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I have always wanted to get some Russian orloffs and was able to pick up three on an auction. They are friendly and inquisitive and I really, really like them. I am still keeping a mixed layer flock (without a rooster) for a pretty egg basket that will have cream legbars, one or two...

I am downsizing my books and I have an antique book for sale on ebay. It is from the late 1880's and the title of it includes "How to raise, manage, mate and judge thoroughbred fowls.". I thought someone might be interested in it. It probably has a lot of great information in it. I haven't...

I have a couple of trios available of Gary Underwood line rhode island reds, RC LF. I purchased these directly from Gary as chicks at the end of April and I am trying to downsize a little by late this fall. I have wormed them twice in the last month with valbazen. They free range a few...

My blue splash marans rooster, Big Blue is going on two years old and has never been anything but the a gentleman and dignified rooster. He purrs and clucks and woos his girls, and today I saw him scratching and making a nest for one of his hens who couldn't figure out where to lay with the new...

I have a flock of 25 RC RIR's that are going on 12 weeks old and growing nicely on medicated chick food and I want to switch to non medicated. Usually I don't think too long and hard about something like this but I am a little more particular with these birds. We have 18% "all flock" pellets...

Since I spend so much time out by my chicken house I decided to plant a theme bed that is (creature ) based. It has flowers in their like tickseed, cat mint, butterfly bush, and hostas with names like buzzard bay, reptilian and alligator shoes. The maple in there is a Japanese with the name of...

This recipe was featured on the food network the other day with a "Meat Ball" throwdown with Bobby Flay. This recipe won over Bobby's and has an unusually high porportion of eggs to meat, 4-5 eggs per pound of meat. They turned out simply outstanding is all I can say, and I am...

I am pretty sure one of these guys is a BC marans but the other on has so much "red" on him that I don't know what to call him. He was out of a blue marans roo that I don't have any more. What do you think? The other one is (I assume) a blue splash marans. These are all really nice, big...

We are having our third annual Coup du Jour tour in southern Illinois. There are about a dozen chicken coups on the tour this year (including mine). From small coops to more elaborate setups, it is fun to see how people are raising their chickens and how innovative they are with their...

We purchased some sex link "pullets" that are probaby not, so will be chicken dinner (got them for a buck a piece so aren't out too much). The females are all black so far and these barred rock looking things had a white spot on their head when they were babies. What do you think?

I absolutely adore hostas. They are a relatively easy perennial and they of course, like the shade, my favorite place to be on a hot day. I dont know if you are any where close to southern Illinois, but on sunday, may 6th, we are having an open house to feature our hosta garden. My husband and I...

Because we needed more egg production on our farm I recently made an impulse purchase at a buck a piece of supposed pullets at rural king. I called the store and they said they are supplied by townline hatchery. I figure they are black sexlinks or australorps. Anyone have a clue?

Just a reminder about the Heartland poultry show on march 17th in Cape Girardeau. I can't wait til saturday. http://www.showbirdbid.com/hc/

I don't know where to post this, but a good friend of mine called me yesterday with a spider bite issue on his foot. (He thinks it was a brown recluse because he keeps catching them on sticky traps) He wanted to know if I had any words of wisdom. He did not want to go to the ER and get...

The Heartland Classic show will be on saturday, March 17th at SEMO fairgrounds. I was wondering if anyone is planning to attend. It is about an hour from me, and I am actually off that weekend (a rarity for me) and can't wait to attend my first poultry show. I am looking for good shepard...

The Heartland Classic show will be on saturday, March 17th at SEMO fairgrounds. I was wondering if anyone is planning to attend. It is about an hour from me, and I am actually off that weekend (a rarity for me) and can't wait to attend my first poultry show. I am looking for good shepard...

We are in the process of running a water line just past the henhouse and we are going to put a tap into the coop. There is sufficient space in there to put in a dishwasher that we are taking out of the house (it leaks a little (more of a plumbing issue that needs corrected than a DW...

My daughter was recently in her best friend's wedding and I agreed to do the wedding flowers as my gift to the wedding couple. I have occasionally done flowers for weddings in the past and never in the capacity of doing it all from A to Z. I did the table decorations, bridal and bridesmaids...

I was wondering if anyone has experience with fermenting crocks. My daughter wants to make her own kraut and I want to get her one for christmas.

I don't quite know what this roo is. He is sort of a lavendar color with slate legs. I thought he was a marans roo. There is a supposed splash marans next to him in one of the pics. It is real windy here today. So I apologize for the way they look Any ideas? Is he an ameraucana without a...