They don't get too big, the boys top out around 8 pounds usually, only a little over a pound bigger than an Ameraucana. They usually look heavy and squat because they have very loose feathering. I love bearded breeds, almost every breed I'm working with this year is bearded! lol!
Breeder, she sent me pictures, her flock looks solid quality. I'll be interested to see how they grow out too. Will post the pictures she sent me and a couple pics of the babies later, my phone won't upload pictures to the site
Possibly, when I get over there to pick up birds I'll take a look. I swore to myself I wouldn't do waterfowl this year because of all the projects I had going on but how bad could some bantam ducks be? :lol:
In other news, blue salmon faverolles eggs I had shipped in from Texas hatched. I...
Dennis has several rare breeds and varieties available now or soon as chicks, and I will probably have several extra started pullets later in the summer of various breeds and varieties available as well
Sounds like a wonderful area! although I don't think you will notice much of a difference in your tick population after you get chickens. I keep chickens mainly for eggs and for exhibition. I have kept guinea fowl in the past, which I do believe (at least in my case) made a different in the...
Berks co here :welcome
it's always a trap! Mine had $1 3 week old barred rock and brown leghorn, so I picked out 2 of each with lady characteristics. Oops!
What are everyone's thoughts about possibly having a large swap/get together for the thread's 10th anniversary in September 2019? :jumpy
premade Sheds can make some great coops! I find if you need more living space fast, sheds are a great option. It's much faster to build a foundation and slap a shed on top than to plan and build a coop from scratch. Simple alterations like linoleum floor, ladder style roosts and egg crate nest...
Oh, and hatchery Brahmas aren't usually any larger than your standard chicken. You would have to find a show breeder if you want truly large brahmas, although show birds are not as productive layers
my Wyandottes and brahmas have all been wonderful. I've had silver, gold and blue laced red wyans. The roo in my avatar was a splash laced red and he was always very courteous and wonderful. I've had buff and dark brahmas, adore the dark variety the most, I think they're beautiful. My wyandottes...
there's a woman in Bally named Angela who I know is hatching svart hona but I'm not sure if she's breeding yet or will be next year. Her facebook page is "The good egg". If not, D.A.M. Good poultry (also have a FB page) in quakertown is breeding fibro melanistic Easter eggers using svart hona as...
Welcome! I am located in berks, along with Dheltzel and fangedknight. There's tons of great people and good info throughout the history of this thread :)
I've also had africans, and mine were great geese. Although every goose is a wild card when spring rolls around, especially the gentlemen...