I went to Pratts yesterday and they have a bunch of tiny baby Bantams, some look like silkies. They are soooo cute! I wanted to get one but the worker said it wasn't a good idea to put the baby in with my week old Ameraucaunas for fear they might hur
Read more…i just built one of these. i used an old coleman ice chest, a themostat for an electric hot water tank, a cord and a ceramic light fixure. it took me about 30 minutes total and the cost was less than $15.00. i dont think you can get an incubator any
Read more…So my 4 little girls are 12 days old. It's amazing to me and my family how fast they are growing. Little tails, a few new feathers, wings are so much bigger, and they're eating quite a bit. Made it through some pasting up and now we're thinking about
Read more…I just got 3 chicks a week ago. I always thought it was allowed in city limits so long as you don't own a rooster. I just read you should get neighbors permission (written) if the chickens are within 80 ft). I don't think my neighbors would mind but
Read more…i am looking for a young male rabbit old enough to use as a breeder. anyone out here have one for a resonable price ??
Read more…Our Labrador Retriever, who is 1 yr old, killed one of our hens and ravaged the other 2 but they are ok. Anyone have any experience with a dog being trained to leave them alone? I can't believe how much damage was done in such a short time, it looked
Read more…Hi all, my chicks are 3 weeks old now and I need to buy more food. I am currently using Pratt's starter crumble, but it has lots of yucky stuff in it. I would rather switch to organic. Should I continue to feed them crumble? I don't want to buy 50lbs
Read more…i will be getting some americauna and rred fertile eggs tomorrow. if anyone would like any i can pick up some for you. the lady gets 3.00 a dozen. i will be leaving in the morning so let me know asap.
Read more…i have been looking for a weather proof chicken feeder like the ones i saw on the poultry pages in the UK and Austraila, it appears that there is nothing like them available here in the states, so i took a standard feeder and went to a tin shop with
Read more…My daughter found our first eggs this afternoon, nine of them! All blue. I thought I had been hearing that distinctive "egg" cackle this week. The girls are not using the nesting box we made for them. Because they don't like it or because they don't
Read more…If anyone wants a young Ameracauna rooster (6months old) He is free to a good home or dinner (he has been fed organic feed and free ranges for about 4 hours a day) I hate to see him go, but I can not have him in the city limits.So far he is a very pr
Read more…Hi Everyone! I'm new to PPG but loving that I found it! I've been wanting start a little chicken coop in the backyard for a while now but my husband is worried that it will be too time consuming for me. We have a huge grassy backyard and after having
Read more…I have four chickens, all of which are about 7 months old. About two months ago we got our first eggs. One chicken laid three eggs, one each day for three days. Another chicken laid one egg, but died that very same day. I have no idea why. The egg wa
Read more…So I just cleaned out the aviary. Just a quick round up the birdies, put them in another cage and scrape it down.Swept up all the good stuff and put it in a planting bed, then sprayed it all down with the hose. I can't believe all the rabbit pee hasn
Read more…One of my "hens" turned into a rooster. He/she is a black Australorp about five months old, very pretty, nice, but loud. I cant keep him, he would be a good pet, or dinner? You can call me at 602-565-4848. Thanks! Lynda
Read more…Winnie (Winchester if a boy, Winnipeg if a girl) is an extremely animated little Naked Neck, and I've gotten really attached in the short time he's been with me. Problem is he was a gift from someone who did not know about the "no rooster" law in Pho
Read more…http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/06/27/2287792.htm"If you're wondering how guinea pig is best served, Elisabeth says, all you need is an electric griller and a little creativity. "You place the cleaned up carcass onto the griller. There's a l
Read more…DH and I went to Pratt's after Myron's class yesterday and spent about an hour browsing the animals for sale. All of the chickens they have, other than the chicks, were pecked on, heat stressed, missing feathers, etc. I am now wondering if this is a
Read more…A friend of mine was wondering where he would find someone to process meat birds if he decided to raise some. A disability prevents him from doing it himself and I only have layers so I don't know how.
Read more…I was looking at McMurrays and the Cornish Cross males are the preferred bird, they grow faster. My question is do the males crow/ make more noise than the females? And are there and challenges with raising the cornish cross with egg layers?
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