I don't think we have yet. If you still have some eggs from a quality breeding line that would be fantastic as my order with Sandhill Preservation Farm fell through this year.
I believe you're right. However I'm a bit hesitant to order from a large scale hatchery because quality control may have been sacrificed in favor of mass production.
I'm looking for a quality breeder of Dorking and Buckeye Chicks. My plan is to have quality brood stock so I can breed my own chicks year after year for the farm I work for.
Unfortunately you're going to run into that a lot with some of the massive breeds like JG and Brahmas. Have you thought about the "Delaware Broiler" from Murray Hatchery? Apparently they're Delaware chickens selectively bred for massive body size and decently quick maturation as a heritage...
I have an unintended hybrid rooster I hatched earlier this year that I would love some help trying to identify his mother. His father was a pure bred Crested Cream Legbar. His mother I know lays blue/green eggs same as the pure bred Cream Legbar hens (hence why I'm in this predicament 😂). Here...
I know Jersey Giants were created with the intent of being turkey replacements (which sadly didn't pan out because they mature much more slowly than a meat turkey). Have you thought about using them?
Hey so there are some chickens that I helped care for as part of a farming internship in the South Valley that are currently in need of a new home as there aren't enough people around to care for them all with the whole Covid situation. Anyone up for adding a few chickens to their flock? A few...
@MysteryChicken there are some chickens who I cared for during a farming internship program when I was getting into chicken keeping that are now in need of new homes as with Covid there aren't enough people around to care for them all. One of them is a rooster named Valentine who I have already...
Welcome! I can't speak from personal experience what crosses would be most ideal but @MysteryChicken might be able to offer suggestions. In my opinion the best Ayam Cemani crosses would be with salmon Favorelles, americauna, sicilian buttercup, brahmas, jersey giants, dunccle, or the cochins.
Also if you're looking for another place to order chicks from you can look at Privett Hatchery. They're located in New Mexico and I bought my Cream Legbar from them. While they don't have Ayam Cemani (as far as I can tell) they do have black breasted cubalaya, russian orloffs, salmon Favorelles...
Craigslist can be a hit or miss, but honestly if it's that hard to find ayam cemani from a local feed store it might be worth looking at craigslist post in your area and in nearby areas and ask any sellers where they source their birds from. Found 2 posts in my area one for some Roos that had...
@MysteryChicken a quick search on google found a few places where you can order ayam cemani hatching eggs for around $6-15 an egg such as Dragonfly Farms, Gold Feather Farms, Cackle Hatchery (only sells per dozen at $159.96 per dozen), and Northwoods Poultry (Greenfire doesn't appear to sell...
Maybe, what I do like is that he is willing to special order small numbers of chicks and have them shipped in with one of his larger shipments. Maybe @MysteryChicken can make the trip to Albuquerque and pick a few up from him. Definitely cheaper than paying $2000 :thumbsup
I'll have to ask the owner what he charges for them. They were a big time seller for him this spring so I suspect he will carry them again. He orders from a hatchery he claims is one of the best but won't say which for obvious reasons.