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My husband gave me a new little girl for my birthday! Her name is “Bluff Creek SQ Sugar Maple”. Her sire is “Lost Valley KW Sequoia” and her dam is "Bluff Creek Sassafrass" since both parents’ names are trees…I picked a tree name “Sugar Maple” and I will call her “Maple”. She is a cute...

I had a great hatch of Buff Orps from eggs I purchased from Jody. I removed 5 eggs that did not develop and I had 12 growing. Out of the 12 I had 11 to hatch out… Then I lost one that took a long time to hatch out. I ended up with 10 nice big fluffy chicks that I am very happy with. Thanks...

Here is my new little doeling that I went to pick up in Alabama this past week from BYC's Thunderhill "Robin". She is such a fine ity bity tiny little thing. We LOVE her! She was one of the Quintuplets born on Feb. 4th. She road the whole 7 hours back home in my lap. When we would make a...

Y'all that have ordered from Sand Hill how were your mix of pullets and cockerels’??? I was very disappointed with my mix last year. I ordered 25 in the following breeds… 10 Delaware, 5 blue Orpingtons, 5 blue Cochins and 5 white Ameraucanas. This is what I ended up with… Delaware 8...

The last time we butchered chickens my husband said, we will not do it again until I build a chicken plucker. Well the plucker is complete and I am overflowing with roo’s so this weekend we will try it out. He did a fantastic job on the plucker. He also made a web page about it with pics...

Here is my new baby girl! I just got her yesterday...she was born on 12/07/08. I am trying to come up with a name for her. Her mom's name is "Baby Ruth" and her dad's name is "Hot Tamale". So I am trying to come up with a "Candy" name. So far this is what we have thought of... Twix Snickers...

I can not believe I woke up this morning to a little call duck in my bator pipped and zipped in the turner with its little beak sticking out of the hole in the egg. With a -- reading for the humidity in the bator! I had completely given up on this egg and had totally neglected it! I had a...

What to y’all do to take care of them after??? I had Bella, my little Nigerian, disbudded yesterday. Should I get some antibiotic spray to spray on it? The lady that did it said for now just leave it as it is but once the scabs start to pull away I could spray some on it then because the area...

Well I have to confess that I made an impulse buy today…A little 4 day old Nigerian Dwarf kid. She is adorable! I am already in Love with her. I was not really planning on buying today but this little baby just caught my eye and I knew I wanted her. I named her Bella. Another breeder that I...

Does anyone have any information on this type of incubator? It is an Ultra American Incubator by American Incubator Corporation out of Bastrop, TX. It has a phone number on it but I called and an older woman answered and said the company has gone out of business. A friend of my husbands gave...

My powers back on! We are picking up the pieces in Baton Rouge, Louisiana after Gustav…It's bad here! Baton Rouge and the surrounding area is a mess...it is going to take a long time to get it cleaned up! There are SO many homes with trees on them. It is so sad. I have about 8 neighbors...

I have one little call that has hatched and 2 more have pips! This is my first time hatching ducks...OMG it is so little and cute! I am that more pip... Mitzi

Hey Julie... I peeked under the mama hen a little while ago and... I have 2 little blue Orp chicks that have hatched and 4 eggs with pips...and only one that has not piped yet. I can't wait to see what I have in the morning! Mitzi

I have some Call Duck Eggs on the way… This will be my first try at hatching duck eggs. My bator is a 1588 Genesis Hova-Bator. What advise can you give me? I have read that Call Duck eggs are supposed to be hard to hatch….Sooo I need HELP From those with experience at hatching them. On the...

Hey James! I have one little Sebright that has hatched! Cute little booger... and Pips in... 2 Sebrights 2 Turkens 3 Orps It's early so I hope to have more pips. My uncle passed away and I have to go to the funeral today so I may miss them hatching. Maybe some will wait till I return...

They were enjoying a sunny day after two weeks of rain...and so was I too! Mitzi

Here are some pictures of my Buff Standard Cochen Roo...and one of his hens too. I think he is so pretty! I just love him. What do yall think of him? Mitzi Fluffy butt! Here he is with one of his girls "Buttercup"... Here is Buttercup by herself...

Hi... A couple of people had asked to see some pictures of my BLRW, here they are. They are a little over 10 months old. I hatched these from eggs off of eggbid.com...In a couple of weeks I am getting some BLRW eggs from Sterling Center Farm I hope I have a good hatch! Mitzi My two roo's...