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post #18631 of 45117
1/5/12 at 3:07pm

I need 2 Male Silver laced Polish and 2 Male Gold Laced Polish. Also Need about 6-8 Female Ameraucana Pullets or hens that lay Sky Blue Eggs. I am wanting to make a silver laced and a gold laced Ameraucana or an EE after the cross. They have to come from a NPIP Flock. I would Prefer to buy local but I havent found anyone yet! Anyone who know Ameraucana or Polish Breeders With in 1-2 hours of Tulsa?

Nate

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post #18632 of 45117
1/5/12 at 3:18pm
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As it does at times...
But, the lack of distractions have proved worth it as I am half through with my tech school work! lol cool


That is good. It always feels good to accomplish something. What are you studying?


Studying to become a commercial photographer... After I finish with Francis Tuttle, I'm thinking about attending The Arts Institute in Dallas. Though, I'm still on the fence about that...


I always wanted to either be a photographer or vet. I ended up with a computer science degree and work as a dialysis tech. Lol I have no clue how that happened.

Blunck's Photography in western OK used to have a really good apprentice program. I don't know how it is now though.

Shavon

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Shavon

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post #18633 of 45117
1/5/12 at 3:22pm
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Originally Posted by Stray 

Oh... Wow... long time...
How long have I been gone?
Am I in any sort of trouble for disappearing for 7-ish months?
In other words....
HAI PEEPS!!!! I'S MISSED YOU!!! bun

((If no one is actually on I might just cry, lol))


We missed you too Stray!!  How are you?  Are you graduated yet?  Don't worry about not being on - I took off a few months myself, and I'm glad to know I'm in such great company.  So happy to hear from you.  Do you still have chickens?

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post #18634 of 45117
1/5/12 at 3:24pm

hi yall going to be bussy dustin has a show tomarow and i have the stillwell auction so mi bussy bussy


ALLBREEDS  they start taking consiments at 11am ill be there about 2 or 3  auction starts at 6 PM but come early so you have time to viset and look at all the birds

every one elss i will be bring
CORONATION SUSEXS
DELAWARE
NEW HAMPS
OEGB
COMETTS
BLACK COPPER MARANS
BANTAM COCHINS
BANTAM NNs
BORBON RED TURKEYS
CRESSTED DUCKS
LF BLUE COCHINS
BANTAM AMERAUCANAS
EX EX EX EX

HOPE TO SEE SOME OF YALL THERE FOR SOME GOOD OKIE CHICKEN FUN

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VILLAMIL FARMS -- we have to manny breeds to list here please check out my BYC page
"you never have enufe chickens there is allways room one one more "
proud member of the NPIP # 3139
like VILLAMIL FARMS on facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Villamil-Farms/169244439826127
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post #18635 of 45117
1/5/12 at 3:31pm
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Originally Posted by OkChickens 

I need 2 Male Silver laced Polish and 2 Male Gold Laced Polish. Also Need about 6-8 Female Ameraucana Pullets or hens that lay Sky Blue Eggs. I am wanting to make a silver laced and a gold laced Ameraucana or an EE after the cross. They have to come from a NPIP Flock. I would Prefer to buy local but I havent found anyone yet! Anyone who know Ameraucana or Polish Breeders With in 1-2 hours of Tulsa?

Nate


You can find those birds around here, and in much better quality than any hatchery will ever provide. I wish you luck on your hunt, But why Polish? A Silver Laced Wyandotte would be easier to locate and teh silver laced pattern of teh Wyandotte rather than Sebright / Polish will be easier to achieve. With the polish you are on an uphill battle, wish you luck.
have you ever breed laced birds before? dealt with problem lacing? because you will have plenty of problems more with Polish and 2x the problems with Hatchery stock as the lacing quality wil be poor to start with.

Bantam: Blue Wheaten OE, Brassy Back OE, Birchen OE, Brown Red OE, Opal OE, Porcelian OE, Columbian OE  NPIP# 3-125

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Bantam: Blue Wheaten OE, Brassy Back OE, Birchen OE, Brown Red OE, Opal OE, Porcelian OE, Columbian OE  NPIP# 3-125

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post #18636 of 45117
1/5/12 at 3:37pm
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Originally Posted by muesky 

Hi Stray, long time no post!

All this talk about chicken pluckers has me almost wishing I could eat meat. The demonstration last year at POOPS was so cool and I really liked watching the plucker work. roll Oh well maybe next lifetime I can eat meat. If there was any real money raising birds for meat I might consider it but with feed prices, etc. not really thinking it is a way to make money.

Hope everyone is having a great Friday Eve.


I think with the 10-12 week slow broiler a person could do quite well. based on research,
for Cornish cross require 1.43% lysene in the diet for maximum weight gain and that is 3.2 lbs of feed / lb of meat. Givem 23% protien feed
the Slow Broiler requires 1.12% lysene and the feed conversion rate is 2.1 lbs of 18% feed for 1lb of meat.

The Cornish x will not forage at all and requires 100% commercial feed.
The slow broiler requires commercial feed weeks 1-4 then will forage for 50-60% of the feed requirements.

So given that lets do some real math.
Cornish Cross reach 7 lbs live weight requires 22.4 lbs of commercial feed, feed cost only on average would be $7 then you have brooders, electricity etc.
Slow Broiler reach 7 lbs. will require 14.7 lbs of commercial feed that i sreadily available and actually less expensive than the feed required by the Cornish x. , $3.19 to reach a 7lb bird. We all know a butcher size bird will sell better than $5 for that market. You can make some money on a 100 birds you should be able to get $10 a bird, so $1000 / 100, with an investment of $319 + electricity for 4 weeks in teh brooder. Gross is $681.00 / 100


Jarvis those are the same figures I gave dh last night. My thought was grow enough extras to make mine free - just got an email that the only "local" person selling pasture raised poultry is moving out of the area-- he was selling birds for $3.50 lb & always sold all he raised. Offering processed birds for sale might be something I would consider in the fall or next yr. my spring is already full of projects!

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post #18637 of 45117
1/5/12 at 3:38pm
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Originally Posted by CityClucks 
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Originally Posted by Stray 

Oh... Wow... long time...
How long have I been gone?
Am I in any sort of trouble for disappearing for 7-ish months?
In other words....
HAI PEEPS!!!! I'S MISSED YOU!!! bun

((If no one is actually on I might just cry, lol))


We missed you too Stray!!  How are you?  Are you graduated yet?  Don't worry about not being on - I took off a few months myself, and I'm glad to know I'm in such great company.  So happy to hear from you.  Do you still have chickens?


I'm doing amazing!
Graduated?
High School, yes... College, no...
And yes, I have 2 left...
Sold most...
Lost 8 to a neighbors dog... ((Not all at once though...))

I may be an artist in my own mind...
But, I dare not say that I am one in my right mind...
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I may be an artist in my own mind...
But, I dare not say that I am one in my right mind...
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post #18638 of 45117
1/5/12 at 3:44pm
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Originally Posted by sjarvis00 
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Originally Posted by OkChickens 

I need 2 Male Silver laced Polish and 2 Male Gold Laced Polish. Also Need about 6-8 Female Ameraucana Pullets or hens that lay Sky Blue Eggs. I am wanting to make a silver laced and a gold laced Ameraucana or an EE after the cross. They have to come from a NPIP Flock. I would Prefer to buy local but I havent found anyone yet! Anyone who know Ameraucana or Polish Breeders With in 1-2 hours of Tulsa?

Nate


You can find those birds around here, and in much better quality than any hatchery will ever provide. I wish you luck on your hunt, But why Polish? A Silver Laced Wyandotte would be easier to locate and teh silver laced pattern of teh Wyandotte rather than Sebright / Polish will be easier to achieve. With the polish you are on an uphill battle, wish you luck.
have you ever breed laced birds before? dealt with problem lacing? because you will have plenty of problems more with Polish and 2x the problems with Hatchery stock as the lacing quality wil be poor to start with.


Jarvis is right on the Hatchery Lacing stock...
I bought my buff laced polish from McMurray and the only one that survived, once feathered out, appeared solid two tone. (Topknot a creme/white with the body solidly buff/light tan

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post #18639 of 45117
1/5/12 at 4:06pm

Im not going to be super picky about the lacing its the Blue egg that I want! If I use a brown egg layer it will throw a green egg most of the time. Lacing will be easier to work than turning green to blue.

Nate

NPIP # 3163


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post #18640 of 45117
1/5/12 at 4:27pm
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Originally Posted by OkChickens 

Im not going to be super picky about the lacing its the Blue egg that I want! If I use a brown egg layer it will throw a green egg most of the time. Lacing will be easier to work than turning green to blue.

Nate


I will absolutely disagree with that one, lacing os much much more complicated, egg color is easier to manipulate.

Bantam: Blue Wheaten OE, Brassy Back OE, Birchen OE, Brown Red OE, Opal OE, Porcelian OE, Columbian OE  NPIP# 3-125

http://www.twinlakespoultry.com
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Bantam: Blue Wheaten OE, Brassy Back OE, Birchen OE, Brown Red OE, Opal OE, Porcelian OE, Columbian OE  NPIP# 3-125

http://www.twinlakespoultry.com
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