Recent content by Bresseman

I have a Midget white in with my chickens. I had 3 at one time. Lost 2 to blackhead and now treating the third for blackhead. She is loud in the morning and this is since she started to have blackhead or it's because she is alone now. Not sure but she squawks all morning. after having this...

I'm located in North Carolina. This is an incubator that has been used for 1 year. Pickup only!

I have a Brinsea Ova Easy 190 with humidity pump. I used it for a year but am now upgrading. I'm asking 700.00 for it. Pick-up only, Durham, NC PM me if interested.

I'm getting out of breeding business and to that end everything is for sale. I prefer to sell everything below as a package. I will entertain offers for the complete package only. Breeding Trios 2-4 trios of White Bresse Point of lay and some laying Black Bresse Breeding trio Laying...

I'm getting out of breeding business and to that end everything is for sale. I prefer to sell everything below as a package. I will entertain offers for the complete package only. Breeding Trios 2-4 trios of White Bresse Point of lay and some laying Black Bresse Breeding trio Laying...

I would make a complaint to animal control or if you have a gun just shoot the dog. Particularly if the dog is on your property. Dogs that kill livestock or destroy property shouldn't be tolerated.

So I have a Broody Marans. She set on some fertile eggs to no avail for 25 days. I had a hatch going so I placed five new chicks under her two nights ago. I came home and she was still in the nestbox with the chicks, an elevated nestbox and I did not want the chicks to fall out. I removed...

Are you going to sell your farm master?

Looking for a Humidaire 20 or 21 but am also interested in larger models. These things fascinate me...they are beautiful!

I think they will keep as long as any other frozen food. A year would be the max for me.

You should keep her if you have laying hens. My Bresse hens are fantastic layers of huge tan eggs. You can get on average 250+ a year from her.

Spring hatch in full swing. However due to predation I have one foundation hen and one foundation Cockerel, I have 10 younger pullets that are a month or so from full lay. My foundation pullet is laying huge light brown eggs almost daily so by June I am hoping to have 50-100 birds on pasture...

What we do is collect the insects fresh, preferrably alive and then Freeze them in Zip Lock bags and keep them frozen until you want to feed them to the chickens, preferrably during the cold season as there are fewer insects out. If you have a Dessicator you can dry them out once they are...

I'm planning on collecting and freezing these cicadas for future feeding. We do it with soldier fly larvae and the chickens love it and it's a great free source of protein for the birds during the winter. You can also dry them like the dried meal worms. If you can stomach gathering up the...

An interesting article for those wanting to know if this bird truly is worth the hype! http://comfortbites.blogspot.com/2011/07/poulet-de-bresse-is-it-worth-hype.html