I live in Illinois and call Dept of agriculture in Springfield they gave me a number of a person who they said tests birds, so I called him and he said he only tests his own birds and cant get me a number. I need to get my birds tested but I don' t know how to get this done, can someone help?
I have an older call hen that is changing to a drake, I mean she is getting the male coloring, she has a curl on her tail and her voice is becoming hoarse. Obviously she has some hormone problem, has anyone ever had a hen do this? will she change back eventually or will she be a drake from now on?
this auction is for a variety pack of approx. 20 eggs, depending on size of eggs and what I can fit in 12x12x8 priority box. this will include serama, showgirl, crested duck, call duck, ee standard, barred rock standard, and naragansett turkeys. Guarantee at least 2 of each type of egg...
This auction is for a grab bag of eggs, You will get crested duck, call duck, serama bantam, barred rock, EE, guinea, turkey. No guarantee how many of each, but will include some from each. UP TO 25 eggs (depending on sizes of eggs). Have fun with these!
If I crossed my silkie feathered serama pullets with a Silkie rooster, would the babies turn out silkied.? The pullets parents are normal feather serama, but must carry the silkied gene.
I just shipped eggs to California from Illinois, for an ebay buyer. He had emailed me to make sure I sent fertile eggs, because he said he has recieved alot of infertile eggs from other ebay members. and to make sure I had them well packed for the trip. Well the packing is no problem, I have...
I sent some eggs today for an ebay customer. I sent him an email telling him I shipped them and he sent me a nasty email saying I should not have sent them today because they will be sitting in a warehouse somewhere all weekend. HUH? I always ship eggs Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday so they will...
I am getting a baby nubian nanny tomorrow and she was born with 2 billys. Will she be able to breed when she gets older. I ask this because I use to have dairy cows and a heifer born with a bull is always sterile.
My oldy but goody bator died. It is a 1590 (before genesis). The fan works but no heat. Is it just the element or is that what happens when the thermostat goes bad.
Barred rock standard, assorted bantam, may be mix or purebred old english, silkie, showgirl, wyandotte. I have some of these eggs incubating right now, fertility is excellent! Also my seramas are just begining to lay again, I have not tested fertility on these but can include some of these if...
I just talked to someone at an auction who was selling some roosters. He said he had ordered 50 straight run assorted chickens. (From murray mcmurray) He got a good assortment, BUT 48 roosters and 7 hens! No way it was straight run! some deliberate dunking into the rooster trays! I asked him if...
I was just browsing hatcheries and noticed that Metzer farms sells balut eggs, UNCOOKED, does that mean they ship 17 day live incubated ducklings? if so, would they hatch if they came in the mail and were stuck in the incubator for 10 more days? or do they cool them and kill the embryo before...
My family has been watching LHOP dvds and have noticed a few things. The chickens are always fed scratch for the scene and someone (usually Laura) has to run right through them! EVERY TIME, they NEVER go around them!The Ingalls have brown egg layers in every scene, yet when Caroline takes the...
My seramas are laying well and I am resisting hatching any more for the winter. I usually dont ship eggs in the winter for fear of eggs freezing in the mail but I know people do it all the time with good luck. If any one is interested in some let me know. $25 doz. includes shipping. I always...