up until right now id have the occasional oops like a chick that decided to lay in the water so i have larger pebbles in the chick waterer now. I worried about cramping and smothering so i move chicks that are larger or have developed more feathers into other brooders to not have squishing...
looking for bantam cochin chicks from stock with good conformation and sumatra chicks from stock with good conformation. straight run is fine will be wanting
I have a series of coops inside of a larger coop but if the main coop floods I can still have problems i tried paying 200.00 for a tarp big enough to cover the whole place but the first storm and the grommets ripped out ( the rope holding it lasted longer than the grommets!) i had window...
by best i mean raising birds i could potentially show and use for breeding , good about shipping healthy animals responsibly.
i am trying to add more calls to my flock
I am looking for
cochin bantams preferably eggs from birds with good show type any color
call ducks show type really looking for pastel and snowy but would be happy with any
runner ducks show type prefered
must be NPIP and be able to provide proof for my own records of where eggs came from.
i know some of you keep your ducks just fine without a pond but i have been building a pen around my pond and wanted some ideas, i figured someone might show me some cool set ups they have =]
my ducks are call ducks pond is about 6 ft long
so far all i can think to plant are
duck weed
Sago...
for the following breeds as adults and their eggs?
SQ cochin bantams (chocolate, blue, splash, black, mottled and white)
SQ Serama (millie, blue, black, splash)
SQ Sumatra LF (black)
SQ Japanese Bantams (black and white tailed black)
Phoenix with tails dragging at 6 months (silver, gold,bbr)...
ok so a topic i was discussing with a fellow long tail person all of mine that i have, have come from great breeders that have put a lot into tail and structure .
well one told me her stock came from cackle hatchery, they certainly look nice she said some longtails tend to look better coming...
So august 7th i received some more 1 day old Bresse for my flock and the others have been growing nicely as of today (september 7th) and have feathered out one however has just seemed to well-stop!
She had always been slightly smaller but she gained her wing feathers and just seemed to stop...
looking for some birds to add to my breed specific flocks.
Ohiki
SQ Japanese bantam
Liege (I am really looking for a rooster I have about 6 black hens and I wouldn't mind some other colours in the flock if someone has some but seriously I need a rooster =/)
please send pictures of the birds...
I was told buttermilk and silk cloth for cleaning my Longtails feathers but someone also suggested in passing oil. what oil would you suggest?
feeding game bird feed + BOSS right now
looking for line with nice long tails please send pictures and the price you will be asking! if you think you will have some hatching soon let me know i'm happy to wait for the right bird . ALSO looking for Ohiki Chicks
i will pay 8.00 or more per egg depending on what it is and 25+ for young chicks again depending on what it is. And of course shipping. I WOULD ask that eggs be mailed ground and express to decrease risk of air cell detachment.
i am looking for:
midnight
charcoal
opal
bronze
will consider...