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I have always kept a small group of guineas with my chickens after having an unfortunate stray dog issue many years ago, and find them invaluable as a early warning system. My problem has been with male guineas being overly aggressive with the chickens. I raise primarily Brahmas, a gentle...

These came about as a result of a side project. They are predominantly Cornish, with some Brahma, and a touch of Wyandotte. Resulting in males that develop a full, robust carcass, and females that lay a large brown egg. I think you will be very happy with the meat development with the males...

Unless someone is interested in heading it up. http://www.meetup.com/SWOBackyard-poultry/

This cockerel came out of my blue laced red Brahma pen. This is a new one on me. My first thought is possibly some variation of birchen maybe. He has red laced blue feathering extending from his neck onto his back/shoulders. A mostly solid red chest with just a few blue spangles. Henk, or any...

We are offering for the first time eggs from a joint project that Dad and I are working on. These birds are out of good white Cornish hens and a clean legged cock that came from my blue laced red Brahma project that showed strong Cornish influence. As a result these birds all carry recessive...

I have it on my calender for this Sunday April 3. Anyone confirm this ?

I have been looking over my blue laced red Brahma project cockerels, deciding who my keepers are. My biggest and best built cockerel is a splash. This is the first splash male I have considered putting in the breeding pen. I would like the advise of those that have been breeding this color...

With all the question about heating coops, and or heating vs ventilation discussions, let me share what I have done, with good results. First off, my coop is a classic 12' by 32' shed roof coop probably built from some Dept. of Agriculture bulletin 50 years ago. It was in pretty rough shape...

My Dad has always raised white Cornish. He of late was having fertillity issues with his lone cock as he got older, as Cornish are prone to do. The last year he produced chicks, only produced pullets. My blue laced red Brahma project produced some clean legged chicks that showed a little of...

It's been building for a while. Turned 50 a couple weeks ago. Had my knee scoped 5 weeks ago, cartilage and a bunch of bone spurs cleaned up. Had a MRI done on the heal of my other leg, which has been giving me trouble for a couple years. Comes back a couple days before my knee sugery that I...

I've recieved inquiries about shipping birds overseas. Is it feasable, legal, what are the logistics of such an undertaking from this end ?

I have noticed at some swaps folks going around buying up silkies to process. Do certain ethnic markets have a preference specifically for silkies, or would a dark skinned meat type draw interest as well. The reason I ask is I got a first look at some young birds in a way side project I'm...

San Jose State has released the 2010 winners of the annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. The award, named for English writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton, who wrote the classic line "It was a dark and stormy night..." celebrates some of the worst writing. Entertaining reading if you " just ain't...

I am offering hatching eggs from my silver laced Brahma large fowl. This is a limited opportunity to help develop this new variety that I have invested over 20 years creating. They are Brahma in type and temperment, and breed true. These are the only silver laced Brahmas known to exist outside...

I am offering hatching eggs from my silver laced Brahma large fowl. This is a limited opportunity to help develop this new variety that I have invested over 20 years creating. They are Brahma in type and temperment, and breed true. These are the only silver laced Brahmas known to exist outside...

I am offering hatching eggs from my silver laced Brahma large fowl. This is a limited opportunity to help develop this new variety that I have invested over 20 years creating. They are Brahma in type and temperment, and breed true. These are the only silver laced Brahmas known to exist outside...

Just curious how this works ? When looking at the bid history of my egg auction, the bids are out of sequence time/date wise. Also appears bidders are bidding up their own high bids. Some bids have vanished. Not complaining, just wondering.

I am offering for the first time hatching eggs from my silver laced Brahma large fowl. I have spent over 20 years, and considerable expense developing these birds. I am offering a few serious breeders the opportunity to help develop this new variety. They are Brahma in type and temperment, and...

Breeding pen consists of 4 blue laced hens, 7 black laced hens, 2 splash blue columbian hens, 1 black laced cock, 2 blue laced cockerels. Most of these chicks will be fathered by the blue ladds. These birds have the gentle laid back Brahma temperment. This is an ongoing project, still needing...

The last one was so dang much fun, I thought I would give it another go. Breeding pen consists of 5 blue laced hens, 7 black laced hens, 2 splash blue columbian hens, 1 black laced cock, and 2 blue laced cockerels. Most of these chicks will be fathered by the blue boys. These birds have the...