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  1. dfr1973

    BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

    :he :he :he Why, why, WHY do predators always go for your best bird? I lost one chicken overnight, but it was my BIG GLW hen I named Beauty. Whatever hit me, dug under the corner of the tractor (which is inside electronet fence) and ate out her guts, apparently not interested in all the meat...
  2. dfr1973

    BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

    Well, that explains why I didn't get a reply when I emailed. I'd love to bring in a few well-bred GLWs to supplement what I'm working on. I do have one hen (I named her Beauty) that is LARGE and has good shape. I didn't expect one in the F2, but I am certainly not complaining. Oddly, only my...
  3. dfr1973

    The Wyandotte Thread

    treefarmer, blue Wyandottes have been an accepted variety for a while. (The blue is laced "Andalusian" blue.) No idea on the violet, but I do know that finding blue Wyandottes is a challenge unto itself, as very few work with the color variety. Remember that the blue does not breed true, and...
  4. dfr1973

    BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

    Just thought of another potential solution: you should ask Luanne D ("cpartist" here at BYC) of Eight Acres Farm north of Gainesville if she has cull cockerels on the ground. If I were not already firmly committed to the Wyandotte breed, her Delawares would be my second choice for a good...
  5. dfr1973

    BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

    I don't think you have the time needed. If it were me, I'd tell them that kind fo thing would need at least a six months' planning period to get the required number of cockerels, plus a few extras to cover any problems (illness, predator attack, etc). Also, I'd be a bit of a stickler and say...
  6. dfr1973

    The Wyandotte Thread

    Are you sure this is a pullet? I have a cockerel I named Honky because when he first tried to crow, he sounded like the neighbor's goose.
  7. dfr1973

    BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

    LOL - on the topic of hatching,last month, my mom tried to give me a warning about hatching all these cute little chicks. "This lady lives in Texas and blogs; she hatched and hatched and before she knew it, she had 50 chickens and needed a new coop!" I laughed and said that lady is an amateur...
  8. dfr1973

    The Wyandotte Thread

    You are certainly welcome to join me in this endeavor ... the breed really REALLY needs to fulfill its dual purpose. Actually, I say it is a triple-purpose breed: good at eggs, good at meat, and looks good while doing it. (NB: good, not great. Egg production and meat production are two...
  9. dfr1973

    The Wyandotte Thread

    I looked around a bit a couple years ago to find this in GLWs, and have ended up starting a major project to get what I want. I took some hatchery GLWs from two hatcheries (Cackle and Ideal) and also some black phase BLRW culls from a breeder in the next county, and am now starting to hatch my...
  10. dfr1973

    BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

    You obviously don't know about me and the digicam. I even get fuzzy pics of the plants, which at least hold still for my pitiful attempts at pics. That being said, I probably do need to at least try to get somewhat-clear pics of the chicks for my blog, or family up in Indiana will start...
  11. dfr1973

    BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

    OK, I am now juggling two hatches. First, the new babies - 15 total (including one with a bad wry neck that hubby wants to give a chance to straighten out - likely malpositioned in egg) from two breeding groups: Tiny x the Pretties (F1s) and Azar x the Sisters (F1.5s, I'm calling them, the...
  12. dfr1973

    Golden Laced Wyandotte Thread!

    They don't get adult lacing until after the juvenile molt, so it's a good idea to judge color and lacing after they start laying.
  13. dfr1973

    BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

    Eight chicks plus Pollux, my capon-nanny.
  14. dfr1973

    BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

    Chick update: Down to six chicks, as two got smooshed during the nighttime dogpile. Weights are approximate, as the remaining chicks are vigorous and active, especially active, kept jumping out of the plastic strawberry container. (Next week, I'll be sure to have a paper bag I can fold...
  15. dfr1973

    BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

  16. dfr1973

    BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

    That may not last long LOL - I have 2-1/2 acres, but the goat pasture takes up almost a full acre, and the pig pen takes up a 16x32 ft chunk of that (potbelly crosses). Then of course, there's the house and outbuildings, and room for gardens, plus I planted some fruit trees, some of which are...
  17. dfr1973

    BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

    This was the first duck I've roasted, so I pulled out the reprint 1950 Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook for instructions: roast uncovered at 300F for 3.5-4 hours (for a 4-6 lb duck, ours was bigger). Do NOT brush with fat, season, cover, or baste ... what the instructions didn't mention is if you...
  18. dfr1973

    BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

    Does anyone here actually have the yard space for another project?? LOL This holiday is finally over - I went simple-but-good here with a roast Muscovy duck, baked sweet potatoes, steamed broccoli, and a can of cranberry sauce. Hubby's parents came down with their RV and camped in our front...
  19. dfr1973

    BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

    Heh - nice to know I'm not the only one to underestimate the bounciness of new chicks. I didn't cut the lids off the other four strawberry containers, so next hatch they are getting put in with the tops firmly snapped down. Hopefully, lids are all I need on the containers to contain these...
  20. dfr1973

    BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

    Chicks have been hatching yesterday and this morning. I tried to keep the offspring of the breeding groups separate - thought I was being clever here - by using the bottoms of strawberry containers. Problem #1 is that once they get their feet under them halfway decent, they can either jump out...
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