Hello all, Dean Shuck recommended I join this group and I always listen to Dean. I recently moved to Columbus, IN from Kentucky with about 1200 chickens,ducks,...
Matt John, Welcome. I always listen to Dean as well. He knows more than I could every possibly learn about chickens. I went to your site and you have some...
Hi All, This is starting to take on the feel of an extended family around here. I have several good friends on this site and the conversation is always...
Dean, Thanks for sharing your hatch information. In my turmoil over which bator, between a Dickey or Sportsman, I ended up buying a Dickey for over $700....
I have some bantam Cuckoo Marans almost 4 weeks old and another set to hatch in a week. These were from a line that was imported recently from Europe. The...
I screwed up and did not open my vents on my new Dickey incubator as my fickle Bower incubator leaks and I only have to open the vents on day 18 in the Bower....
i may have found some of both . (crosses fingers) well eggs anyways. I am still hoping to find some chicks. thanks for all the help before. We3're hunting for...
Jo, There are some available from someone I contacted and I will see if he still has some. Do you want eggs or birds? They are not the clean legged version,...
Wanted in SE Arkansas: Bantams Would like some buff Orpington, buff Wyandotte or buff Columbian Wyandotte bantams in SE Arkansas for a future 4-H project....
Jodi, I got a reply from the man that has the bantam Langshans and he still has some, but he wants your e-mail address. I told him that I had your contact...
Jim, Bantam Orpingtons and Bantam Wyandottes are two breeds that I have been interested in obtaining as well (to try them out and see if they are ones that I...
hey there, coming out of lurkdom for a quick question. I bought 2 silkies at our local small animal & livestock auction a couple of weeks ago. I just read a...
Leigh Anne, As you may know Silkies are a true bantam in that they were not bred down in size from a standard chicken and they are an old breed. Thus, a...
Hi Leigh Anne, The Silkies we have in the US are considered bantams even though some strains have some rather large individuals. I met one back yard fancier...
Hi everyone! My daughter, Olivia, who successfully campaigned out city to change the zoning law to allow pet chickens last summer, has a new project . She...
Very good video. I voted. Looks like she is wining in this group of videos. Wow, her chickens are tame! Mark in NC ... project . ... by ... it ... of...
SQ Silkies Blue/Splash/White. Few Buff/Black. $15-17 each SQ Cochins & Frizzles White/Black/Barred $12 each Plus $10 shipping box and approximately $50...
The animal swap in kankakee IL is tommorrow 6-1-08 At the fair grounds. we will be there with a bunch of chicks and critters, hope to see you there!...
An update and THANKS for all your support! Olivia's book video had gained 2 percentage points over the weekend, and she was in the lead and feeling good. But...
I voted again today, not just because you asked, but because it is a very good video (and it's about chickens). She is up quite a bit now. Mark in NC ... ...
Jodi, I finally got the man's e-mail address for the Bantam Langshans and I sent it to you by PM. Mark in NC ... still ... . . . ... We3're hunting for Bantam...
I voted. It was a very good video and she reminds me of myself at her age. I loved my birds. :) I hope she wins. She's in the lead right now. You might...
I wanted to thank all of you who supported me in the video book review voting. I just found out that the chickens were victorious!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! It is so...
Hi! I just joined the group. Recently, we decided to restart our chicken project with new chicks and a new coop. The bantam chicks are still in the brooder so...
Charlotte, There are lots of coop designs out there that you can find if you do a search. I have built several different things, mostly chicken tractors. My...
Mark and everyone- Thank you for all of the information. Thanks, too, for posting your coop blueprints. It certainly gives me ideas. Yes, I've been online...
Charlotte, Sounds like you should have a really nice coop for your bantams. I use my tractors as separating pens from my main coop for broody moms and new...
just a question as far as oyster shells.... I feed my exotic birds a commercial egg food, especially when they are feeding babies. they gobble it right up....
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