AMEN!!!!
I here you. And I have sold probably 400 chicks this spring, everybody telling me they are worried!!! People should start remembering some of the old forgotten arts. The Burger joint addicted will never survive. LOL
Blue Sumatra Rooster, 2 yrs old
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Serama Rooster 10-11 months
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Not posing well, but still handsome, I think.
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Both are the sweetest friendly guys!! I just love 'em!!
BTW...You all have some beautiful birds!!
Well Darn.
You know, I can't even find plain white cornish anywhere. The closest thing I have are white laced red. But I do have some of the red bros on order.
We want to have some birds of our own for back up in case we need to worry about feeding ourselves in the near future. I am sure you...
I am not talking about the parent stock, I am talking about the chicks they have for sale on their website. Can you keep them and hold back some to breed more, or will they die too?
So why can't people use those parent strains? Or is the "guarded secret" of the hatcheries...not as simply the Cornish and white Rock crossing?
What about these Red Bro at JM? Can they be bred for meat if you hold some back?
I don't get it. Everyone says you cannot breed your meat birds. How on earth do the hatcheries do it without them dying? I was going to hold some back for chicks and was told they would die on me, and if they lived long enough to get eggs, they would have a blow out trying to lay the eggs.
This...
All of mine were 12 weeks. We were pushing for the 8 lb + birds as we have 4 kids that eat as much as we do and bean poles!!:o
LOL. All boys. Ages 4, 7 and 9. Man they can eat!! Even the 4 yr olds can keep up with us!!
I told hubby we will have to convert to turkeys when they are teens. When...
We did our first yesterday...what a learning experience!!! We had Blks, Reds, and white Cornish Rocks. The whites were the best!! The reds and blacks were so small by comparison. Several pounds less, hardly any breast. The blacks dressed out horribly, the whites beautifully, and the...
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