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Hi everyone, I have a 1-year old wyandotte hen, she grew to a normal adult size just like all of her brothers and seemed perfectly healthy until this last winter. When it was really cold out I noticed she seemed to be "huddling" (puffed up with head in) more than the others. But other than...

My family eats asparagus like crazy and it grows well in our garden. Last year I read about a special variety of asparagus called "Larac Asparagus" and I'd really like to try some! Only problem is, I can't find it ANYWHERE. Apparently Territorial Seed used to carry it, but no longer. I've...

Uh... if that makes any sense at all! I'd like to raise some birds specifically for meat, that will be of a decent size for butchering before they get tough. HOWEVER, I don't want anything that's bred to eat itself to death given the opportunity (cornish cross etc). Any ideas?

http://www.araucanasonline.com/images/chickenarticlecomplete.jpg Although it contains its fair share of inaccuracies (including the statement that I've only bred one show quality bird -- what I said was that my BEST show quality bird was eaten by a coyote!), this was a cool little local...

If I mated a Marans rooster with Wyandotte hens, what egg color would I get from the offspring? Dark like the Marans, light brown like the wyandottes, or somewhere in between? Thanks!

Hi there, Still looking for a SQ pair of silver laced wyandottes. These need to be from show quality stock, NOT hatchery stock. They can have faults, but need to have very good to excellent lacing. Will need to see photos for consideration before buying. Will need them shipped to WA state...

February 12th 2010: Hey y'all! Well, the final results are in... and unfortunately I was NOT selected as one of the finalists for E.L.F. cosmetics. HOWEVER, thanks to all the exposure from your voting (you guys kept me in the top 10 the entire time!) I have been selected as a "Feature Model"...

Looking for a young pair of large fowl Silver Laced Wyandottes. I need birds that are from SQ lines, NOT hatchery stock. I am seeking birds with really nice lacing. They can have other faults, but the lacing needs to be very good. I will need to see pictures before buying. They will need...

Hey all, The Evergreen State Fair in Monroe WA will have poultry on display September 1st through 3rd. I have 2 birds entered and will be there all day on the 1st (the day of judging). Is anyone else going to be there?

I have a mama hen with 7 chicks (used to be 8). They hide somewhere in our yard at night. I can't for the life of me figure out where they go. The chicks are about 3 weeks old. Yesterday morning I noticed that a chick was missing. That afternoon I found it by the garden, dead. It was...

A very specific question: When mated with a silver-laced bird, which of the following varieties would be most likely to turn out silver-laced offspring at some point down the road? Perhaps not in the first generation but maybe in subsequent generations? 1. White 2. Black 3. Columbian 4...

Hey all, I've become very interested in Chachalacas, but can't seem to find a heckuva lot of information about them. Some particular things I was wondering: 1) Do they do well in captivity? Do they reproduce well in captivity? What sort of pen or aviary is necessary for them? What do they...

By BYC member request, here is a link to the auction...

The last Araucana pair I'm selling this spring: http://www.eggbid.com/listings/details/index.cfm?itemnum=1241398185 The first batch of hatching eggs I'm selling this spring: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=120414989274

Loads of people from BYC have requested that I let them know when I have birds for sale -- so here is a link to the auction! http://www.eggbid.com/listings/details/index.cfm?itemnum=1240791370 Picture of the pair: Full description is on eggbid. Thanks y'all!

My most valuable show bird is sick! For the past two days she has been inactive, had no appetite, been huddling (I'm sure she's cold if she's not eating anything) and is straining to poop. Her poops are tiny. This is a 5-month-old Araucana pullet. She still has some life in her as she hasn't...

My husband, 2-year-old son (Sam) and I are DRIVING to the APA National Show in Ventura, CA. We will be driving 9 to 10 hours a day for 2 days in a row on the way there. Then we're driving to Disneyland (2 hours) and staying for 2 days. After that we'll have to drive 10-12 hours a day for two...

I've been breeding Large Fowl Araucanas for several years now... specifically, I've been trying to breed for Golden Duckwing (GDW), Silver Duckwing (SDW), and Black-Breasted-Red (BBR) varieties, which hardly exist in correct form for Large Fowl right now. My birds still don't have correct...

Time to start making zucchini bread. (That's my 2-year-old, Samuel... with an expression of intense concentration, as he can barely lift that thing!)

So... my husband and started out with a nice trio bearded silver laced Polish. I think we have some show prospects in their first batch of offspring. I went to the poultry show at the fair to check out some of the competition, and here's what I saw: 1) Every last Polish bird was hunkered down...