Vital Statistics: Place of Origin: United States/Canada Coat Type: short, silky, close to body Color: natural mink, blue mink, champagne mink, platinum mink, either with points or solid Temperament: active, curious, trainable, social, good with children & dogs, not trustworthy with birds or rodents February’s Cat of the Month is the Tonkinese This social cat […]
Barnevelders are named after the Dutch town of Barnevelder. They were developed through the crossing of chickens from Asia with local Dutch breeds. Barnevelders lay a fair amount of brown eggs. Recently, breeders have focused on this breed as a show breeder, ignoring the quality of the eggs. Now many Barnevelders lay light brown eggs. […]
While it may seem natural for birds of the same species to get along, this is not always the case. But gradual introductions often work well. Here are some ideas to help. Keep the new bird in its own cage where the old bird can hear him, but out of sight. This way the birds […]
