I'd like to jump in here with a couple comments if this is allowed. 
     I am a fanicer I guess. We have barred rock as the primary layers with a 
couple white rock thrown in for color! And oh yes one rhode island red as 
well. Feeding far to many but do enjoy the fresh eggs and I find the feed 
dealers pleasant folks to chat with !!.
     We also have roller piegons and a few of the XL D1 quail that breed and 
lay at 6 weeks of age. And then there are the Ducks. Pekings and Kahki 
Campell as well as call ducks of several colors. I really enjoy them as they 
start "talking to you" as soon as they see you coming. Also some wood ducks.
     A few bantys and a pair of turkeys round out the yard that is a lot of 
pleasure to me here on this small Ark farm.(Please no remarks about the thing 
in the white house--I tend to get viloently sick at the mention of his name)
     I have recently aquired a large incubator to replace the little 
styrofoam ones I've been using. I look foward to a fun time this year running 
it.
     Incidentally there  some good poultry swap meets in MO. and Okla. None 
of any real good in Ark that I know of. The best we have found is up in Mo. 
twice a year in June And Oct. What a great time is had up there. We can'nt 
take anything in there to sell but we sure have fun buying.    
    I hope I'm not to far off topic here. Do have a H & G question if anyone 
has the answer. How can I get rid of (Permantley) dirt dobbers. A wasp like 
insect that builds a mud nest in almost anything. They will flat ruin an 
electric motor or anything else they get into. The Chem Cos want you to spray 
them one at a time! Dumb Dumb Dumb.
    Thanks for the space and your time,
              Tom in Ark.
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