Recent content by Tuhmu

Hey there, Columbian Wyandotte enthusiast here. I'm considering starting a breeding flock of these....(again) this following spring. I've made a couple attempts to start one the last couple years by buying starter birds from breeders - I haven't been successful for a few reasons but I think...

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4th Mama, Lady, and unnamed enjoying said cookie platter.

3rd Lady looking skeptical of the spritz cookie n seed platter we presented them.

2nd Also Schmidt where he got a little Christmas bling for our Christmas photos this year - he was extra proud of it.

1st is our tom, Schmidt (any New Girl fans out there? "I can do this all day!") being his most handsome self.

Not that I can recall, not a major problem anyway.

Sorry to hear that. You're doing pretty much everything I did. Though the one thing different is that mine was actually living under the hen house. So I was able to put one of the live traps right in front of the hole he had dug. I'm not sure if that's a common thing for a mink/weasel (or...

Yes, she's exposed to a Red Angus for June calving. She's an Aryshire.

So I just wanted to set the record straight here and give an update since I can't edit my post anymore. I kind of jumped the gun lol. The Columbian Wyandotte roosters I got from Dragonfly Farms really grew into their colors and patterns and are, in my opinion just stunning big boys. I can't get...

Going to be a big weekend for us. We are getting a nurse/family milk cow this weekend! We were trying to hold off awhile to get one, until we were more ready to milk. But this cow apparently takes calves with ease and is one of those that lets anything suck. She's going to have one calf with...

3 months. That's what I've heard, it's interesting that with some groups it comes up and with some it's doesn't. For example, I've had hatchery stock brahmas from a couple different places. From mcmurray the lights had the partridge patterned spots but the buffs didnt. From cackle both the...

Dragonfly Farms out of AR. Other than the coloring, they are nice looking birds so far and she was very nice to deal with. But I am a bit disappointed about the coloring. What makes the columbian pattern so pretty and regal is that lacing with solid white/buff, and no spots mixing in. If these...

Week one of adoptive mama has gone well! I ordered 15 speckled sussex from Cackle. I've always just given my hens chicks during the day without problem, but this particular hen was not having it. After getting them in the dark and sitting on them all night in a pet carrier, she decided she...

So idk whats going on, maybe my incubator is running hot or my thermometer is off. My first batch of turkeys last week was a dud, not one hatched. I have a 2nd batch that are due to hatch on Tuesday and we have one got a pretty good start on zipping.....that's 4 days early! I had both batches...