Recent content by Melabella

Quote: Hi Shanna! Yes.. you are correct that you shouldn't breed crested hens to a crested roo. This creates the crested gene from both parents which results in an extra large crest and in some cases it could produce a vaulted skull. The heavy crest leaves the bird with limited sight vision...

Hi dcba! If you ever need any SFH to keep that cutie company I have 3 breeding flocks, diverse lines, just about an hour south of you. I'd be willing to meet up half way. NYS NPIP Pollorum and Typhoid free MB

Great looking cockerel... off to a great start with him! Love his size, depth, and how he's set up on his legs! MB

Thank you Leahs Mom! PRDK, let me know if I can be of any help! If you are indeed a driving distance to Dutchess County, NY, we could certainly arrange to meet. I am willing to drive a reasonable distance as well. PM me if you would like, I have some babies and teenagers growing out, and...

Hi Lamancha! I have heard this very same thing. I never keep crested Roo's either because I don't want the crested frequency to take over my flocks with all the chicks they sire, but I just saw some pictures of some crested roos on the FB SFH USA group, and they had sprigs too! I...

So, I guess I should have been keeping up with this old post !.... So glad I found it on the FB page. It's beautiful, and I love your description of it.

Omg... sorry Wooded Acres.. see I told you I was getting old... just made the connection.. HA HA

Yes.. just let me know when you want them a bit in advance.. so I can schedule you in, and set for you. How many chicks do you think you would be wanting? Carmela

Hi everyone! Been a long time since I have visited my old thread here. Perrilloux5, how are your girls laying now? Your above posts says 3 of 15 were laying, but I am sure they are up and running in full force now that the days are getting longer? I have been doing this coming 4 years now...

THank you KYTin! Hello! I am also in New York, and can accommodate you in any way you wish. I am located in Dutchess County, NY, so not sure if we are reasonalbe driving distance to each other. I also can arrange to meet, as I head up the Taconic several times a month to go to Saratoga, and...

Hi jeremy, Thanks for asking about Nero. Yes, I love his coloring, and it is very interesting. As KYTinP mentioned it is referred to as SnoLeopard. Funny thing about Nero is he started as a black and yellow chick, and developed like a regular black based cockerel until about 12-14 weeks...

Hello Song of Joy!, I have found with my pullets/hens that 2 eggs a week is on the light side. Where as there is a variance with different lines, I should think you should at least see 3 eggs a week if not more from a pullet that age. I am not sure what you are referring to when you say...

Hi myfivegirls! Thank you for the link to the mini chickenstock, I will have to do some research and see just how far it is from me to come, but yes, I would love to bring some of these black based hens to sell if indeed it's not too far of a hike! Thank you for the interest, and the...

Nero with some of his daughters,... D

Hi Alpine, and THeel, Thanks for the interest in Nero! It's been a long year of hatching and trying to build up two, hopefully three solid breeding flocks. If it was just a matter of hatching and growing them out, and using them all it would be easy. Trying to stay within the guidelines of...