building paradise for the birds

[birdman55]

well put deb....i have 8 cemanis...not sure how many are going to be good enough to breed if you have been following the forum...then you will understand...im super picky especially when paying alot for a bird..you have high expectations...totally different when getting a two dollar day old...but when you add two zeros after that..you should get something great...anyways...the cemanis are getting big...and the paprika and sunflower seeds to get them darker is what i heard..im sure its a myth but cheap and i feed all my birds the boss sunflower seeds and they have alot better color then most peoples birds that i see...i believe it adds a nice coat of shimmer to them....just my thoughts....as any of you know if you have been here and fed my birds you used sunflower seeds...been super busy today tho...got three pens in the back with a bunch of sand added to them...so glad thats done...and truly a NECESSITY....for anyone raising birds...the sand is so much cleaner...keeps the bugs down...birds are unlikely to get pests...i would recommend sand for everything...even inside coops if you can...even in the brooder its a better pick then chips...just my opinion...sand might be heavy but is super cheap and lasts along way and can be used after soiled in just about anything...i have alot of clay so it works great in the garden....hope this years garden is better then last year....well off to tilling the garden i go...just got a new tiller...it works great..new technology i guess...the tines are not like the normal tiller that spins like a wheel...can really put this in words but just imagine taking two car wheels and setting them flat on the ground and then spin them horizontally....best image i could put in words...lol...well see you soon with some pics.

 

[perchie.girl]

Even the ones that are less than perfect will still have good genes... I would take a cull in a nanosecond....

I am planning on raising Sumatras here.... eventually .... Not to any SOP though. The ones that survive will be the ones that get to breed. Its a wild wild place here predator wise. The guineas held their own for three years before I started loosing them to predation by then they had to be at least eight years old. So the Sumatras will have to keep up.

I like Sumatras because of their plumage and ability to fly and fly well for long distances (for a chicken... LOL) and the fact that I hear they are legondary broodies. That combination will serve me well because I hope brood Guineas with them.

I am hoping the Guineas will be a money maker for me... Um er bring in enough money to pay for the habit. I plan on eating both on occasion.

deb

 

[Trexroo]

Even the ones that are less than perfect will still have good genes...  I would take a cull in a nanosecond.... 

I am planning on raising Sumatras here.... eventually ....  Not to any SOP though.  The ones that survive will be the ones that get to breed.  Its a wild wild place here predator wise.  The guineas held their own for three years before I started loosing them to predation by then they had to be at least eight years old.  So the Sumatras will have to keep up.

I like Sumatras because of their plumage and ability to fly and fly well for long distances (for a chicken... LOL)  and the fact that I hear they are legondary broodies.  That combination will serve me well because I hope brood Guineas with them.

I am hoping the Guineas will be a money maker for me...  Um er bring in enough money to pay for the habit.    I plan on eating both on occasion.

deb

I'm dying to put guinea on my menu. I'd better start by getting a couple. Ha Ha.

 

[Purpletie3]

I just ordered some Cemani and peafowl...maybe guinea next year...I can't bring myself to look at my birds as dinner...

 

[birdman55]

did you order your cemani from gff....if so well see who gets the birds first...i bet you get yours first...would be my luck as well....anyways got the garden tilled and its still wet...supposed to get down to 29 tonight...so well see how the svart honas do outside...hopefully they do alright..now onto another project...sorry no pics...but total hatch for this week is 29 ornamental pheasants...yea...only one didnt hatch...so not bad of a hatch...good news to is that the yellow goldens are now fertile...still no peach tho...

 

[Purpletie3]

Awesome news on your hatch! I have eggs coming...not GFF

I was supposed to get my Spitzhauben shipped today and I got a notification pushing back to next week.
I have had about 6 or 7 shipments from them...never know when and what is coming.

 

[perchie.girl]

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Better have neighbors that are Farrrr Farrrr away.... Or who like Guineas noise volume.

But then again if you have peacocks you should be fine... Guineas are noisy All the time though but they do go to sleep at night. unless a predator is about that wakes one up.

Just five can go off and cause enough noise so that you cannot have a conversation around them. Though I have found they shut up if you make that little soft whistle using your tongue up against the roof of your mouth. Just about all birds will stop and stare at you OR Look up... and listen themselves.

deb

 

[Purpletie3]

I was asking the local Amish Farmer how he keeps hischickens alive and he said he had a guinea hen...makes so much noise that the predators run away. I have yet to get one...My chickens are loud enough.

 

[birdman55]

Awesome news on your hatch! I have eggs coming...not GFF

I was supposed to get my Spitzhauben shipped today and I got a notification pushing back to next week.
I have had about 6 or 7 shipments from them...never know when and what is coming.

INDEED...

SO I MADE SOME REALLY GREAT VIDEOS.... HOWEVER THEY SOMEHOW SIDEWAYS.....ANY IDEAS THAT CAUSE THIS...WHEN I WAS FILMING THE PHONE WAS UP N DOWN LIKE YOUR TALKING ON IT....SOMETIMES THEY RECORD RIGHT AND OTHERS NOT SO RIGHT....NEED TO KNOW HOW TO ROTATE VIDEO...WHICH MY LUCK YOU CANT

 

[perchie.girl]

I was asking the local Amish Farmer how he keeps hischickens alive and he said he had a guinea hen...makes so much noise that the predators run away. I have yet to get one...My chickens are loud enough.

I have personally seen my small flock of five escort a coyote off my property screeching and charging at him with their wings up....

You need at least five... for flock protection. Because they "gang up" on what ever offending animal there is.

deb