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We have 2 roosters that have to go ASAP!!! Free to go to a new home. 775-378-0594.(my wife's number) The roosters are gonna get us in to trouble with the neighbors and the city if not gotten rid of.

I started a culture of meal worms about 3 months ago. It is now producing in a big way. In way to big of a way. I have about 2 pounds of meal worms that I cannot use. I am offering these excess worms to BYC members at very good prices. keep in mind at the pet store meal worms sell for as much as...

I am aware that at least certain birds in a flock are tracked and recorded according to band either on the legs or the wings. I also realize that at least the leg bands are usually a color and a number. What I have not been able to find is any sort of explanation as to how these colors and...

I set a total of 28 Serama eggs. All where mailed approx half way across the US. I lost approx half the eggs to detached air cells but set those eggs anyway. two eggs had cracked shells. These eggs where shipped in two separated boxes 6 days apart and where set 6 days apart. so here is where I...

I am trying to get all set up to hatch a dozen Serama eggs. But have never seen them before. I am trying to figure out something to use as a hatching tray. anyone have some approx measurements for a standard Serama Egg? Whatever I use will have to be home made as I expect the eggs to arrive...

I just read a message from Sharon (T-Rexxx) that my first dozen eggs are on the way. fingers crossed and saying prayers for really good mail handlers. 1 dozen of those itty bitty Serama eggs that lucky for me they could not squeeze in their Incubator. Sharon looked like a great source of top...

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I am completely and about as unshakably certain that not everything is understood about what happens to the egg as I can be about anything. far to many chicks get lost at this point. Humidity is simply to easy to bring back up fast for it to be the whole problem. In fact my gut tells me it is...

I am building an Aviary to hold 3 Grey Jungle Fowl. I have priced chicken wire from Home Depot, and half inch mesh hardware cloth. the Hardware cloth is 3 times the cost of chicken wire. I bought chicken wire but have not used it. I keep working the pros and cons back and forth in my mind. I...

Hello folks, I am in the process of building a home made incubator. So far I have found two, yes two, small ice makers that broke down and made a really nice chest shaped box with a back panel for mounting things like indicators or monitors if I want them without putting hold into the egg...

There is a lot if information on this site and I realize I have not seen a lot of it. But I was wondering if there is any place that has a collection of Feed Recipies. I have not seen any yet although I have seen lots of them in regard to other critters. A couple of years ago I found a Starling...

Basically I am trying to find out what it woudl take to make it worthwhile for a few people to save feathers for me. In short I do not need a lot of anything but more of a little bit of everything for now. I am not broke but am also not rich, I am also only willing to risk so much on this idea...

I already have a special request from my penturning friends. and as I suspected it is for the Grey Jungle Fowl feathers. I am lookinf for approx 100 of each Jungle Cock Eyes,(also called Nails) or the neck feathers of hte Male Grey Jungle Fowl. Jungle Cock Spades ( the grey and white feathers...

I am looking to try and open a market for many of the feathers produced by Ornamental birds. For now I am looking to put together as large a selection as I can motivate members to send me. I have a customer source for them and as I get requests for specific feathers i will post notices here for...

Hello all from Nevada. I know a strange state to be in. I found this site after looking at chicks and eggs from Mcmurray Hatchery and got my curiosity up. I am not new to breeding in general but do not have a lot of experience with chickens specifically. Most of my experience with Birds is in...