Recent content by keckels

I guess I was leaning for the pass through to the meat. Although I do free range my chickens & have even thought of feeding the Purina product. I do consume flax as part of my diet. I'm not sure how much is confidential at this point, but I will know in a few weeks.

Kansas State University has done research for the last 10 years and formulated a livestock feed for cattle that will pass the Omega 3 to the meat. I know Purina makes a fortified feed for chickens and hear about high Omega 3 eggs, but has any research been done as to passing this on to the...

I don't have any updated photo's, about 6 weeks ago I had a family of foxes wipe out about 2/3 of my chicken while they were free ranging during the day. The pullets from this cross layed a beautiful darker brown egg. Not as dark as a good BCM, but still dark. In the prior photo's there are a...

LOL, you made my day, cause I got a good laugh out of hat - so much my eyes teared up. I've only had him for a few days, so he's not allowed to free range yet. Oh, and maybe he's golden. :)

I'm bad at guessing, but it sure looked like part Delaware. The barring is coming out more - similar to a barred rock. My friend got him from a friend, and I just kind of liked his uniqueness.

Anyone have an idea what this guy could be a cross of? I've got him running with my Delaware right now, for protection mainly. The Delaware roo I hatched out lost the battle with a fox while trying to protect his harem.

Just bought a bag of Purina Layena yesterday at local mill. $17.50 & no tax.

There's a guy around here that makes live traps with a compartment at opposite end of door that can be baited with a live pigeon, banty, whatever. I caught 3 foxes in this manner. Compartments are made of really small squared wire, so now I also have 2 banties added to my flock.

Back in December 11 I posted photo's of some chicks from this cross. About a month ago they started laying. I am really satisfied with the egg I'm getting. Egg on left is from the cross; middle is Delaware; right is the red sex link egg from a hen used in the cross.

This is a great thread. I hatched out some Sex Link x BCM cross in December & one evening thought it was a weird time for her to be laying an egg. Next day she was still missing (on the nest). After the 1st day I realized what was going on, so I placed 6 delaware eggs under her & she's been...

I've used a homemade incubator in the past, but bought a bunch of waterers & 3 used LG's early this spring. One is forced air & came with 2 turners - neither work (older model). I purchased a new turner, & while temp is steady, I find it a real pain compared to my homemade to keep humidity...

They don't fly like wild mallards, that's for sure, but they aren't near as big as some ruens I've seen, so I'll just call them "ducks".

Yours is even cuter

Just by size I was sure they were rouens. Doesn't matter to me really, but a year ago I thought I was buying Mallards. I didn't have any photos of when I bought them, so I got the next best thing. They are laying good right now & as it warms up hopefully they'll sit.