What made this one so unusual was the two tufts with a little valley of smooth feathers in between. It was entered in the show but not for sale. I have seen crested birds before, but never one like that. Maybe that was why they chose to show it and let everybody see it?
This past weekend I went to the Apache County Poultry Show and saw an unusual duck. It has two tufts, one on each side of its head, that reminded me so much of someone wearing a mouseketeers hat that now that song is going around in my head. Anyway, I have never seen a duck like this before...
What I'm hoping for is something with an internal battery that will keep running, sort of the way a laptop keeps running off the battery when it's unplugged. I'm not sure I'm brave enough to try rigging up something like that.
Today is Day 21 for the 2 remaining eggs from that 5 year old cuckoo/barred Leghorn that I bought at the poultry show in 2020. I've been trying for some chicks from her all summer. This morning I woke up to the power out again, the incubator at room temperature, and condensation all over the...
I used to have a Nanday conure who loved moon pies.
He liked Cheerios cereal, too. He would put a toe through the hole in the center then bring his foot up and eat it off his toe.
Well, the crazy broody hen has changed her mind. She is not sitting on the eggs any more and had one for breakfast. Any eggs that showed any signs of life are now in the incubator. :rolleyes:
Nice! He looks just like one of mine--the father of the 5 chicks and fertilizer of all those eggs the broody is hoarding. They could be twins, except mine does not have any brown.
They're barred Leghorns that I got from Sand Hill. By nicest I mean the closest to the SOP out of the birds that I got in that batch. They are not show quality by any means, but I have been comparing them to the SOP to try to get as close as possible. All I can do is my best with what I have...
OK, I'm in serious need of some advice. The nicest of the girls that I got from Sand Hill last year decided to go broody. I have more eggs than I can use and decided to let her have at it, figuring the mood would pass in a day or so. Nope. It's been nearly a week, and she has accumulated...
That's the impression I got, but I didn't want to get any rumors started. It was a few years ago, and he's still in business and raising lots of chicks. It might have been just a bad day.
When I talked to them over the phone a year or two ago, it sounded like he was exhausted and mentioned being older. Well, I'm a few years older than he is. :). Somebody has to keep the uncommon breeds and types going.
I do the same. There are 5 chicks in the brooder right now, all large, lively, and feisty. Praying they are not 5 cockerels....
That business with the gnats bothers me. Why only the brown colored Leghorns?