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Will you be selling chicks this year

Hen & Cock came from Tony Albritton, 2 years old $25 for the pair. Pick up only.

Personally if I posted a picture of one of my birds, I would want a honest critique.

What about somehow adapting a system using compost for heating. It is used for greenhouses sometimes http://www.uvm.edu/sustain/clean-energy-fund/cef-projects/compost-power-using-compost-power-to-heat-a-greenhouse...

I also kept back a few CornishX hens and hatched some eggs out of them by a Dorking. They are 11/1 weeks & 4 days old, being raised by Dorking broodies.

I have raised Cornish cross with broodies for a few year. I feed only once a day and they are kept with the rest of the flock. They will range farther out than any of my other chickens when young, I think this is because they are always so hungry. I have also kept a few hens to laying age and...

It is because of this thread that he started that I got interested in raising standard bred poultry. He opened my eyes to the importance of breeding to the SOP. I will miss him, even though I never actually got to meet him. Bob rest in peace.

Just a thought about the color chestnut, it might be from the horse colors that this term came from. SOP also uses bay to describe colors.

My thought on this is a lot of people want to buy hatching eggs, because they believe they are saving money. In my opinion, it reminds of the saying "penny wise, pound foolish". I would rather buy a trio or even a pair if possible from a reputable breeder. This way you know what you are getting...

I buy organic no soy or corn feed from Azure Standard. They have drop shipment routes, you email and ask them if they have a drop off point near you. They deliver once a month, the only problem is that you have to be able to pick it up on their delivery date, in a small time window. They have...

Yes, I mostly lurk and learn.

Butch Gunderson and Danny Padgett have Partridge Rocks

As far as laying, I got Australorps from Duane and they have been really good layers, even through the winter as 2 yrs olds. I also got a really nice rooster that was top SQ, and few hens that were really nice SQ, and all except one would be SQ, meaning no DQs. When you get chicks even from SQ...

I have some Cornish X that are small for their age, but I have attributed this to the shorter day lengths. I also have been experimenting with limiting their feed. They free range, have a lot of green stuff available, they were being raised by a broodie up until this week, at which they were 6...