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For those who like old poultry books. Dan Honour has some for sale. I have bought 5 books from him. I knew he use to have over a 1,000 in his collection.

Congrats Kathy! Very happy to hear your Del breeding program is going well. Keep em going and many many will be happy to own a Delaware.

Bob do you think appliance bulbs will change? I know these flourescent bulbs do not like to work when it is cold. I would think that type of lite bulb maybe around for a few more years. OR MAYBE a heating pads?

Pete Akers is made in his dad's image figuratively. Both are very good for the hobby. Doug has his yearly seminar every first weekend in January. Another fine son of the men I mentioned is Ron Patterson's son. He is now a guest speaker at these seminars. Ron and his son both do Favs and...

It is great to hear some of the names who others use as mentors. I have several mentors who I have tons of respect for. At the top of the list is one of my mentors mentor Jack Patterson here in Indiana. For a number of years he no longer has chickens. As he says "I am just an old stringman"...

She does look like a big smart sweet dog. A BYCer and friend in Pendleton IN had that same cross. His boy was good enough to keep the Coyotes off his farm. They woould try to bait his dog to go out into the corn fields with a female Coyote in season, and his boy would not fall for that. Very...

Bob, I have trained with two time USA Schutzhund Champion Mike Diehl. Those Schutzhund people hate AKC folks for watering down the traits that breeders have pullled out from their dogs. That is why most all police depts here in the states have to import their dogs. It wasn't until Mike and...

I go to about 5 shows a year now for about 4 years. First lesson I learned was to wait till the judge was done judging birds. Then kindly ask him if it okay to have him give you a personal critique of your birds. All judges like people are different. I have never had a judge say no. In one...

When in Rome do as the Romans eh?

hahaha I guess "bator" is a term that we can lump in with "rooster". I had a similar experience with 28 eggs I forgot about until I heard a roar of little ones chirping. Before then I was always loosing more due to too much humidity. Now even during the colder dry weather I use no water and...

I do not even believe in the meaning of the term "LOCK DOWN". I incubate with no water, and frequently open the bator to remove the eggs shells from early hatches. It does not matter. They hatch out just fine. I stuff my foamy incubators with up to 85 eggs and use a beer can to prop up one...

Would that include the term "lock down"? lol

I would ask Dan Honour. He has written books on Leghorns. I would think he may know.

Maria Hall in southern Indiana has some of the better ones around here. She also breeds top quality Newfoundlands too. Very nice lady.

VIVI this cock just dwarfs these hens. I remember the hens combined weight when I received them was 19.2 lbs. And you get the idea of his size by comparing him to the hens and feeder.

Happy today to see 2 eggs from one of my Farthing (formerly Terry Britt line) Buff Orp hens. They never got going real good last year. One of my friends says these older hens start up early and pitter out by May. So I hope my Akers cock has covered that hen. Last year I had my Akers cock on...

It is looking like those times are coming back into fashion. I just seen here on our local noon hour news a feril cock was caught in our cities downtown circle. Boy these Animal Control folk certainly have never tried to catch a chicken before. they finally rounded this cock up in our city's...

My good friend here in Indy who has been into livestock every since he was a little boy, some 60+ years sent this to me. Remember the good old days from 1918.

IN my opinion the Boone County 4-H Club once a year seminar, that is run by Doug Akers and the Pattersons proves to be a great place to learn and pick up quality poultry. Like this Buff Orpington pullet I picked up. Doug is a great friend and this Buff was given to me for "FREE" And ofcourse I...

Anyone in the Indiana area get yourself up early and well fed for State 4-H Poultry Workshop Saturday, January 5, 2013 10:00 a.m.—1:30 p.m Boone Co. Farm Bureau Community Building Boone County 4-H Fairgrounds, Lebanon; I-65 at exit 138 Location Map...