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  1. StephWind

    Cornish Thread

    I don't know about anyone else, but *I* am trying several different crosses to see if there are specific crosses that do well at our altitude and conditions as a meat bird. I have been buying the best quality stock (no hatchery birds here), and culling to standard. I either eat the culls myself...
  2. StephWind

    Cornish Thread

    I've not had any of the silver-grey dorkings. I have rose comb colored chicks, and will wait to see how they mature before I decide if I want to try that cross. I will say that I am extremely impressed with my Delawares though! I think they will make an awesome cross with the Cornish. :)
  3. StephWind

    Cornish Thread

    Which Dorkings did you have? I don't have barred rocks, but I have some very nice pencilled rocks. :)
  4. StephWind

    Cornish Thread

    I am planning on trying a number of crosses with my Dark Cornish as well. I plan to keep good records of the crosses and weights. The breeds that I plan on using include Delawares, Dorkings, Niederrheiner, and Chantecler.
  5. StephWind

    Mottled Java!!

    Looks pullet-ish right now, but I have a cockerel that looked like a pullet until he was 6+ months old!
  6. StephWind

    Chicken Breed Focus - Maline

    Well, in Canada I would expect to see a pure Malines looking far closer to the "standard " with a lower set tail, and a wider body. That said, he certainly could be a Malines! :)
  7. StephWind

    Chicken Breed Focus - Maline

    Where are you located? He looks like he MIGHT be, but his body style actually looks quite different from my birds...
  8. StephWind

    Cornish Thread

    I am surprised at how well my pullets are laying already, but the 2 young cockerels in with them are 6 weeks younger, even thought they are bigger. Are they likely to not be breeding then until the older girls have been laying for 6+ weeks? Also, what is the recommended ration of cockerels to...
  9. StephWind

    Niederrheiner Thread! All Colors!

    I'll review and send my e-mail back this morning, after I get coffee in me and can think straight! :P
  10. StephWind

    A Barbezieux Thread.

    That shouldn't be too many, but fertility declines in th winter. Also, sometimes a roo just doesn't like certain hens, or those hens might not be letting him do his job.
  11. StephWind

    Niederrheiner Thread! All Colors!

    Well, candled this morning and down to 31 now... The roo must have been ignoring some of the girls. We have also had some pretty cold temps that might have affected the eggs...
  12. StephWind

    Niederrheiner Thread! All Colors!

    First major hatch of the spring, and all went well! Had 24 fertile Niener eggs, and got 19 fluffy chicks! Set another 40 Niederrheiner eggs on 3/19 and have a while yet before I can candle and see how many are fertile. I think that will be it for me to hatch for the spring. Gonna wait until fall...
  13. StephWind

    Niederrheiner Thread! All Colors!

    I use 2 different e-mails and I'm not sure which I used when I e-mail you. They are [email protected] and [email protected]
  14. StephWind

    Chicken Breed Focus - Maline

    3rd row up from the bottom - mark CdM (for Coucou de Malines)
  15. StephWind

    Niederrheiner Thread! All Colors!

    I'm still interested. I am just slammed at work until April 15th! I have 38 Niener eggs in the incubator right now.
  16. StephWind

    Niederrheiner Thread! All Colors!

    I've had both, and my Bielefelders were accident prone and pretty stupid. LOL I prefer my Nieners!
  17. StephWind

    Niederrheiner Thread! All Colors!

    My girls are laying fools and my rooster is one of the best I have ever had! And I currently have 10 different breeds, with at least 10 other breeds that I have tried and gotten rid of...
  18. StephWind

    Croad Langshan?

    All grown up... Well, almost! :)
  19. StephWind

    Niederrheiner Thread! All Colors!

    Oh I agree and I love my GFF birds! I have just learned (at some expense) to read between the lines of their descriptions... LOL
  20. StephWind

    Chicken Breed Focus - Maline

    I want to clarify that the cross that I am doing with the Langshan is actually just for meat birds. I DO have a pure Malines cockerel as well, and will definitely keep my pure stock intact as well. I started all this with the intent of having a larger meat bird that does well at our altitude...
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