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    Silver Spangled Hamburg?

    Hamburgs are fantastic. At least the ones I've been around. They are small and thrifty. I don't like to use the term "flighty", but it does work in this case. Good instincts.
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    Historic Presence of Jungle Fowl in the American Deep South

    This was a good read. I hope that the knowledge offered in this thread doesn't go to waste. These are the type of discussions that are needed more often outside of facebook.
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    HOLD THE PRESSES: Duane Urch is Done?!/Future of American Purebred Poultry

    Are the flocks being dispersed? I apologize if this has been mentioned before.
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    Crossbreeding questions

    You'd end up with a mutt chicken. California whites are crossbred to begin with. Nothing wrong with mutt chickens, but hatching energy should be invested toward heritage chickens imo.
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    HOLD THE PRESSES: Duane Urch is Done?!/Future of American Purebred Poultry

    Sometimes an outcross is needed. Depends on the genetics. 16 brown leghorn or 16 white houdan? One would benefit from an outcross more than the other. Also vigor should be a consideration. Closed flocks make sense, but new blood also makes sense.
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    What Breeds are Going Extinct?

    All chicken breeds will go extinct without human intervention. With that said, all of the breeds that breed true are in danger. Fads only last so long.
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    Can my turkey rest in a brine? for the period of rest time after slaughter?

    I usually 'rest" my turkey's for around 48 hours. I do not brine a turkey any longer than 24 hours. I don't see a problem resting a turkey that long provided it stays under 40*F. I would not brine it that long though. Poultry tends to get salty in a brine longer than 24hrs.
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    Source for Rangers / CornishX Chicks

    Hoffmans or Moyer for cornish X and Freedom Ranger hatchery for the freedom rangers. In my experience I like the freedom rangers over the Koshers or similar strains from other hatchery's. The Koshers have a nice carcass dressed, but seem to be more "Greasy/oily" and a lot of small hairs and...
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    Is 6 Weeks to early to harvest cornish cross chickens?

    6 weeks is fine. The few I have done over the years I've culled around 6 weeks. I like a 3-3.5lb carcass. I think they are just teh right size for the type of cooking I like to do.
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    HOLD THE PRESSES: Duane Urch is Done?!/Future of American Purebred Poultry

    Pastured cornishX do well and provide a fine product. That's the point. Heritage can't really compete. They need sold for what they are and marketed differently. Takes a very long time and a lot of feed for a good heritage line. Tire kickers and the 'oh yeah's" always leave you hanging. Working...
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    HOLD THE PRESSES: Duane Urch is Done?!/Future of American Purebred Poultry

    I'm not into selling fertile eggs or chicks. Eggs for food and meat is where I will go. It falls in line with what we are doing on the farm. As far as the carcass goes, I'm looking at it from the standpoint of commercial birds. Dual purpose cannot compete with a cornishX; which is what most are...
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    HOLD THE PRESSES: Duane Urch is Done?!/Future of American Purebred Poultry

    I have been leaning toward Java's, Andalusian, or Spanish, though I'm not sure. I like productive fowl with good utility and I also want to market them. I don't want to make the trip to the auction with the extra birds. I want to be able to sell the meat at the markets or here on the farm. So...
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    HOLD THE PRESSES: Duane Urch is Done?!/Future of American Purebred Poultry

    Joseph (Yellowhouse Farm) had some good writings on this subject some years back. They were worth the read multiple times over. As far as a higher Focus on certain breeds, Yes, there should be. Many of our breeds/varieties can be made again if needed. The Foundational breeds cannot be brought...
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    First time raising turkeys

    For BB turkey's it's usually 16-20 weeks. They usually dress out at 75%-80% of live weight. So 25lb live weight for 20lb carcass at 80%. You'll have different weights within a flock. Some will be lighter and some heavier. So it's best to weight them. A hang scale and a feed bag works well.
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    Best All-Around Chicken Breed?

    Yes I am aware. I was agreeing with you. While the New Hampshire might have been selected from the RIR long ago, I'd bet it would be hard to duplicate today. They are two distinct breed of chicken. Confining either into their breed description doesn't really explain things. There is a lot of...
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