Search results for query: *

Oh Lynzi -- I'm so sorry. Pity you can't up the firepower a bit.

Now THAT'S funny!

Are you sure they're skeeters? ;-)

What breed I must have missed it Belgian Cuckoo Malines - there are also a couple of BYC threads specifIcally on the breed

What are the parents look like my babies They are chicks from Greenfire, the original importer of this breed from Europe. Check out their website for their breeding stock pics. - very few of these birds in the US.

Belgian Malines flock update - First day out of the brooder into the small mobile coop. They caught a big bug within 3 minutes of being out on grass and are good little foragers. There sure is a lot of awkward and ugly between the adorable fuzzy tiny chick stage and the handsome glossy adult...

Very large, feather legged, dual egg/meat breed. Docile, good foragers. Here's a pic of adults - this is from a BYC Malines thread and these birds are in Canada, owned by BYC member Shellz

Here's the link from Greenfire : http://greenfirefarms.com/store/category/chickens/malines/ Full disclosure, I purchased these on auction and got 11 for about what they are selling a single chick for on their site. I like rare breeds, but I'm not THAT fancy!!! Hope we will love them (do so...

Oh my goodness! We occasionally have them traveling through our area around this time as well. So far, our property has been avoided, but my parents down the road get the same type of visitor!

Added some Belgian Cuckoo Malines to our flock. Will get better pics as I can -- these aren't the best. Also have four lovely little BCM pullets from Marquisella that are doing great -- ready to start integrating them into the main flock soon. .

I agree -- we have a group of crows (how many crows does it take to qualify as a murder of crows, I wonder?) I really have come to depend on to let me know about "happenings" around the property. They are my aerial watch dogs!

Hello all -- been away from the forum for a couple of months (oh those pesky work/life details that get in the way!). Sorry to hear about the recent losses, and hope everyone is otherwise doing well. We added this little bit of ridiculousness to the family last month - he's also keeping us...

Gorgeous birds!

JLaw! She sounds absolutely irresistible! Can't imagine why Glasshen is passing on her. My Light Sussex are lovely, too bad you got a lemon.

I'm going to PM you Metella -- I should be able to help with some options in your area.

Yup. This sent my Nonsense-O-Meter into the red zone. Good luck to you, but I am disengaging.

Thank you. I feel it is both a privilege and an immense responsibility to be able to permanently relieve suffering for an animal. It is difficult for us in the veterinary setting - every single time. Some in our world develop a callus of sorts that helps them move through the process. Those...

Cost issues aside, I would not choose to have my own birds euthanized in a veterinary setting, even though I work in the industry. It is possible to euthanize a bird at a veterinary facility, but I have to tell you that the experience is very different for avians than it is for mammals. Unless...

Sure did Gramma! We've been getting our chicken from a local pasture based farm for years and years -- we pick it up the same day as they process, so we're used to the drill. These boys were done last week and went into the freezer last weekend after a chilled rest period. They look great --...

This was a source of great anxiety for me the first time -- that I would do it wrong and cause pain and stress to the bird. In any case, the handle method worked fine for me.