I have a few batches of babies, incubator and natural hatch 1-2 months for sale. I have regular transportation arrangements between NW PA and Maryland where the chickies would arrive same day in great care.
I also want to purchase or trade buff, white and multicolored lines, prefer...
Hi all - any guesses at gender on these two. Not entirely sure how old. I think the calico bantam is around 6-7 weeks and I think the blue standard Cochin is maybe 7 weeks. TIA
So since it's raining here, I'm stuck at my office desk pretty much all day. I was thinking about studying my ABA standard and was wondering how I could make studying more fun. Then I thought I would start this thread!
Basically, I will post a description of one bird from the ABA standard and...
I'm going to use this thread to post my show experiences and wins this fall. I will be posting where I'm showing, what I'm showing, and my thoughts throughout the process.
Fall show season officially starts tomorrow! It's the "Davey Classic" in Lawrenceburg, TN. It's technically a fair show...
I'm starting this thread because 1. I'm stuck inside for the next few days due to weather 2. I want to get more people comfortable with showing 3. Article topic ideas!
Ask me any questions you have about showing poultry, waterfowl, and landfowl. I will try my best to answer your questions or...
Ever wondered how a poultry show works? Well, today I will be walking you through the process of entering a show and how the show process goes.
Please check out my articles on Conditioning Birds for Show and Reading a Coop Card for more information.
Picking Out a Bird for Shows
I won't deep...
So, I bought some top quality breeder birds (Wyandotte bantams) from a well known breeder. He won 5th best bird in a show of 10,600 birds at Ohio Nationals last year. The birds I got are offspring of that winning bird. They are great birds and are filling out very nicely. I noticed though that...
Hey everyone!
I wanted to gauge interest in a few things I would love to write about. I have a slow-paced job, so I have some time to really deep dive into some topics. I know some have already been written about, but it never hurts to have different perspectives. Please let me know if you guys...
Hello! and I hope you follow along and enjoy this breeding plan.
PLEASE OFFER SUGGESTIONS AND CRITICISM WHERE NEEDED! Don't worry about pulling punches, I'm a grown man, I can take it.
To start I am going to say I first saw the Speckled Sussex chicken when I was 14 years old (I am now 42)...
for all of you new backyard chicken keepers (or even experienced ones who want a new breed) it is all ways hard choosing a good breed.
today i am going to go over the thing you need to ask your self before getting chickens.
#1 why do you want chickens?
.do you want them for eggs?
.do you...
for this show i am judging to the nz poultry stranded but any photos of pekin bantams wold be amazing
thank you :)
RULES:all photos must be of pekin...
I have a very mixed flock with 4 6 months old pullets and 4 5 months old pullets (8 chickens). One of the 5 months old is a bantam (Easter Egger) and is ok with the flock since she was raised with 3 standard size ones and got introduced to the bigger ones together. She gets pecked at a bit by my...
Hello, I am thinking of putting together a chick order once we finish renovating our chicken house and run. I am wanting a large, pretty, docile, friendly and preferably feather footed rooster. With that being said, what breed of rooster do you recommend?
Thank you!
tj
Right now I have 17 chicks and I need help telling if three of them are male. they are around 3 weeks old.
1. Breed: Americana/Easter egger
2. Breed: silver laced wyandotte
3. Breed: black australorp
Hello! I currently have a flock with a mix of Rhode Island Reds, Dominique’s, one big Brahma rooster.. his lady unexpectedly passed.,Buff Orpington’s, gold laced Wyandotte’s and a handful of Easter Eggers.
I keep going back-and-forth on what I want to add to my existing flock in the next couple...
I have a case of planning fever! I designed some "Blueprints'' for coop remodels. This won't happen until March at the earliest.
The design dosnt show the ventilation I have planned but there will be plenty!
predator Protection is:
quarter inch hardware cloth EVERYWHERE, under the run, around...
Hi there, I have a lavender Amerucana hen that I am interested in entering at some shows. I have looked online to make sure that color is recognized by the APA but can’t seem to find a definitive answer.... does anyone know whether it is? Or what the recognized amerucana colors are by the APA?
Hey everyone! This year in our 4-H county fair I am showing chickens again! But this year instead of showing silkie chickens I am showing polish chickens an I don't know the standard look for them. I tried looking online, but I couldn't find anything, so if you could help me that would be great...
My chicks will all be right around 3 weeks old on Thursday. I am supposed to have 6 standard and 9 bantam. They all came from TSC on the same day. The one baby (circled in red) is still almost the same size as when I got them! It eats and drinks fine and acts just like the rest of them. Why is...
I have always liked duccle's, millie fluer duccle's have always caught my eye! I also like standard sized birds better than bantam sized birds. Could I "make" standard sized duccle or is there some type of bantam/ Standard gene that would not make this possible? Could I take Millie fluer bantam...