If you need Turkey eggs we have a member of our club that has Royal Palms and Narragansetts in Clarksville. You might be able to get some from him this spring.
Donna, would be better if I could hold them to figure out what they are. Silkie down is sometimes difficult to figure out what they are going to be. Too much variability in down colors with them. I have seen almost Black down grow up to be light Partridge,so trying to say right now would only be...
The show is the Volunteer State Poultry Club Spring Show on April 26th. It is a double show this year.Location is the Dickson County Fairgrounds on Hwy. 47. Pm me if you are interested in showing with us.
When shipping eggs they need to be marked Pressurized cabin only. When they are air shipped and put in an unpressurized cabin the air cells rupture when high altitude is obtained. I have received shipment like this in the past also.
You can all come and meet at our show in Dickson April 26th. Easy to find and centrally located. We would be happy to have this event at our show. Maybe even a group photo could be taken. Just let me know what you think.
You need to raise the protein level when birds are molting, It takes more protein to make feathers. This is a good time to feed meat or meat products. Hens generally quit laying when they are molting because all the protein that used to go in the egg is being used to produce feathers. The more...
I would like to invite any of you that are interested to attend the meeting of the Volunteer State Poultry Club this Sunday. We have our meetings at the VFW Club on Marshall Stuart Drive off Hwy. 46 in Dickson from 2 to 4 PM. This is our election meeting. We usually have the first hour as the...
The best course of action when buying birds at auctions or swap meets is to have a quarantine area completely separate from your home flock. Then change clothes and shoes before you go from one flock to the other. I realize that it may not be possible from everyone, but if you have the area it...