). I will be processing chickens, ducks, and small geese up to 10-12 lbs. as much as I can in the plucker. What size pot? and recommendations? I looked at turkey...
I raise waterfowl. But am now adding chickens for show and stuff.(used to have them long ago). I want to build some chicken/ and duckling tractors using cattle panels probably (quick, strong) adding cage wire to them and adding either tarps as needed or house on one end built...
I had a pair, and found one dead in the water. I mistakenly thought it was the male...i tried to 'check' but it was dusk and well, I made an error I think . (new to exotics) ... so I got another male, thinking I lost the male...now I think I have 2 males , the older one kind of ignored...
I have had geese for over a decade. But I have 2 Buff African gandars, coming 2yr. They have 4 grey wives. No fighting (I have had some other birds start fighting and have to separated in the past in spring).. They have a very long night pen with 2 houses and they all like to stay...
So I may break my waterfowl only streak and get some chickens again. I show a bit and belong to Livestock Conservency, APA, etc. Here is my 'dream list' (that I may or may not be able to stick too, lol). 1) possible dual purpose or meat bird, 2) Pretty or interesting looking (in the eye...
One of my young peahens got away from me, when I was moving her to another pen. She flew off (surprised as she has never been out or flown).. found a tree top, I called to her, she turned her head, then later flew nearer the area where all the birds live in a tree. (after a silly see saw...
Have 2 male, 1 female for sale . India blue with some Spaulding blood (2 males in hatch were black shouldered). supposed ot also be some pied in the line. 100$ each or 175$ for 2 , all 3 for 225$ will be at Newnan, Ga. , CVPPA Show in Feb. 2020
I just got some exotics in the last 1.5 years. (had domestics for over 15). I got a pair of silver pochards; they were in a temp pen. While we built a larger aviary. I saw the female pecking at the male rather often. Which I thought was odd. One day, he got caught in a piece of...
Have a few adults for sale, all are Holderread lines, except Cayugas which are Metzgers line. 1 pair of almost 1yr old Saxony. 5 Black Cayuga, 2 are female. a FEW of My older (2-4 yr ) Grey SQB Runner ducks, maybe a trio or 2. Very Upright, laying seasonaly.(ie; mostly Spring into early...
His father was Black Shouldered, and was told he has Spaulding and Pied in his genetics... He is 18 months old and just wondering why he looks aqua, blue or purple depending on the light it seems , is this normal does he have some sort of mixing of colors?
First, new to peas. I want to sell my female India blue and give my male other mates , at what age can I put young females ( 6 month olds) in his pen and can he have 2 and be a trio? He is only 18 months old.
Have 2 female, 2 male June 2019 hatch. India blue pretty sure . (their father has Spaulding blood,including pied from his parents: two siblings are Black-Shouldered, that I am keeping). May also consider selling 18 month old India Blue female. 100$ each. Pickup in NW Ga. will meet at...