The Moonshiner's Leghorn Thread Peanut Gallery

[Amer]

Ahh, poison ivy. None on the mountaintop I'm on now, but my farm down south was covered in it. I never had a goat touch the stuff (none of mine have read the books, not only do they not eat poison ivy, they eat lots and lots of grass) but pigs will slurp up the vines like spaghetti. I moved pig panels and feeders around until the place was clear. Anyone who's overrun, give it a try. And whether it works or not, you get bacon.

And ok, I know this is from pages ago, but I'm catching up and...

... People test rats where you are???

On the chicken front, I am deeply depressed - my Buff Cornish rooster died. I wish I could find that breed anywhere but Ideal. Not that they're a bad hatchery, just so very far from me and definitely hatchery quality birds. Speaking of Buffs, gorgeous geese @ColtHandorf !! I really want Buffs, but my daughter wants Africans, then someone showed me there are actually Buff Africans, I'd just have to win the lottery.

There are lots of buff Africans here. But that’s Wisconsin. We raise waterfowl a lot because they’re so hardy.

 

[Painted Calls]

Ahh, poison ivy. None on the mountaintop I'm on now, but my farm down south was covered in it. I never had a goat touch the stuff (none of mine have read the books, not only do they not eat poison ivy, they eat lots and lots of grass) but pigs will slurp up the vines like spaghetti. I moved pig panels and feeders around until the place was clear. Anyone who's overrun, give it a try. And whether it works or not, you get bacon.

And ok, I know this is from pages ago, but I'm catching up and...

... People test rats where you are???

On the chicken front, I am deeply depressed - my Buff Cornish rooster died. I wish I could find that breed anywhere but Ideal. Not that they're a bad hatchery, just so very far from me and definitely hatchery quality birds. Speaking of Buffs, gorgeous geese @ColtHandorf !! I really want Buffs, but my daughter wants Africans, then someone showed me there are actually Buff Africans, I'd just have to win the lottery.

Probably not lol. They aren't really a problem here. In fact, you rarely see them. I've only ever seen maybe 4 in my whole life.

 

[Painted Calls]

Now I need to Google Buff Africans.

 

[Painted Calls]

Yeah... I'm gonna need 2 of those.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Holderreads has them, but it looks like they only sell the top show category as chicks and I don't know if you can specify buffs

 

[ShrekDawg]

Now I need to Google Buff Africans.

It did not show me geese

 

[Painted Calls]

It did not show me geese

Omg you have to type geese after Buff African.

I'm crying.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Omg you have to type geese after Buff African.

I'm crying.

I realized that afterwards

 

[JacinLarkwell]

My phone knows me so.well, once I got to the A of African, it offered up the geese search

 

[RiverOtter]

Yeah... I'm gonna need 2 of those.

Right?? There's a show breeder near me that wants $75 a gosling, AND quotes the local law that you have to buy 6 or more baby poultry at a time ... not that that pertains to breeder sales, that's for re-sellers like TSC and such. They're gorgeous, but I don't want a flock of them! And that is big chunk of change!

Isn't Holderread's retired and out of business? Such a shame they had no one to pass it on to, I had REALLY wanted some of their Welsh Harlequins and I'd have given up on buff anything for a pair of their Lavender Ice geese, but I never had both the space and the $$$ at the same time, and by the time I did it was too late.

Does anyone here know anyone in/near NYC? I'm trying to find a home for some chicks.