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Last year i got a dozen hatching eggs from Fitz farms I got about 50% hatch rate so about normal for shipped eggs. I let 2 of the roos go and kept one. I have kept all the hens. Egg color is excellent. I think they are a little bit small but otherwise pretty nice looking. The copper color...

my blue copper roo is the friendliest one i have.

I use my cabinet for incubate and hatch on a 3 weekly schedule. It's rare that i do fill a full 1 weeks shelf but I do find that a full shelf makes it really tight in the hatching tray especially since i put mine in little mesh boxes to separate my projects. Haven't broken down and got out...

Just a quick update. in General, I found that a couple of birds had a short bout of mild symptoms that passed quickly and i had NO incidences of fowl pox illness all summer, all through the mosquito season.. Definitely something i will do with all my birds in the future.

Well you can always try asking Bev Davis, she is in Florida, maybe she has some she would let go of but they would be expensive i guess?

Hi Donna, Blue is making blue pullets with copper, he is over mostly black copper hens. I grew them out a little bit but never kept any and i'm facing a situation now where i am all out of Blue Pullets except for the two i hatched who are now something like two years old, so i better keep...

ditto outside in the yard they seem to do very well, i have about 2 acres. They only want to get to me because of the feed bucket mostly...

I processed about 6 once and i just had a really hard time with it, it's not about the work involved. They say that once you get over it and start, it does get better but in my case i didn't find that. Now if i had someone who could do the deed for me i would be happy to do the rest of the...

Wow. that is a long reply :), I hope you are not lecturing me, i will make the assumption that you are not. So.. I live in South South Florida (almost key largo) and I do have a rooster man who will take them, but i don't know what he does with them. He has a farm with lots of animals on...

Wow... $10 or $15 is a great price for an excess rooster, i am lucky to get $5! It would be better for me to process them but i just don't like doing it. I have done it and i just didn't want to do it more, so my guys will probably go for free to someone local who does like to process them...

I saw a blue copper marans in a show in Inverness FL last year.. definitely don't be put off. I don't know if you are able to do this, but i just turf mine out into the yard to run around until i can deal with them, they don't go anywhere (it's fenced) and they seem quite happy. but it can be...

Where is Dade City? I have quite a few Roo's, some are gorgeous but are splits, however they are worth thinking about. I also have three that are pure BCM but not as handsome as the splits. Two of the not so handsome came from extremely dark eggs so you get either handsome with not such...

That is really cool :)... well done! i have never been brave enough to show mine yet..

Thanks for your interest. It is one of the problems of where I live, being tucked in a corner of a very long state. I have until Nov 2nd to downsize. Chicks are pipping and hatching this morning..

Hi I am in the Redlands, that is between Miami and Homestead but i am closer to the homestead side. I am west of Krome Ave(177ave). The Lav Orp is a very friendly boy i really like him and would hate to see him be dinner. The lav Marans roo is friendly too but he is only a youngster. The...

Hi All, I have some fabulous cockerels that i am willing to give away. I have to go to UK for a couple of weeks for a family emergency and i need to minimize the number of birds my daughter will have to look after. If you want any you will need to pick up prior to Oct 30th. I have...

I will have eggs available in about 2 weeks (as i am currently filling a local order for chicks), from my Black Copper Hens and Blue Copper Rooster.

Hey I have at least two freebie roosters that i would like to get nice homes for. One is a big fat friendly Lavender Orpington... I also have a blue wheaten ameraucana who is called merlin on account of having a beard and I have a really mean and extremely rare black tailed buff Marans...

That is horrible.... but no sorry I only have other kinds of roos right now (BTB's, BCM, and Project Splits) or i'd let you have one... :(

Haven't posted anything lately because i really don't have much going on... and everybody seems to be moulting, broody or just not laying... looks like a pillow fight out there...