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    Clay chicken roaster

    http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=96580&hl=tandoor* http://fxcuisine.com/default.asp?language=2&Display=10&resolution=high http://www.woodstone-corp.com/products.htm in a dry heat e.g. fireplace, stone hearth, Primo Grill, etc. the tandoori effect is well-replicated, so don't tie...
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    Clay chicken roaster

    This recipe is for a Chinese Sandy Pot, glazed inside, inside the cover & cooking space, used on gas or electric stove but started from cold surface, avoiding sudden temperature transitions. Can be used in ovens, with same precautions. Therefore, recipe is transferable to glazed ovenware like...
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    Clay chicken roaster

    Thanks very much for your link to the Litton Stoneware eBay site. Great price! Have a comment though. The Romertopf type of cookware is UNGLAZED clay and requires soaking in cold water for 15-20 minutes before each time you use it. It MUST be used from a cold start, i.e. a cold oven. It takes a...
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    Guinea X Chicken?

    Guinea x Chicken or rather, its reciprocal cross is an extremely valuable meat bird that can exhibit hybrid vigor under certain circumstances. The news of a Faverolle x Guinea combination excites me because I have been studying these hybrids for many years and have been in contact with the...
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    Buff Orpingtons

    Thanks very much, both of you.
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    Which is best for table meat as well as eggs??

    I meant Jasmine's feathered babies on the way!!
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    Which is best for table meat as well as eggs??

    Welcome, JasmineBell, and best of luck with your children! I shall throw out a query in as many threads as I post, hoping someone will know the answers: have heard the Nagoya breed of Japan highly praised as a dual purpose meat and layer fowl. Does anyone know of this and are any available in...
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    Which is best for table meat as well as eggs??

    As folks have suggested, you could get a Sussex, a Faverolle, a Buttercup and a Delaware, all from breeders [not hatcheries] who are selecting for utility fowl, and make sure your NHR roo also comes from a utility strain. Then you keep selecting the healthiest and best birds for your needs...
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    Which is best for table meat as well as eggs??

    Dear Mamadragon, I live in Upstate NY and I have an almost identical goal as yours, slanted towards good quality meat. Therefore, I want to experiment with a Faverolle hen x NHR cross. The Faverolle is "supposed" to have a relatively docile temperament [some flocks], a dual purpose breed,, a...
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    WHITE FAVEROLLE Cockerel for Sale WA STATE

    Friend, Wish I was closer to you, but I live right across the country in Upstate NY! No practical way to get a mature bird here! I am planning an experiment crossing NHR and Faverolles, and white is just the color I need, hoping the Faverolle x NHR will be a sex-link. My aim is a meat bird...
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    Buff Orpingtons

    Hi tt, Bit off-topic, but I am trying to learn more about NHR as backyard fowl: saw that you have 2. Any comments/insights or where to find more first-hand experience on the utility aspects [also for Faverolles, not for show but utility, meat + eggs] would be deeply appreciated. TIA. Seeker.
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    Possibly unanswerable genetics question

    Hi Ella, Was very interested to learn of your goals to breed for utility and create a pure bred flock for egg-laying, health and cold-hardiness while remaining true to the Delaware breed standards. I read this in Roy D. Crawford: Poultry Breeding and Genetics. pp. 1035-1036, "laying records...
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    genetics

    Roy D. Crawford: Poultry Breeding and Genetics. This is a simple text that may be a useful first step. BTW, a bit off-topic but Crawford writes, pp. 1035-1036, that "laying records achieved by pure breeds such as Light Brahmas, Columbian & Barred Plymouth Rocks, Brown Leghorns, and White...
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