Any bird is a dual purpose bird when it's time for them to go!
But yes, all the breeds you mentioned are dual purpose and should make some great chicken soup.
BTW, to be broody does not mean they are cranky and loud. Broodiness is when they tend to nest to hatch their eggs, during which they...
Definitely not a pure Barred Rock, especially coming from a blue egg. To have a comb and wattle like that, with yellow legs, it is probably a few generations removed from the original blue egg parent. A few different breeds lay blue eggs and many breeds have the barring pattern as well. All...
Hard to tell exactly, but based on the description and the last two pictures, where the bird looks ill (hunched up, ruffled feathers, tucked head), it sounds like Coccidiosis.
Anybody on here attending the RIR Nationals at the Canadian Valley Poultry Show in Oklahoma this coming weekend? I'm looking to buy a good trio from an established line (Nelson, Underwood, Reese, etc.)
Thanks!
Crozier Auctions holds a poultry auction at the Coweta Fairgrounds the third Friday of every month. Next one is this Friday, June 16. It starts at 6:00 PM and lasts a LOOOOONG time. They sell "farm-related" goods first, then hatching eggs, then chicks, then adult fowl. I usually show up at...
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Depending on how colorful:
Silver Penciled Plymouth Rock
Partridge Plymouth Rock
a well-bread Rhodebar
One issue you might run into: the hatchery versions of these breeds will lay the number of eggs you're looking for, but they might not gain the size you're looking for. Standard...
Well, I'm not NanaKat, but thought I might weigh-in on what works for us.
We use plastic gallon size ice cream buckets. I never throw them away. This allows you to add a little water first thing in the morning. Then, a few more times throughout the day as it freezes, add more water on top of...
Does anyone know if results for the show have been posted yet? A friend told me that a RIR won best of show LF. But I didn't even see any RIR there, which was surprising. Did I miss them somehow? Unfortunately I had to leave early to meet up with family in OKC.
BTW, it was great to meet...