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Homozygous Update

It is 2024 and we are updating where we are on having a homozygous flock. We currently have 7 pens of birds. All have homozygous roosters in them. Currently, three of the pens…

January 28, 2024

Silverudds Blue

We get a lot of questions on our Silverudds Blue. This breed is the perfect backyard bird and lays a green egg, so there are a lot of people looking to add then to their flocks.…

December 25, 2022

Stick Tight Fleas

Fleas have been horrible here in Texas and more and more people are dealing with a poultry flea called Sitcktight Fleas. These horrible creatures are ectoparasites that, as…

May 20, 2022

Testing for Blue Egg Gene

The Silverudds Blue is a breed that lays green eggs, or is supposed to. To consistently lay green eggs the birds have to have two copies of the blue egg gene. The breed is not so…

January 1, 2021

Winter in Texas

Here in south Texas winter seems to have snuck in before we had any fall. I usually look forward to this time of year as working with the chickens and building pens is much more…

November 14, 2019

Automatic Water System

Since I have grown the number of birds I have, I needed to come up with some time saving ways to feed and water. We came up with PVC feeders that only need topped once a week. To…