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    European Fibro Meat Bird Project

    In this post I will discuss the possible genetics behind the Hubbard JA757 pullets, with this post being part 1. Part 2 will go into the broader range of broilers Hubbard has available. Spoiler alert: Freedom Rangers are a product of Hubbard genetics! In the Dutch broiler industry Hubbard stock...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Tax for talking about wool: My Cornish Rock pullets discovering the outside
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Yeah it's insulation. In Dutch we say "isolatie" and all three of those words look so similar.
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    Natural breeding thread

    It's all so spontanious so don't really have time to think things through. I can't let her stay with the flock with chicks, but I can still let her interact with them. I have a repurposed intermediate bulk container meant for water, which I use for introducing new birds or just extra shelter in...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    There have also been so I have had aquaintances be interested in the wool, but washing it and spinning is a completely different process of creating your own clothes compared to knitting. This is very true, The wool is simply not as good as a merino's. I have heard quite a lot of stories about...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    With the current prices it's seem absolutely baffling that merino's exist and were bred for wool production. Although I do think New Zealand and Australia might still have them for that purpose. It's sad that we bred sheep so they need to be sheared minimum of once year and for a whole load of...
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    Natural breeding thread

    Thanks! I say that cause there are multiple hazards. My (temporary) coop is in a corner of the sheep barn using old fencing. This includes old wooden barndoors and old fences with chicken wire. This chickenwire has gaps and is loose in a few places, so it's easy for chicks to get through and...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I would love for this to get more common. Here in the Netherlands sheep wool is worth absolutely nothing. We pay around 3 to 4 euros per sheep to be sheared and their coat if white is worth maybe 10 cents. But nobody wants to buy it anyways. It's sad that something like wool is basically...
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    Natural breeding thread

    Yesterday I put 7 eggs underneath a broody silkie I have. Originally I tried to break her broodiness, but I changed my mind. She has been broody since 18 may, meaning it might be a rough go. She does take regular breaks eating and drinking. I put 3 of her own eggs underneath which are at least a...
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    White Breeds for Fibro Pen?

    As far as I seem to understand the theory this is only applicable if the AC is the father and the WLH is the mother. If the reverse is true than they aren't sexable at hatch. If you don't know which one is which parent then it's just 50/50 guessing if it's a boy or girl. A lot of members in that...
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    European Fibro Meat Bird Project

    I do want to discuss the genetic side of things, especially concerning their feathers colours and patterns. I want to understand this so that I will already know what their offspring will look like/carry. This post will be about the Ross 308 pullets. I will discuss the Hubbard JA757 in a few...
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    European Fibro Meat Bird Project

    Just want to add to this. Since their adult voices are starting to come in it's incredibly easy to forget they are only 2.5 months old. The Hubbards already look like adults but are still growing. Compared to actual normal chickens they are still "freaks" so to speak. They also don't seem to...
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    Giant Silkie Project.

    When are you planning to weigh them? I would love to know how they compare to either parent breed
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    European Fibro Meat Bird Project

    So I managed to get the Ross 308 pullets. Unlike the in Europe used Hubbards these are the Cornish Cross Americans are familiar with. Picture 1: The Ross pullets. One normal dominant white and the other has partial barred leakage. Unlike with the Hubbards I didn't know this type of leakage...
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    New Fibro Test - Participants Needed

    Still very much possible. https://backyardpoultry.iamcountryside.com/chickens-101/developing-moonbeam-chickens/ https://www.hotoffthenest.com/blog/moonbeam-chickens
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