Recent content by Dinoroar

I have some I’d part with but I’m in Georgia so not much help. Good luck with your search

I loved the fayoumis I had, they were beautiful, full of sassy personality & great foragers…. But also overly fearless. They’d roam away from the rest of the flock and we’re pretty much hawk bait. I have some of their mixed offspring that still have their wild steak but enough sense to take...

Pretty sure op is using BPR for ‘Barred Plymouth Rock’

Since being pure bred in chickens is all about weather they match the breed standard, they wouldn’t technically be barred rocks if they have non standard traits but they’re not a new breed until they breed true. I hope that reducing the feathers and getting bigger combs helps you end up with...

I love naked necks. I wonder how yours compare to what we have in the untied states. I’m not sure what you’re feeding now or what you may have available but you may want to get a supplemental calcium source for your layers if their shells are thin. You can give crushed oyster shells (easily...

Following for incubator geekery!

Interesting! I wonder what accounts for the differences!

Did the 3 groups come from the same source or all different lines?

I have used them in broth but most often freeze and use them as dog treats.

These are from eggs I got on eBay that were listed as jumbo brown. Before these I had silvers from myshire, locally purchased goldens and local plain pharaohs as well as some blue eggers from a different eBay seller. All completely wild. I don’t know if jumbos tend to be mellower or if the ones...

I’ve had several different batches of quail over the years and all of my previous ones were pretty wild/ uncatchable like you describe. But the ones I have now are much tamer. I can let them out to run around my garden and then just pick them up to put them back in their pen. It’s a stark...

Sounds like all great features but 25 year warranty is top choice for me.

Do you have a reference that is making you so wary? I found the study thaf suggests further research on azolla but doesn’t seem conclusive enough that I’d stop feeding it. https://www.academia.edu/10074317/Azolla_BMAA_and_Neurodegenerative_Diseases

I got some from an Etsy seller last fall. I’m trying to build up the amount I have but so far it’s not as prolific as azolla or the larger duckweed. One thing I figured out is that I have to keep the buckets covered with screen or else disturbance from rain water washes the wolfia onto the side...

This is amazing how well you can candle these! Most of my quail eggs I can’t see in at all!