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I have two pairs of partridge Showgirls. They are ten weeks old. Really stunning. I would like $12 pr. Pick-up only in the Saginaw/Bay City area.

I buried poor Cookie (a 2 y.o. hen) three weeks ago. She had been having oviduct problems, even passed something that looked like a rock... Imagine my alarm & disgust when I found her half-eaten carcass in the yard, yeaterday. Something had dug her up and eaten most of her torso. We live...

I have decided to tackle one dreaded chore today. I am challenging others to do so as well. Whether you are at home or on the job, tell us what your dreaded chore is. Hopefully, we can inspire eachother to mop the bathroom, file the files, edge the walkway or whatever. My name: Chickenmaven...

A while back, there was a member who sold bumper stickers. They were personalized & had outlines of various breeds. Does anyone have info on this BYC member??????

My daughter found "red bugs" on the chest of her French Angora. I held him & brushed him and found nothing. She has better eyesight than I do, so I am going with her take on things. What treatment options do we have? The web has been little help.

I am fit to be tied. DD's 4-H pheasants are 5 weeks old. We have nine of them in a large cage. Been "meaning to" finish our 12x12 flight pen this week. The kids & I are going away for a few days & it'll be easier for DH to care for them w/o a brooder to clean. So DD & I toiled into the...

DD & I got some Sultan chicks from a local family. Tha parent birds are very cute - look a bit like Polish. We would LOVE to see photos of your Sultans. Anyone come up with nifty Sultan names?

Just shy of 2,000 posts, I think I need to take a break form BYC. Last year, I took a break for a couple weeks because I felt like it was taking up too much of my time. Now, I will take a break for a different reason. I began this thread to ask others if they have ever taken a break & why...

After more than a couple rehomings and the recent death of one rooster, I finally have an ideal couple of roosters. Krusty is a standard Ameraucana. He is very protective and courtly toward his hens. Most importantly, he shows no aggression to DD & I. Oh, and he is really handsome! The...

I have two broody silkies setting. They are right up next to eachother with all the eggs under both. Once a day, I throw them off the nest to make them stretch their legs & eat. They usually put out gigantic Broody Poops at that time. Soooo, I was very surprised to find half their eggs...

I bought a pair of East Indies from a well reputed bantam duck breeder. The facility was very nice. The birds I bought are really pretty. I was told they are a year old. I do believe this. Neither bird has any white on it - a sign of age. For about 6 weeks, they have been in a very nice...

I have one adorable year-old Showgirl roo. He is partridge with reddish streamers. Very hearty, cute, lots of personality. (A bit too much personality, according to my standard roo...) I would like to rehome him with a mate. Either his "favorite girl" - a partridge showgirl hen - or a 2nd...

My DH is my best friend. He brings me coffee in bed... AND HE WADS UP DAMP TOWELS & leaves them on the floor!!!! What does your honey do that makes you scream? in a bad way...

Hello everyone! Please help me. No one at my house is handy. I am dividing a pen that we have (a huge, unused dog run). The run is 6' chainlink fence. I would place a secure house in the run and cover with hawk net. The run is so large that I only want to use the end of it. So I have an...

I am wonder if y'all tip your helpers or pay them a "fair hourly wage" or what. I have just started going to auctions. I am starting a business and need alot of stuff. My 18 y.o. son often pulls together a moving team for me, if my bidding is especially "successful." We borrow a big truck...

I have been looking & looking for good info on keeping ducks. I think this is a super site. Almost "one stop" info shopping! http://www.duckhealth.com/duck.html

I would like advice on the East Indies breed and duck housing for bantams. Thanks. DD & I have been raising chickens & pheasants for a couple-few years. I would like to get some ducks. Because we live in a neighborhood (on less than 2 acres), I was thinking that bantam ducks would be easier...

When the cold & darkness hit my corner of Michigan, I start having one "bad day" after another, until I know I am in my winter funk. If it is sunny, like today, I will sit with my face to the window. I also try to get enough exercise & eat right. Does anyone else suffer from this? Any good...

Our 4-H group will be doing a project for our local domestic violence shelter. We will bring supplies for the kids to create a holiday gift for their moms. It turns out we will have many very small children - mostly ages 2yrs. to 6 yrs. We will have about an hour to 90 minutes to create these...

"Before you know it, it'll be Christmas"... That is what they said on the radio this afternoon. Hellooooo! I have a calendar. I am absolutely positive that it will not sneak up on me. I hate how the merchants try to trick us into going into a frenzied spending panic.