I HAVE HEARD THAT BLACK SUNFLOWER SEEDS WILL HELP WITH POOR FEATHERS..ANYONE ELSE ?
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I would recommend buying from a reliable breeder and getting good quality birds that you can fully enjoy.I'm wondering.....my flock is fairly new and I'm a 9 month in chicken owner. So my question is this.
I bought my chickens from hatcheries because hey I didn't know any better at the time. So now I know from all the wise chicken raisers that this isn't a good choice because of the mass production( and many other reasons) of their breeding stock. Im getting to the question I promise lol. I'm a rambler
If I hatch out my own mix breed eggs in the future to replenish my flock can I break this cycle of having overbred birds? I already have hatchery birds and I like them all but I would prefer to not ever buy from them again, so what do you guys and gals suggest?
I would recommend buying from a reliable breeder and getting good quality birds that you can fully enjoy.
Well, in that case, I recommend buying a silkie hen and then letting her hatch out eggs when she goes broody.I looked into that and the only breeder nearby (45 mins away) hatches silkies. So that's out. You wouldn't believe how few people around here sell chicks. I have looked into hatching eggs but I must find an incubator first and then I will need to learn how to hatch eggs lol. I would prefer to get a broody hen that can raise her own babies. Lol
On the up side all these hatchery birds produce quite well. Of course they are still young
Thanks for taking the time to help out newbies like me. I would never argue with an OT because it's so hard for me to find some experienced advice. I have the books and blah blah but the stuff in there is so ridiculous. My first set of chicks I had under a dang heat lamp for months! Because the book said so. My second set of chicks was under the heat lamp like 5 weeks and the 3rd few chicks got booted outside in their seperated coop area after only 3 weeks.
I have gotten more tips from this thread than all those books combined. And I thank you ladies and gentlemen