Dean, Wow, I believe I would not have been so kind to a dog that tried to get my birds. I have a main coop of laying hens that I free range for an hour or so ...
hi, all, I got an email from a gal in a bird group asking to allow her to add me as her friend on grouply. Like a stupid dope, I clicked on the link to see...
Hey just wanted to let you know I've posted another auction via ebay! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=300263287133...
I just got an advertisement sent to me by McMurry Hatchery with a hen condo for $500. It is a great idea if you wanted to keep stealth chickens in a...
oh, just got that too! isn't it cute? I wouldn't buy it either... but I can build this one with a minimum amount of "man" help from DH. putting the skirt...
mark, if you were building this trashcan condo, would you make "windows" w/ wire in the trashcan? do you think the can will get too hot in the summer? Have a...
Leigh Anne, This thing is meant to be a tractor to be moved around the yard. I would add the 6" wire skirt on the outside of all so that when a predator hit...
I just received a batch of eggs from my friend Patrick that come from a line of quiet roosters. We are trying to breed quiet bantam roosters so that backyard...
wonderful project, Mark! so far, I have a quiet silkie roo, but two more that are not so quiet. both of them tend to crow throughout the day. thankfully, we...
Leigh Anne, Is it a genetic thing or because he is the low roo in the pen and timid around the others? If he is genetically quiet and passes on this trait to...
actually, he is my top roo in the pen. the other two roos are younger. he is very stately, walks softly and must carry a big stick. he doesn't seem to need...
I'm working on the same thing, starting with a different line of birds. The founding rooster is a Serama--not a quiet bird, and nowhere near my goal, but...
Hi Michael, Sounds like you are headed in the right direction and making headway early in the game. I am sure some are going to have some solid success in...
I am looking for a breeder of Booted Bantam chickens. I would like to start a small flock. I can find them in Europe but the shipping would be killer thus not...
Dean, thanks! I never thought of looking at breeding practices in canaries and voice pigeons, even though it is an obvious choice for research. It is time for...
Deborah, Are you referring to the Belgian D'Uccle? It is called the bearded booted bantam. Or the Sablepoot or Booted (not bearded, but like the D'Uccle)? I...
It would be nice to see if he passes this trait on. Dean has given lots of good information on how we might get to this quiet rooster. ... younger. he ... ...
Hi Deborah, Here are the proper names of the Belgium bantam family; Barbu d'Anvers,Barbu d'Everberg, Barbu de Grubbe, Barbu d'Uccle, Barbu Bosvoorde, and...
How many of you out there belong to the ABA (not the American Bar Association, but the American Bantam Association - I belong to both)? The ABA is a good...
hello! I am new to post, but have learned so much from this messageboard...thank you! We have numerous holes going under our fence around our chicken coop. We...
Melissa, We probably need a few more details to be sure what is going on. However, it could be that your hens stopped laying because it is getting close to...
I have stopped my hatching projects for the winter and am consolidating some of my birds (moving and getting rid of some). Next spring, in addition to getting...
My name is Lisa and I am from Vermont. I will tell you a little bit about myself. As a child my father always had laying hens and I decided to get back into...
Lisa, Wow, that is tragic! I have heard of several folks that have lost coops, usually from electrical fires. Yikes! One woman Luann in SC lost a whole barn...
hi, Lisa! Welcome to Bantam Chickens! so sorry about your flock. I ordered from Ideal last year (silkies). I'm pleased with my silkies from there. they are...
I have a pair of d'Uccles, but she is not laying right now. Barbu d'Uccles (bearded and booted Belgian bantams WITH rumps) are usually just referred to as...
Serama Mama, Thanks for providing this information. I have seen you on some other boards, welcome to this one. I like this breed, particularly the feather...
Hi S.M. I hope nobody took offense at my posting on the proper names of the various Belgian bantam breeds. I know a lot of purebred people who show their birds...
Dean, As always, very good information and I learn a lot. In addition to the other bantam breeds you have that I want, I still would like some of your "home...
The below was a PM note reply to Lisa Lisa, I too like Cackle Hatchery and have good results from them. However, the Ameracaunas you get from them are...
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