Went to the Fowl Fest in Birch Run, MI last weekend and had a light hen take Best of Breed. I was quite impressed with how well she did. Most of my birds are either coming out of molt or going into molt. Next show will be the Ohio National. I'm picking up a trio of light brahmas from Mark...
I have decided to down size my flocks for the next two or three years. Here's what is going:
OEGB:
crele (1 male and three pullets) $40 for them
cuckoo (2 cockerels and 2 pullets) $40/all
brown red (one pair) $20/pair
Three light brahma pullets $40/each
Four hens (2 years old) $35 each
Three...
I caved today and started collecting more eggs to hatch. This is going to be more of a trial batch of eggs. I have a pen of lights with a buff male. Hoping for some nice buff females! When I get my Peterson lights I'm going to breed them to a buff male once I get I sufficient amount of light...
I got best of breed in the open show with a light cockerel. There was one other person that showed two buffs in the open show. My light female took reserve variety and my buff cock also got reserve variety. In the junior show I got reserve variety in both the lights and buffs with cockerels. Did...
I would just like to elaborate on the last part here. If anyone plans on breeding for awhile without new stock being added you'd probably want at least three or four pens of each variety/breed. Keeps the genetics nicely mixed up for longer.
I have one dozen hatching eggs for sale from two of my buff Brahma breeding pens. Both pens are trios and the eggs have been showing great fertility this season. I will not be held responsible for how the eggs arrive to the buyer. I will try my very best to package them as well as I can to...
Hi, I have a question for you jersey breeders about chick feed. I figured I would ask over here since these birds grow in a similar fashion to brahmas. I am toying around with what to feed my chicks this year and I'm trying a 28% medicated turkey starter for at least the first four months of...
Seems like this year has shifted from looking like a light year to being a buff year. I have been having a hard time getting a lot of eggs from the lights and the ones I have been getting are hit and miss with fertility. They were laying quite a few at the beginning of the season but now they...
I'm making progress on getting chicks for this year! I have one buff chick out in the garage from last week and currently have some hatching in the hatcher. The incubator right now has eight eggs in it and I am adding at least 37 more buff and light eggs today. I shall see what I get from today...