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I just got booted from this clubs Facebook group basically for posting pictures of Henry Noll bred super meaty New Hampshire chickens. Got told they are not new hampshires and got several negative remarks mostly because they arent the exact color of their New Hampshires. Henry breeds his New...

CDC Warns people not to kiss chickens 1,000 people got sick from kissing chickens lol. Sorry I find this story rather funny. People should know better than to kiss a chicken. I think most of them forgot to wash their hands after playing with their chickens. I always wash my hands after I even...

I've been reading a few threads about this breed. I have 13 chicks right now about 6 weeks old. I think there may be some confusion about the claim that Bresse are the best tasting birds in the world. First off, all birds sold as Bresse in France have to be caponized. This is known for making...

They say that today's broilers are developed from 4 different varieties. They cross 2 varieties and 2 other varieties initially creating 2 separate hybrids then again cross those 2 hybrids to make what the industry calls an F2 hybrid. If you were to choose 4 varieties to make a broiler which...

Ok I've read a lot of posts at BYC about breeding with the Cornish Rock or Cornish cross aka CX. I've actually accomplished crossing other varieties to CX hens, that's easy. I want to try a few different ideas I've been tossing around and maybe some others I've recently come across though. One...

I just ordered 15 straight run New Hampshires from Freedom Ranger Ranch. Site says they are bred by Henry Noll. Does anyone know about Henry Nolls line of New Hampshires. I read he is a geneticist but didn't really read anything stating the quality of his line. They say their NHs are bred...

I'm not really new to chickens or backyard chickens I used to have an account but changed email addresses and havent made post here in years. I used to raise white dorkings and I got them from yellow house farm. Dorkings are in dire need of serious work and since i lost my flock was time to...