Recent content by scyllarus

I'm being bullied with chicken pictures, help!

Thank you for the pictures! Yeah, that's been a serious concern about possibly getting bantams as our future plans were to put netting over the entire fenced-in yard and just let the chickens roam. I know we run the risk of predation with that set-up, so I had been considering larger breeds (but...

Oh lord, I'm just trying to avoid getting impulse chickens. I've considered bantams - we're thinking of planting down some decent cover in the new backyard and getting everything set up before chick season next year - and it's honestly just going to be a semi-pet backyard flock. We don't need...

Nooooooo Are the roosters any quieter than standard-sized roos? I'm not going to lie, between other peoples' stories about their roos and finally getting a wonderful little quail roo, I'm really kind of interested in keeping a few. The downside is the crowing - chicken roos are so much louder...

Ah, there it is. There's the reason not to get bantams right this second (not that I think I can without some serious work - looks like most hatcheries don't have d'Anvers available). It doesn't solve my problem in the long term since we're thinking to put netting over the entire yard in our new...

Do they tend to be flightier? I know they're better able to fly, and I know some breeds are more skittish, but I just want to pet a bird dangit. Wah! I've considered silkies, but I just can't agree with the feathered feet. Or vaulted skulls. I know it's possible to find silkies without either...

Hello! I am having a rather long day at work and have found myself seriously considering getting some D'anvers bantams. I am moving in a few months. I need to get the new place's backyard ready for chickens. The Husband wants giant tall dinosaur game chickens, which is going to be a really weird...

Haha! Snakes are reasonably afraid of us - I mean, if a giant hairless primate ran at me with a flipflop bigger than my body, I'd probably book it for the hills. It's just a pity they don't seem to be able to realize that something is too big to eat. Fingers crossed that he decides that his...

Ugh, it almost feels worse when the predator doesn't even eat the chicken :/ At least it does to me. If you're able to keep an eye on them and one does get snatched by a snake, water on the face/head will usually get them to let go - and if doesn't work, some reptile keepers recommend using...

I have a pet bullsnake, and we keep quail. When we had a neighbor's kid do some bird-sitting, she let the snake escape (this was somewhat our fault - the snake's enclosure had a weird locking mechanism that she didn't really understand and she had permission to play with the snake) and he killed...

Hola! Not a native Floridian, but I'm a transplant and I married a Cubano. Your name reminds me of a little place near Jacksonville called Chowder Ted's - really great food if you're ever in that area.

A solemn day. The Husband is sending the first batch of extra males to freezer camp today. I still find it distasteful despite having dispatched and processed birds, but it's something that has to be done for the good of the covey. We currently have several males who are auditioning for our 2nd...

Go Puddin'! May you hatch out as round and fluffy as my favorite quail hen, who is incidentally also named Pudding!

I also agree with Kiki. I think 5 miiiiight go either way - some hens have more or less speckling on the chest - but it looks like a male atm.

I think Thieving Otter Farms released gingers a few months ago, so your best bet is to order from them, or to track down someone who purchased gingers from them.