Recent content by Pasturedpeeps

Really cool, so in theory if you breed a black chicken to a Yokohama you would get blue, black and splash? Or some combination of the those colors? Adding the baring gene to a red pyle would only get expressed in the red feathering and I can see that it won't work. I had hoped that some lines...

The Yokohama looks like a red Pyle bird and has patterned chicks. So what’s the difference between the Yokohama and the average red Pyle bird (other then the obvious mottling genes)

Is it possible to build an auto-sexing breed off of the color pattern Red Pyle?

Nicalandia is it possible to build an auto-sexing breed off of the color pattern Red Pyle? Its basically wild type, right?

Troyer, Do you still have your fireworks line?

At what age do SFH start to lay eggs typically?

Agreed the sandpaper removes the bloom but only in the places sanded. After a number of years of cleaning eggs by sanding I disagree. Sanding is a extremely effective cleaning method. But it does have its limitations.

Yes, word-of-mouth is my main marketing approach. But I have found that giving our sample dozens almost always works to generate sales. As for cleaning eggs. Its only about 5-6 dozen a day to clean so not a lot of labor. I use sandpaper to clean off any dirt or poop. Its simple, effective and...

I have around 100 laying hens and sell about 90+ dozen a month and use primarily RIR from hatcheries. But turns out they are not really RIRs at least not SOP. They are ok but definitely not my favorite. I would also like to have a pure bred flock. I feel like it would fix some of the problems I...

Great article! Thank you for sharing and the advice. I used the Java example because it was the first to come to mind. Unrelated, now that the USA has normalized relations with Cuba could we expect to see Cubalaya imports?

It sounds like this is a common approach. Is this why there are subtle difference traits in lines among a breed? I was under the impression that grading was frowned upon. For instance the Garfield Farm in Illinois did genetic testing on their Java’s to prove they are a genetically unique breed...

What breeds would be a good choice for grading the Cubalaya?

Maybe this is a silly question. What does the graded and straight mean in regards to your lines?

Really? Are there different lines?