The Moonshiner's Leghorn Thread Peanut Gallery

[Painted Calls]

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.

@HeatherKellyB actually spoke to Mrs. Holderread on the phone not that long ago. I believe she said that they still have a few things.

6 at a time from a breeder? Crazy crazy.

 

[RiverOtter]

Do you know if they're planning on still selling anything? I can't imagine living one's life around animals for so long and then just ... stopping. My ex-husband once said to me "What do you want to do when we retire?"

I was like "Have we met? Am I in an alternate universe?? I want to do this. Maybe bigger. Until I die. We have met, right? I'm RiverOtter..."

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Same. I know I still have a long way before retiring, but I don't think I'll ever be able to at the very least have a few birds if anything, retiring means more time on birds since I won't work as much

 

[Amer]

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

They have caramel colored bills. Can any other breed of poultry claim to have a caramel beak?
They were just added to the standard.
https://amerpoultryassn.com/2021/09/standard-buff-african-goose/

 

[WallyG74]

One or both of my buff BC girls are molting. There’s buff feathers all over the run. Seems a bit early. Anyone else experiencing an early feather storm?

 

[The Moonshiner]

Several of my Call ducks are.

 

[ShrekDawg]

My parakeets are molting now too

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

Poppy's feathers seemed a bit rough earlier, and Scimitar's thighs look patchy. I'm thinking that they might be molting early, too.

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

My parakeets are molting now too

You have parakeets!?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Gah, I'm finding dead babies under my barred cochin. I can't tell if they're being killed or just dying.

My splash is molting. Looks like her and my barred male exploded in the pen