Located in Mabank, TX right on Hwy 175. Black Australorp hatched 3/3 and the RIR hatched 3/9 these chicks are healthy and beautiful. I will be hatching Black Australorp each Friday. Also will have Americana, guinea keets, and Game hatching soon. Day old chicks are $2 and week old are $3, guinea...
From the best I can figure out she will go into the lavender pen, at least start off there and possibly be moved at a later date. Thanks so much for your valuable assistance.
on what colors to breed.
I have pearl and pearl pied and those will be penned together as will the lavender and lavender pied. I have royal purple and royal purple pied and those will be penned together as well as few buff dondot of various shades and they will be penned together along with the...
" I had the same sort of scenario with my husband. I have been wanting to get some laying hens for years. I really have fond memories of my chickens growing up. But he was adamant that he didn't want any chickens around period. "
I'd give him the ultimate tomato, you and chickens, or just...
Old school conventional knowledge from an owner and breeder of dogs.
You are not going to stop a dog from sucking eggs or catching chickens. It ain't gonna happen, if one starts it's happened and nothing I know of will change it, I've tried it all including putting a dead chicken around it's...
If I had the choice of buying locally or ordering, I'd buy locally even if it cost more and it's usually cheaper.
I ordered some a few years ago and they left a lot to be desired, two DOA and three more died the next day, the hatchery did made a refund. Locally you can see what you are getting...
I've looked at the forum quite a while and just decided I needed to enter the flock.
We have experimented with Dominique, barred rock, red sex link, black sex link, rhode island red, wyandotte, orpington black australorp, black copper maran and many kind of bantams. All having there +&-. Now...
I find the pied gene to be most dominate of any and don't use em with white feather if you are wanting true colors.
I'm no expert and just going on past experience.