i have an idea i would like to bounce off of yall. i plan on breeding enough birds(obviously within my abilities to take care of) so that i can harvest birds at a certain time for their meat but plan on using these same birds for egg production until they reach a desired weight for harvesting...
i have brunner roundhead and im wondering if i bred them for non fighting purposes, just to sell what would be an average price? thank you for your insight
i am asking on another forum about differences between sop barred rocks and bruner roundhead gafebirds, but the question i have is can you take the characteristic from the bruner mix and thake it back to an sop quality chicken. if so how many breedings would it take toget back? ty for all insight
i have a few barred rock hens with some white splashes on their face and a whiter chest, is this a blemish to breed out of my flock or could that possibly be a characteristic that is desirable in barred rocks?
This is a question ive had a friend tell me from the harvesting pov. He said that they will be dunghill, which he then told me it meant they run when cut by a blade instead of fight. its not something that worries me as a breeder since im not breeding for gamefighting birds. actual question is...
Hello fellow chicken lovers, this is Robert and Kimmy. We are currently at a count of 53 chickens right now, 15 barred rocks, 10 Rhode island reds, 3 Brunner roundheads and 25 tractor supply mystery breed pullets. We are looking into becoming a legit chicken hatchery for heritage, exotic, and...