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I keep reading about weight at 12 or 16 weeks for meat birds. Since i could not care less about weight at production age , how long would you suggest keeping a bird to get a good ideal of size and finished color?

Minorcas.. Never thought about them. But looked at a few photos just now and saw comments about them being a taller breed. Will be looking into them. I am shooting more toward the Orpington Buff coloration so those Cochins look like an appropriate choice. If i tossed in a couple Jersey Giants...

Ok.. I give up.. What are gum balls?

Just primarily overall size. Bigger heavier though i do not raise them for meat or eggs. I like big dogs, I have Saints, 8month old pups 107 and 134 pounds. Big cats, Mane Coon, at 25 pounds. Flemish giant rabbits. Toulouse geese. White Holland turkeys just because they are several inches...

What would you suggest if any to increase the general size of the birds. My Buff Brahma/Orpington rooster is half again bigger than his Brahma dad, and i was wanting to see if i can better him for size.

Hory mory! Thanks that should keep me busy for quite some time.

Thanks. Started reading today.

just go ask any small produce stand operator. You can always ask the county, but if you ask they usually try to sell you something. When i lived near Phoenix i had a small business and a county guy said i could not. I told him to give me the code so i could look it up. He had a cease letter sent...

i have somewhat of a mixed flock at this time with predominately a few Buff Brahmas and a few Buff Orpingtons and have found i like the lighter buff color of the orpingtons and the size of my Brahma/Orpington cross rooster. i intend to start a small breeding program to attempt to achieve the...

thanks i took a peek. seems there may be some helpful posts in there.

I searched articles and posts looking for "BREEDING" how to info. Scrolled 10 pages and found everything but. Although an interesting post i am still not sure what feeding cockroaches has to do with breeding. So help me figure out where i messed up. How should i search to find "BREEDING" info...

Enjoyed it. One note for the future: Lowe's sells dogfood...lol

It took my birds about three days to get used to the noise the tarp on my temp coop makes in strong winds. An a little slope made it virtually water proof and easy to brace for rain.

I have a 10 by 20 foot coop with wire on 3 sides. Was supposed to be a short term temporary coop till i finished a new coop. But with so many out of my control events mucking up my plans it has been in use about 8 months.I did have to add a 4'x8' plywood panel behind the roost are to thwart the...

I am fine being the local trendsetter.I had to raise my prices lately. Not sure if i am the first or not. Cartons went from 49 cents to 71 cents locally so i raised my price from fifty cents to a dollar a dozen. I do not want your dirty egg cartons brought back. If they are too lazy to come get...

I had thought i would never buy chicks again; it is so much easier when one of the ladies hatches them herself. So i did away with my brooder. But after lots of intense reflection i have been kicking the ideal around about adding one to the new coops. Your post probably just sealed the deal.

I do check on my neighbors livestock when he leaves for vacations; but he just leaves enough food and water in his enclosed run to take care of them for up to two weeks. He just got back from a 10 day trip and all i had to do for the chickens was relocate a new feeder he put in that was not...

My wife went through many lean years in a previous marriage so she cannot escape her need to fill the fridge. So the eggs quite often freeze in the carton. At least 65 to 75% of those that freeze are cracked to the point i cannot get them out of the carton without "Work". I do not want more...

I was going to include a photo my wife took without my knowledge that showed me relaxing with a hen in my lap another on my arm rest and my big rooster Rodger perched on my leg. If i can figure out how to get it from her phone to my PC i will share it.

I used to love taking a break sitting in the back yard awhile trying to watch the chickens. It soon became too crowded in my chair and they decided they enjoyed the chairs so much they would not go back into the coop at night. After the day i found three eggs in my chair i had to quit hanging...