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I'm wanting to get some light sussex chickens and some white Plymouth rock chickens to cross for a home flock. But I'm wanting good quality utility strains of both breeds. I'm looking for chickens that are bred for for their meat qualities as much as their egg production. I'm wondering if I...

Does anyone have any experience with Cascade Meadows Farms. They raise white Plymouth rock chickens. I'm looking for some white rocks that are vigorous healthy and also be good for both meat and eggs. I don't want to use a hatchery if I dont have too. I would like to use a reputable breeder with...

I haven't decided yet if I want do this or pick just 1 breed a selectively bred them for a self sustaining flock. Either way would you have any idea what hatchery would be best option to purchase from? Or, perhaps a reputable breeder of either breed. I've used mcmurry, ideal and cackle for years...

I'm considering raising up a new flock this spring to use for both meat and eggs. Like the specific traits of the Plymouth rocks and orpingtons as I've had both for years. I want to produce white offspring for meat purposes is why I choose both breeds to be white. Some questions I have is would...

I'm strongly considering doing this

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Big Jake strutting on the farm.

Is this their main diet from start to finish or is this more of a finishing ration? And will cracked corn work for the carn ration?

Good idea. Do you know what exactly the correct diet is

Interesting. I heard it had alot to due with the diet but was just curious

So I have a question for the Bresse experts. I would like to entertain the idea of breeding Bresse in the future. Now, I would only breed true and pure Breese and only to improve the breed. So I wouldn't actually cross them with any other breed. But, curiosity got me thinking. Let's say you was...

I was thinking old timey Rhode island red or red sussex

Yes I have have most of the common breeds and varieties for I have raised and bred for 2 decades and have found australorps to meet all my requirements and I believe that that australorps could be very useful in the egg production market but are handicap because they cant be used to produce...

You are correct and I agree

I was thinking similar about using blues

From what I can find is the standard blacks then white and blue

I'm considering starting a breeding program to develop red australorps because I love the australorp traits, characteristics and temperament but love the red color. My question is how would one go about breeding the red color into australorps? What color australorps would be best to use?

The reason I asked is I'm wanting to start a breeding program to develop a new variety of australorp but I'm wanting to keep the high egg production that australorps are known for but keep as close to the the SOP as possible.

Are show quality black australorps as productive as hatchery australorps