Recent content by bigshawn

I've raised Bresse for meat and eggs for a couple years now, they taste like any other home/farm raised chicken. Mine finished around 16-18 weeks the pullets start to lay around that time as well. I love Bresse good weight (4-6lb for pullets 6-8lb for cockerals)...

It was very difficult to find quality LF White Cornish but where are the Black Cornish????

LF White Cornish or Black are very hard to find, might I suggest Facebook on one of the Cornish boards. The other colors can be readily found but if it White or Black Cornish stock be willing to wait for, I'm waiting on White LF Cornish myself....

Ohio

I have 10 Black Marans hens with him. I don't mix....

Eggs or chicks, I'd still recommend buying from a breeder not hatchery...

My cockeral from April Howington

As far as Marans and dark eggs goes I'd stay away from hatchery's...

Try April Howington from Texas, that's who I got my Black Marans from. They aren't recognzed by the APA yet but we are working on it....

April Howington from Tx, has quality Marans check her out as well...

I sell a dozen eggs for $5 as well as one quail dressed $5 each...

Black Marans Cockeral, I got from April Howington

I have Breese, haven't tried Dorking yet but my Breese takes 14 18 weeks to reach 4-6lb on average for pullets and 5-8 lb for males when i process them faster than most Heritage Breeds and they lay much better than my Marans or Buckeyes. Love my Breese.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/383387/marans-thread-breed-discussion-pictures-are-welcome

Congratulations