Just went thru this about a month ago.Quick update... one of my older dogs is not doing well and I think we're at the end. He is taking a lot of my time this week. But I'm not complaining. <3
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Just went thru this about a month ago.Quick update... one of my older dogs is not doing well and I think we're at the end. He is taking a lot of my time this week. But I'm not complaining. <3
Thank you. I decided today after posting this that it was time. Rapidly closing in on the window of no regrets, and, I couldn’t be left in an emergency situation desperately seeking resolution over the holidays. He was one of those dogs that never showed anything and the last few days had been hard.Just went thru this about a month ago.
Same here, kinda, avoiding an emergency scenario.Thank you. I decided today after posting this that it was time. Rapidly closing in on the window of no regrets, and, I couldn’t be left in an emergency situation desperately seeking resolution over the holidays.
Sorry to hear about your dog.Quick update... one of my older dogs is not doing well and I think we're at the end. He is taking a lot of my time this week. But I'm not complaining. <3
Delawares are gaining a half a pound a week, and the Imperials are gaining a pound!
10 Weeks
Imperial
Male - 7 lb 2 ounces
Female - 6 lb
Delaware
Male - 3 lb 8 ounces
Female - 2 lb 12 ounces
Everyone is doing well, there's still no real unruly boys. The Delawares are probably a little food aggressive, but just hog the spaces and are so voracious, the Imperials sit back. But... lets get real. They're clearly eating, that's MAJOR gain a week right there. Im going to add an entire extra trough of feeder space.
No losses to hawks this week. I think they're pretty smart as a group now.
Trying to decide where and what to order another round of delawares for, I really think I'd like to have 15+ pullets to setup a breeding program with, and thinking of going back to Dawnridge for a huge order to be able to get enough good pullets from is a little expensive. I could get a lot more eggs for the buck from Deer Ridge Farm, but, that's shipping eggs and low hatch rates, so... back to thinking maybe chicks are worth it? Hmmmm.
I put out a bale of alfalfa because they're wanting to stay under shelter a lot because of the hawks. In one photo you also can see the held back Robust Whites.
Have one more chick hatching today, and then three more next week from the Delaware/Robust White cross. The first one that hatched looks to have delaware coloring, but I can't totally tell, it's 2 days old. It does have color coming on the wings like my delaware chicks did.
Three weeks left, I guess this boy will be nearing 10+ pounds? Some of the girls should be 8-9 pounds at this rate? Thats huge for what i was expecting... I have never had a boy this big at this age I think, I've always taken them to be processed at 9 weeks and kept the smaller back for 12.
Haven’t taken many photos... I dropped my phone and am trying to nurse it until I take it in.
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