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Sorry, but this entire post is off. I assume you mean you work for the NRCS, not rhe NCRS. So you work for the USDA and don't know about which is more lucrative, meat or eggs? The reality is both are lucrative. My flock is at 600 layers on 10 acres and I am relatively profitable. I am...

Yeah, I love them too much to just off them because of gender. I am so down about it, already. They've done right by me for the past two months, and I want to do right by them if I'm able.

OK. Thank you. Again, this isn't an ID thread, but an adoption thread. I think people have enough input on breed at this point. I'm more interested in finding them homes than talking about Belt.

I do love the mislabeling that goes on from hatchery to hatchery. It was of less concern to me when I was filling out my production flock for the CSA. At this point, I'm really just trying to find them good homes. They're sweet birds.

They aren't EEs. People would like them to be. :-)

I'm over on the Coast, just south of Santa Cruz near Watsonville.

Not EEs. Likely Ameraucana, but I'm not part of Belt's marketing campaign. I'll pass Araucana and Ameraucana both are tufted and multi-colored. I'd refer you to Belt, as they're the ones who are doing the breed identification. :-) We'll leave the ID for another thread. I'd just like to see...

That would be fantastic. It is nice to see roosters given a chance. I would love to be able to hang onto them, as they are sweet and beautiful birds. I'll already miss the little crowing in the morning!

I am a believer in birds getting to be birds. I understand there are some predation risks involved. If the bird is just going to be turned out to fend for itself, I would have to question the humaneness of that scenario. But it certainly sounds possible.

I'm in the Watsonville area on an 8-acre, certified-organic boutique farm. These two Henriettas turned out to be Henrys, which I'm not allowed to have on this farm. They came from Belt Hatchery via Corralitos Feed, and were hatched March 6th and brought to the farm on the 7th. They have been...

Nothing quite as humbling as being bested by a $3 piece of plastic.

My experience is you can turn just about anything into a chicken coop/run. I have a duck house that is just spare pallets nailed together with hardware cloth and extra roofing materials up top. They love it. My coop is a shed. If it's a building, I guarantee you something will be happy to call...

Straw works if you are going for a deep-litter type of cover, but there are risks as mentioned above. I second the idea of covering the run to keep the water to a minimum. If you do straw, go deep enough with it that it actually makes a difference. But I will say this: if you do deep litter with...

This. I have the same type, too, and have never had it leak. Are you certain it is level? If it is off just a little and you also have the hole positioned on the high side, it could just be flowing out because the water level is never rising high enough to stop the flow. I've made that mistake...

Oh, man. Nothing compares to ducklings.

I'm in California on an 8-acre property, and I have all the predators you listed. Here, the biggest are avian (hawks and an occasional eagle) and coyotes. We have an enormous pack of coyotes, and they do come on the property, including at daytime. I constructed a large run (2400 square feet)...

OK. This is just a pure vanity post to show off the little nuggets running around in the brooder. :-) Row 1: Pic 1, Buff Orpington; Pics 2 & 3, Danish Brown Leghorns and Delawares Row 2: Pic 1, DBL; Pics 2 & 3, Araucanas Row 3: Pics 1 & 2, Araucanas; Pic 3, Rhode Island Red (foreground)

Sorry, I should have clarified that I was referring to the comment about helping the native, wild species. That was what I was thinking of as migratory.

My first 2 brooders were "wardrobe boxes" I got from a moving company for $5. When it came time to expand, I just got a second box, cut one end out, and joined the two together. It was perfect and easy. This time, I'm pulling out all the stops. They're in the bathroom in a closet area that is...

At 8 inches high, it's a question of hours, not days, before they are out and making a run for it. :-)