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  1. Chambertin

    Food Scraps?

    Its a classic story of a government looking like they're doing something when really its just an inconvenience on the local farmer. Those companies selling the scavenged bone meal will still sell it. However the government gets to be all busybody chasing down the local guy who isn't buying big...
  2. Chambertin

    Food Scraps?

    Chicken poop is the best equivalent of a chicken diary. If you pay attention you can even find out who their secret crush is. ... ..... Maybe I spent too much time with my chickens Anyway, its a fantastic health indicator. If they don't like something it might even show up in the poo before the...
  3. Chambertin

    Food Scraps?

    Remember if they are young they need to be coaxed into new things. Finger peck at the food until they try it, after that their tongue will tell them if its good. Usually mama pecks at things and they follow along. Also where in Hawaii? I lived in Kailua / Kaneohe for a few years.
  4. Chambertin

    Food Scraps?

    Anyone who believes this has never seen a wild animal eat. "you cant give animals bones" is an old wive's tale and trust me your dog will love you more and be very healthy eating bone after bone. We had a 14 year old Pekanese and a 12 year old Chao Chao who grew up and old on chicken bones of...
  5. Chambertin

    Food Scraps?

    Exactly, there is no limit. If its food, then it goes to the chickens and they get the final say. Everything goes to them and they make the best tasting eggs you have ever had from those leftovers. We were even partial to asking people in restaurants if we could take their leftovers. We had a...
  6. Chambertin

    Ayam Cemani

    One last comment, For all your efforts I do hope you success, and believe that people can make a wonderful and unique breed. However how would you feel if someone tried to sell you "Real American Cheese" that was made in China, colored blue and tasted like shrimp? The real issue is the name...
  7. Chambertin

    Ayam Cemani

    "occasionally by accident produce a specimen worth keeping and breeding" If that's what you want than go for it because that's the popular definition of the breed now. It sounds like after years of culling that's all you get: occasional by accident black chickens. If I'm wrong then so be it...
  8. Chambertin

    Ayam Cemani

    I'm not trying to "bash your efforts" I'm telling you some simple facts about the birds that no one wants to hear. 1. The pollution of genetics and the difficulty of removing it is exactly what makes a real Ayam Cemani (and other sustainable fibro birds) so precious. These are not cull to...
  9. Chambertin

    Little Coop in the Big City

    酒川養鶏園 Got the name and contact info for the farm with the blue eggs finally. Now I just gotta get in touch with them, maybe they'll have me over to take a look at their farm. Looks like a good sized one from the pictures on google maps.
  10. Chambertin

    Houdans

    Roos can be just as sweet, once they learn who the boss is. My boy would sleep on my shoulder (just like when he was a chick) if he could sneak inside. He had quite the attitude, but calmed down quick after his growth spurt and he got used to the Roo Juice. Flipping him upside down and carrying...
  11. Chambertin

    Comment by 'Chambertin' in article 'Loving the Sunshine!'

    Congratulations on getting a Houdan on the front page, a great looking roo you have there.
  12. Chambertin

    the Blackest Ones: on exploring the significance of Cemani mutations

    Nice black one, and really cute mix. Missing my projects so much more these days.
  13. Chambertin

    Ayam Cemani

    Same thing I saw But don't worry, the new American standard will allow for red combs and wattles.
  14. Chambertin

    Houdans

    Interesting, thanks for the information!
  15. Chambertin

    Little Coop in the Big City

    My hopes are that sometime next year I can find a place where I can be just outside the city and have roosters without too crazy of a commute. The other great thing is that I'll have access to all of the unique genetic lines again, and maybe export restrictions will go a little lax allowing for...
  16. Chambertin

    Little Coop in the Big City

    Work flings me all over Asia. Its nice at times, but ever since I got back into my farmer roots its been tough. Plan is to save up enough to buy a good plot or hilly land where I can get in touch with where I came from and apply all of the unique informaion I've gleaned from the planet thus far...
  17. Chambertin

    Houdans

    Isn't the old European standard V-comb wattles + beard? Not that we are in Europe, but it would be a fun breed variant revival project.
  18. Chambertin

    Little Coop in the Big City

    Moved back to Asia, living in Japan now. Hopefully I'll meet some local farmer folk who enjoy Chickens also. Absolutely no way of sneaking chickens on the roof as of yet and when I do roosters will be noticed much too quickly. Saw some green eggs in the market and will be going back to get some...
  19. Chambertin

    Ayam Cemani

    It would also be very foolish to call someone American Indian when they have white skin, were born in China, speak Japanese and were raised in Singapore... The problem is that there's ton of money hanging in pockets and those people wont check the facts about what they are buying. If you're...
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