Llamas have been domesticated practically longer than any other animal in the world. More than 5,000 years ago, in the South American Andes Mountains, with their agile, padded feet, llamas were used to carry loads over difficult trails. Four species form what is called New World Camelids – llamas, alpacas, guanacos and vicunas. Along with […]
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. […]
Where does the Chattering Lory come from? The Chattering Lory’s home is Indonesia. This bird may be one of an endangered species and may not be imported into the U.S. check with CITES for current information. What does the Chattering Lory look like? The Lory’s body is scarlet with yellow under the wings and on […]
