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We have had the same set up for 3 yrs. Never had an issue, but we have lost multiple birds to the cold this yr. honestly my birds have never had to endure temps this low. We lost 10 birds last night alone. The wind chill was 10 bellow. The chickens are in the same type of set up, no chickens or...

Last yr I purchased Standard Silver Appleyards from Holderread. This season when I began hatching a few eggs everyone was wanting appleyard calls not the standard size. Holderread sells Mini Silver Appleyards, but doesn't classify them as calls. Are there appleyard calls or are these mini's...

I often see lots of threads about people wanting tame cuddly type birds. Just wanted to say a small change can make a big difference. My Silver Appleyards were in a pen next to one of my guinea fowl pens. Every time we walked in they ran from us & hid. These were raised here from hatchlings. A...

We have 4 large dogs & are not in the market for a 5th. Yesterday a stray dog runs from our hay pasture up to my girls. It does have a collar, but no ID & we don't have neighbors close by. I imagine Simons dumped the dog. He is a very hyper puppy, guessing around 6 mo the old. He wasn't "smart"...

I placed my order a couple of months ago for 10 TSQ large Silver Appleyards. Monday recieved an email saying ducks were shipping that evening & to expect them no later than 6/14. 7 AM today post office called to say the box arrived. I was nervous about the long distance they traveled. But all 10...

These are the ones that hatched 3 days early out of pullet eggs

I have searched & only found the replacement O ring kit for the 3 gal waterers at ruralking.com-- $3 for 3 rings & a black cap. Great right? Shipping is $13.26 SERIOUS! Any other places I can order the O ring from??? We have 8 of these waterers, the oldest one is a yr old & the ring is shot...

I have never dabbled in fresh water fish but use to have a dz plus salter water tanks, some were reef tanks, some seahorses & of course a large predator type tank. In all tanks, except the predator tank, I had a natural cleaning crew of snails, shrimp, crabs & such. Without a good cleanup crew...

Visited a friend that deals in lots of poultry. He had a frizzled guinea. It was pearl in color but the pattern wasnt the same as normal & the feathers were slightly frizzled. Anybody seen one? I didn't offer him anything for it, but once I got home I started thinking maybe I should have bought it.

She had been sitting for several hours & didn't even move when I walked into the coop. Went back in to collect eggs, she was dead. Her insides came out when she passed the egg. This was her first yr laying, so could use been her first egg. Never lost a bird passing an egg, but I always hear...

4 yr old peahen is opening her mouth as if she is gasping for air or attempting to make a sound. I don't see any other symptoms. She was wormed a couple months ago, don't had the date but before mating season began. Any thoughts or suggestion. The peacock seems healthy no other guineas or...

I wanted to take some pics to show all my different colors of guineas. Also wanted to show that the 2 I questioned about being bronze as described when I bought them last fall, their colors didn't change! Their wings have bronzing but they are the color of chocolates. Here are some of my...

Of course his lady ignored him, but I was excitedly see the show! Anyone else have boys showing off yet?

This evening as my guineas were coming in for the night I noticed 1 cock had LONG nails. I am talking scary movie type long.... They are curled out to the side & look awful. I know I have handled this bird @ the end of summer & was shocked to see his nails. Should I attempt to trim them? None...

Got a friendly email about my eBay anniversary. Been 12 yrs since I started my love affair with eBay. Never realized had been that long! Can't remember life before eBay.

Took pic with my phone. Made these for DD haloween party @ school tomorrow. Green food coloring mixed with the yolks. Black olives in center & toothpic dipped in red food coloring for bloodshot the edges. She is way excited!!

I am looking to buy a plucker, not build one. DH is very handy, but it isn't something he has the time to do-- between work, farm & retal houses. I am looking at cconly.com EZ 131-- I would be able to pick it up from con-way frieght, so that will save some on shipping Any other...

Went to a class last wk about wildlife control. Often they have to go in & remove large flocks of geese that are making homes in wheat fields & airports. They said they have tried everything & no place wants the geese. Not even the food bank. Says people won't take them!!! I was shocked that...

For months I have had extra roos hanging around. DH always said we could process them after he built a plucker, but he has so many projects going I still have yet to see the start to a plucker. I finally got tired of taking extra roos to the auction for someone else to go home & slaughter them...

I hear guineas going crazy outside the door today. Open the front door & the dog is on the porch & 15 guineas yelling at him from the bottom of the stairs. My Australian Shepard quickly entered the house. All the guineas them went on their way to wonder the yard. So guineas might be small but...