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I'm an OT and I'm still learning. There is as much to breeding chickens as you want there to be. IMO not all people can do it well. I know that Bee could do it, but most people just don't have the eye they need to succeed. Keeping chickens is easy if you spend a little time and get reliable info...

Some people use little wire baskets with tops. Anything you can do to keep them separate until you toe punch them. w.

I hatched from broodies for 4 years and then this year I had a BYC lady down the street hatch for me cuz she enjoyed doing it and seeing the strange chicks that come from my farm. My big incubator is on loan to a friend and you know how that can be....hopefully I will get it back. I have an even...

I have found that the better birds seem to come from the ones incubated and brooded by the mommie, but it is not efficient if you want a lot of birds. Be careful if you use the spiral plastic bands without numbers. They can cut a leg. Use colored cable ties for quick recognition. Al will tell...

You would need a lifetime unless you believe in miracles. Walt

When you get ready for Runners I can tell you where to get the best and at a good price. You will be able to get the raal BR's this spring at reasonable prices. Old female duck Walt

Have her get you a sammich too.......maybe she can take your rig and fill er up on the way. w.

The APA has a committee studying the feasibility of some APA judges being trained to certify flocks to be true heritage birds. The APA currently has no position on what a heritage bird is....the ALBC does and they use the APA recognition year as the date to qualify a breed. I think it is mid...

This is the best way to keep track of your chicks. The punch itself is very small and if done at hatch, will not bleed. Legbands can fall off and have the potential of injuring a bird if they don't fit properly as the bird grows......it is just a matter of how important it is to keep track of...

Corgi's are kind of messy when they herd. lol I will be easy to find at that show. Walt

I see that I left the a off Bolado. I will be showing 30-40 birds there. The big show for us in Calif is at Stockton two weeks later. It is an ABA national, so there will be about 3500 birds at that one. Hollister will be a tune up for the big show. What kind of herding dogs? We have Corgi's...

Watching the social order of chickens is one of my favorite pastimes. It helped keep me reasonably sane while working 20 years at the university. There is a nice show in Hollister Jan 12-13 (Baldo Park)...just down the road from you. It is an opportunity to see some pretty nice birds. Walt

Good job Fred! I was watching football and missed the results. All of a sudden I had over 100 posts to read. We should do one of these every so often. It was interesting to see what was important to each person who participated. It was a good way to get people to look at chickens in another...

Why do females always want to eliminate those male parts? w.

Let me give you a little ride in my race car and we will see who needs the Depends........ w.

If you don't feel comfortable posting your picks take it anyway .......just don't post it and see how you came out. It is always better to learn by mistakes........ .especially if there are no consequences. Walt

I am a year older than your mom, but I don't remember a pellet, but they had a surgical way of caponizing back then. Walt

Always listen to your husband........ w.

I dunno........The heads always need work. IMO Cornish are the hardest breed to improve and the white laced red color just makes it that more difficult. This is not a breed for beginners. Walt

Cornish really show how leg spacing is important. These birds are much larger than they appear in the pics. Walt