Bob-great to see you back Have missed your words of wisdom. I can attest to the quality of the FRM feed.
Mine get the Starter until 8 weeks, Grower until 18 weeks, then I start them on the 20% Game Bird Breeder.
The first four ingredients are Corn, Wheat, Soybean and Alfalfa....as opposed to...
I am in FL and had the Fowl Pox make it's way through my flocks late in the fall and early spring.
Apparently here it is often more prevalent in the cooler months as the skeeters are
more likely to seek the coop for warmth. The poultry experts at UF (and they are some of the
best in the country)...
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Hey...that's my box I do put them large end up. I think the boxes stay mostly upright, so that keeps the air cell at the top.
I've gotten reports of really good hatch rates doing it this way...12/15 and 13/15. I do like the quilt batting as filler. It cushions but
has some "give" so...
Do you have a link to a site or something with your work? I would love to see some.
Just to my blog. I took down my website as I cannot directly sell reproductions any longer.
http://luannedamico.blogspot.com/
No chickens on here though, I haven't updated it in forever.
Thanks for the sneak...
PM me if you are really interested in doing SOP illustrations. I am the APA SOP Chairman and I'm always looking for a good artist. Birds are not easy to draw or paint.
Walt
Walt....I'd love to show you my chicken paintings. The only two I've completed are at the publishers at the moment, I'll...
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I'm sorry, did you say Schilling would PHOTOGRAPH a bird then draw it!?!?!? Huh. That is enlightening information, now isn't it Del People? I do remember being told by some that the SOP pictures were made up images of someones fantasy of what the perfect bird would look like... so...