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Here's our start into Delawares. Our cockerel Tuck, and 2 pullets. They were hatched at the end of May. There's a third pullet but getting them all together seems a challenge :). We are so excited with these guys!!!

Very useful information. Thank you for sharing it! 3Rivers, I totally got what you were trying to convey. YellowHouse, understand your points and take them to heart. Fowlman thank you for your point of view coming from two different show worlds. At the end of the day, we'll keep striving...

Thank you. There's a few shows down here. I'm pretty sure we'll take some time out to go see a couple. Maybe if all turns our well in a year or two I'll test the water and enter a worthy bird. MagicChicken's comment on "coop blindness" I never considered but makes perfect sense.

Ok great. This is exactly the info I was looking for! Thank you. Thank you! I will keep track of these and join in when we get ours. Should be toward the end of the month it looks like :)

Ok I probably should have articulated my thoughts differently. I am not saying they don't consider production. The fact is me being new to this, I don't know. That's why the questions. I know from experience in other animals what shakes out. I have no experience here. I certainly do believe...

I'm not quite sure this is the correct thread for this but I feel it's the best fit for my questions so here goes ... Some may have read in my past posts that hubby and I are looking to start a small scale breeding operation. We were looking at Brahma's to start with but the more we looked...

Thanks for this. It helps in making the decision. Cold can happen but it's not for long. Opposite problem down here lol. For me and hubby that's a decent amount of eggs! I'm figuring on 10 birds to start this whole thing.

Ok we'll I think this is the right spot to post these questions. Sussex is a breed we are taking a hard look at along with Brahmas. I am looking for a nice dual purpose bird. Brown egg layer, good for meat, go broody naturally, good forager and nice temperament. Would some of you educate me...

Hmmm. I think I understand where you are coming from. But I'd also think that to have success. Especially with those who are dealing with large numbers of birds or are attempting to get rarer birds back on track, keeping records would be important. I'm no breeder ... Yet. I don't even have my...

Just subscribing. No questions yet but being new to this I'm sure eventually I'll have a mountain of them.

You know I loved your whole post but this right here just woke me up. Out of all of this research and talking with hubby and bouncing off ideas I think I have forgot this and to me it is one of the most important parts of this whole thing. For me, it should be at the top of my list along WITH...

Thanks for your help everyone. I'll do some digging into what type of hawks frequent around here and go from there.

LOL !!! I am really very fond of them and they have a couple of neat characteristics that make them a bit different from others like their brows. They are the strong favorite at this point but I'm a bit concerned about their meat. I've heard great reviews and not so great so I need to figure...

Need some expert opinions! Rhode Island Whites were a breed I was researching along with the light brahmas. Getting the feeling RIW's are a bit too far gone for what we are able to do. Even the thread here on them doesn't have a lot of activity. Am I correct in feeling I should remove them...

Lol. Kurt Crowbain. I love it!!!! Ok dumb question time. Since we've been looking at this breed for meat/eggs we'd like to free range them as much as possible. We have Silkies that are locked up 24/7 like Fort Knox. Do hawks bother full grown Brahmas much or are they big enough the hawks...

Thank you. I was told to search out your posts and I shall. I appreciate the input very much. Quote: Thank you so much for this list. You know it's one thing to visit a website and have them say "such and such" is on the watch list. That is helpful but for newer folk like hubby and me...

Very much appreciate all the responses. You gave me more to think about and research. Do we want to be breeders? Yes, I believe we do. On a small, manageable scale for us. So based on that we'll pick a breed that isn't in critical need. We've had our eye on Brahmas. We enjoy their look...

Thanks. I guess we shouldn't let numbers daunt us. If we take our time and find the right breed for us and then the right birds somewhere along the line a contribution has been made. Be it supporting a breeder or eventually getting a few "out" there, it's something as long as that something is...

Interesting thread and perhaps a bit ... disheartening? We have a small flock of Silkies for fun and have decided to expand into a dual purpose bird for meat and eggs. I've done some checking around and reading before making the plunge. The heritage birds appealed to me and my husband as they...

Okay thank you!! That helps a lot. And thanks for the welcome :) LOL @ the craters. I have a horse that does that just because! Good to know I can look forward to more. At least they'll be smaller ;)