Most people think heritage birds are chewy or gamy because they don't allow them to rest for 4 to 7 days in the fridge before cooking. I wait til 5 to 7 months before butchering my cull Delawares and Red sexlink cockerels
Hey Everyone my 9 year old is interested inshowing and breeding Salmon Faverolles for 4H. Are we going to cme up empty handed or are there real breeders out there looking to expand the breed?
My oldest son and I are big chicken enthusiasts! We have raised and bred mix breed chickens with the help of my husbands Chicken Castle building and engineering skills. Jerry has been hinting at showing chickens for awhile and has narrowed down his target breed to Salmon Faverolles after his...
So far I have run into dead ends, looking for show quality stock to start small flock of Salmon Faverolles for my oldest son to raise and show and enjoy. Does he just choose breeds impossible to find and work with or is it just this hard for everyone to start on this venture?