Recent content by JFord

Thanx, not sure why I couldn't find that site......but I'll check it out

I have been looking on here and some other places on the net, but I can't find these 4 sale anywhere. I was only looking for a few, 5 maybe, with one rooster. If anyone knows a place I could find some it would be much appreciated. Thanx

Cabin fever.....last spring I needed a project. It was never really something I imagined myself doing, but am glad I started.

Quote: That sucks, My chickens were born on Apr. 6th. I have probably had 5 or 6 dozen already, from 11 hens. There was one full week where I got no eggs after I switched to a cheaper feed. I switched back and have beend getting 6 or 7 eggs per day since.

The eggs are really fun for the kids, it's like they get a little present every time they find one. I think my daughters favorite thing is to check for them, she probably asks 20 times a day.

Quote: no, we just pulled it out of the coop maybe an hour ago. We can't even close the egg carton it is so tall!

thanx for the help.....I tried to get the pic to show.

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tHIS IS MY DAUGHTER HOLDING THE BIGGEST EGG I EVER SAW FROM A CHICKEN. <a href="http://s138.photobucket.com/albums/q242/lecheryband/?action=view&current=1005081453.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q242/lecheryband/1005081453.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

I would say definately YES. In my last set of free roam chickens, my rooster stood at the top of my lot corner pole all the time. It is at least 6 ft. tall.

I was told 18 weeks by the local feed & grain, but when I asked my farmer friend he said he usually eats them at 20 weeks, and would have them off starter at around 12 weeks. I guess it probably depends on who ya talk to.

So thanks for the help on this subject. What I wanted to know sorta relates to this. I read earlier it is OK to eat the freshly fertilized eggs, but I wanted to check on how to go about taking the eggs themselves. I have just started the "chicken business." I have 18 chicks right now...

That is a cool lookin chicken.....I might have to find one like that for the backyard.

I hope it goes that easy for me. I have recently decided to start breeding chickens for eggs and meat. I have 18 right now. I have 11 leghorns, 4 Americaunas, a rhode island red, and 2 others I'm not sure of. 1 is all black, including the comb, and the other is white, but I dion't think it...