Thanks Deb.. I was hoping for someone in north county so i wouldn't have to spend the money on gas to get down there... But i will still check it out, if her prices with the added gas money can compare to pet store prices then i might make a trip over there : )
Our first egg today! A medium sized light sky blue colored egg... The suspected layer is Sleepie, our Easter egger in the picture... I was a little worried about her the last couple of days because she was a little slow at running away from me and i actually got to pet her...but now she is back...
Thanks, i checked craigslist a few months ago and didn't see anything, i will check again! Or i might just wait until i get an incubator and try my luck at hatching some...
Tony KT do you know anyone near San Diego CA that breed chukars? I am seriously considering them for next spring but have been reluctant to order the minimum from online.
My husband finally agreed to let me get quail : ) although I am not sure how serious he is, I was wondering if anyone here is selling Japanese quail/how much? Anyone have silkie chicks/how much?
Can never have enough chickens! If grocery bill is the limit then make sure you keep feeding more scraps and that way your grocery bill will always be higher and you can always get more chickens! I should stop being such a bad instigator of chicken math...
Over the weekend our good friend said he had recently cured his egg eater by putting golf balls in the nest and the chicken gave up eating the eggs when it couldn't peck open the golf balls...
Sorry to hear about the egg eating and foot problem : ( unfortunately, from what i have read, it seems that egg eating is pretty impossible to cure and contagious so don't get new birds around the egg eaters or you will end up with more egg eaters... Try posting the foot problem question (with...
Just wondering if anyone else on this thread is following the "natural chicken keeping" thread?.if not, definitely check it out for all the bird lovers here... It is a little intimidating because it is currently at 30,000+ replies but it is worth the read with a lot of valuable information on...
Lol, the notorious chicken math is quite stealthy! I would add at least another 10 if my husband didn't already give me the stink eye for "mistakingly" getting 15 instead of staying within 8-12 lol