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Welcome That's a lovely selection of girls.. watch out for chicken maths, you'll start with those 4 and then seemingly without realising, you'll suddenly have 6, then 10, then 18

Oooh, hamburgs I've got some SSH hatching this weekend, can't wait. I'm excited to see you breed the gold pencilled. That's a colourway I've been trying to add to my flock for a few years now. Had a disastrous hatch of 1/10 with some golden campines last year. We too have a rather eclectic bunch of ...

There's a guy on trade me, somewhere in Waikato. I spoke with him last year about buying some Reeves. I'll see if I can dredge up his info.

I'm currently trying to find some golden or Lady Amherst pheasant eggs. Tried rare breeds, Facebook etc. Anyone have any suggestions?

How frustrating. And strange.

No idea on anyone other than the lady in Warkworth, but aside from the distance, don't be disappointed if you can't find anyone else. I've had 9 RIRs from her and they've all been great birds. Robust, friendly, excellent layers, good foragers. I live in WW.. make a day of the drive, have lunch and e...

It's just bizarre, isn't it? They appear to act normal in every other way (we have 2 pullets and a roo from the hatch), and are truly lovely birds, just Linus is stuper unstable on his legs, and this one with her interesting resting posture We like having slightly odd birds around, we're not looking...

Meet Barbara, she's 5 months old, and just lies down wherever she finds herself. And I do mean lie down, she lays her head on the ground like she's dead. More than once a panicked family member has yelled "a chicken is dead, mum!" And her brother, Linus, has terrible balance. He can't roos...

I just love that wyandotte roundness Best of luck for your next generation..

I know nothing about breeding, but she's gorgeous.. you must be pleased

If you are interested in Barnyard pellets, they are available in more places than Helensville and Pukekohe, thankfully That's what we're using at the moment too. I buy the 25kg bags locally in Warkworth, they're available at Falloons in Dairy Flat, and I'm pretty sure at RD1 in Albany and I think at...

eae - I kow your birds free range with access to plenty of goodies. In that case it doesn't really matter what's in the pellets. Most of mine are cooped up with just the odd goodie thrown in (I have too many and they have to share) and that's when it makes a huge difference which layer pellets are ...

If you particularly want Weston Milling products, Sunset Croft in Warkworth stock it and I believe they will ship it - probably at a quite a cost though given the weight. Perhaps contact them and see if it fits your needs. I've dealt with Carolynn several times and always found her very helpful. Wes...

You don't sound preachy at all.. everything you wrote it useful information. I'm still on the fence about the whole thing, as I really don't want to upset the apple cart.. but have been spending a little time carefully thinking about the reasons why we were/are saying no, just to make sure they are ...

That's good info, thanks Marina. Very useful to know about 2 males being a no go. I think we'll try and get hold of some eggs next season and give it a whirl. At least then we're not out a lot of money spent on adult birds. All we're looking for is to pretty much have a glimpse occasionally. We live...

My husband is very interested in getting a couple of pheasants to join our eclectic bunch of birds. Preferrably Reeves, but he'd be happy with anything. Is it realistic to treat them a bit like new chickens, i.e. pen them up for a couple of weeks, then just let them loose and hope they hang around? ...