building paradise for the birds

[birdmansmom]

Beautiful! It looks like you have alot more snow than us.

 

[birdman55]

Well that’s the front. Be back for some back yard pics in a bit.

 

[birdman55]

So I have been thinking. About starting an aquaponics system in the garage over the winter. Any thoughts any experiences

 

[birdman55]

The above 4 pics are of my butcher manfighter..u can see the size of the spur it is bigger round n long as ur index finger. He was nice enough to let me take a couple of pics but as u can see I’m nowhere close to him.

Two pics above are of lacy Gamefowl. Very nice I was able to trim his spurs but that has just been this years growth. Birds are less the two years of age. If u are getting into Gamefowl I would advise u to do ur research and always be prepared for that smack, smack and smack on ur leg. It only took one time to figure that these birds are dangerous and could really do damage to just about anything. Be careful with these birds. Be patient and cull heavy way more heavy then u normally do.

 

[birdman55]

Needs people thoughts of what a good Gamefowl farm name would be

 

[birdman55]

Pumkin hulsey 1

Pumkin hulsey 2 above

Sweater above

Spangled butcher from bill Roberts above

Bill Roberts miner blue

Claret from bill Roberts

 

[KettermanHillCoop]

My goodness, those yellow headed, red breasted, striped critters are just stunning! Wow!

 

[birdman55]

Sunset today as it shines thru the coops

My birds are so black u can’t even see them or the colors on them. Haha

I have birds bred for the cold

Lady ams

Goldens

Pics above are of the 20x16 building that was never finished and yeah I no that was a year ago. Hope to get it done soon tho. Lol.

As u guys can see these birds do what they want and perch where they feel like it and there not bothered by the zero degrees. The ayam cemani on the other hand is not made for the cold. For how sought out they are and how expensive and rare the bird is a waste of time and money.

 

[birdman55]

Well we r going to be using this to get free fertilizer for the raised beds we will be putting in 2018. So hear we go and btw I am setting up a second one and there is 2000 worms.

 

[birdman55]

Have u ever had birds after they molt come out n look different well look no farther for I have found the answer. Melanin. To much or to little.
As u can see the bird on the lefts legs are a lot darker then all the other. And they are the same bird and they are not mixed.
https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/plumage-variations/