HI ALL- I haven't been on in years. I used to have contacts for good show quality lines for the Delaware, New HAMPSHIRE and White rocks. Does anyone have any leads or contacts for breeders of these breeds??? I would love to get some chicks or hatching eggs. Thank you!
I have a strawberry patch that is infested with sow bugs/rolie polies.They are eating holes in all my strawberries. I would like to try a non chemical method of getting rid of them, but, I need something that won't hurt my strawberries.
My question is, will quail do the bug eating job, and leave...
Hi- I am looking into trying to get a dog that will help me get rid of ground squirrels. I need some information though! I live in Ca and ground squirrels have been really hard to get rid of. Because of the chickens and my kids, I wanted to find a non chemical way to get rid of them. I started...
Hi I purchased a used gqf cabinet bator for a really great deal. Come to find out, when I went to clean it out, it had the remnents of an explodded egg in it. Along with alot of mouse droppings. I have gotten alot of the loose stuff out, by vaccuum. But now what should I use? The rest of the...
I have several Delaware & Mottled Java roos available. For breeding or for meat! Some are ready to process NOW! i AM IN SOUTHERN CA. I will not ship, PICK UP ONLY. Thank you!
Hi all- I have some beautiful roos to get rid of. All are breeder quality. The Delaware and Buff orps are from lines here on BYC. And the Javas are from my line. The buff orps are looking real good, some don't have any black in their tail feathers. They are 2mths old $7.ea The Delaware are...
Hi everyone, some of my hens came down with fowl pox today. I have them seperated and they will not run with all the other chickens. In hopes to keeping it from spreading. I was wondering, does anyone know if the virus gets passed in the egg? I also, want to make sure that we can't get it from...
Hi All- I live in southern California. I have some chicks I would like to get in Visalia area, which is central Ca. Is anyone going that way and coming back to southern Ca? Maybe vacation? Please let me know. I would really like to get those chicks. Thank you~ Tacey
Hi I am looking to add a flock of nice temperament layers. I want a breed that is not a hybrid or hatchery stock. I would like a fast maturing breed that is a great layer I would like to know how the temperament is on these breeds. I would like to get a consensus of what people think about the...
Yesterday, one of my little 2mth old dellie roos got in with the next door neighbors dogs. He was in there maybe a minute, I looked him over and his body is ok, but he has gotten a broken toe. The poopr little guy! I don't know what to do about it, as of this morning he was still not walking on...
I have 1 doz. wonderful Mottled Java eggs available for shipping mon. April 19th. They are a great breed of heritage chicken. I got mine from breeder stock, not hatchery stock. Please let me know if you have any questions. Also check out my website for some more pictures and info on my stock...
Hi all I have a big beautiful splash cochin roo that need a new home. He has lemon blue breeding and will produce blues, blacks and splashes. Please contact me if you are interested. He really needs to have some girls of his own. He is to beautiful to go to freezer camp. Pick up in Southern Ca...
Hi all- I live in Ca. And all last week we had a rain storm that come thru and soaked everything. Including my coops! Well I had a pullet that had been stock pilling eggs, and during that rainstorm her nest was overcome with water. I go out there today and she has now decided to sit on those...
I am looking at getting some fast growing, good laying multi purpose birds in the spring. I really would like to go with a non hybrid type. What do you guys suggest?
Hi all- I have a beautiful Mottled java roo for free. Yes, I said free!!! He is beautiful and has a wonderful disposition. The only reason I am getting rid of him is because I don't need 2 Java roos. He is a wonderful speciman and I would love him to go to a wonderful home where someone can use...
I saw something amazing today!!!!I went over to a friends house today. He had some cochins that he had been feeding on ace high turkey starter. The cochins are young about 3mths old. Here is the amazing part... I have the same line of cochin youngsters, except mine are a little older. Mine are...
Hi all- I have a 5yr old son that has a feather collection. He wants to enter it into the LA county fair this year. He wanted to see if anyone could send him some exotic or extra special feathers for his collection. If you live close enough to pick them up, that would be great too. We have some...
Hi- I need to know who has used Albendazole / Valbazen med for tapeworm? How did you give it to your chickens? I have about 20 chickens that need wormed and I dont know the exact amount to give them. Please tell me what you do. Thanks~ Tacey
Hi all- I was wondering what you guys do to get liquid oral meds down a chickens throat. I had put the med. in the yogart, but not all my chickens like yogart. Soooo, what do you do. How do you treat your whole flock with liqud wormer?
Hi I have a couple 1.5 mth old Java chickens. I just got them about a week ago. They are flighty and they have started to try to bit at my hand when I'm petting them. Will this behavior eventually disapear or will it always be there no matter what I do. WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO TO MAKE YOUR CHICKS...