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    Ramblings of a newbie starting a self-sustaining meat bird flock…

    Awesome! They probably haven’t seen pullets that large before.
  2. M

    Ramblings of a newbie starting a self-sustaining meat bird flock…

    How well is this batch growing? Hope you haven’t lost anymore birds.
  3. M

    Ramblings of a newbie starting a self-sustaining meat bird flock…

    Let me know if you decide to keep a few holdovers from the gingers, I’d be curious to see how they do. I have a batch of ginger broilers as well that I’m thinking about crossing with my NH.
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    Ramblings of a newbie starting a self-sustaining meat bird flock…

    Whew that’s disgusting. Those Delawares were on my list to try. Not anymore. Thanks for sharing! I have to admit I’m a little concerned about these New Hamps having similar weight issues.
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    Ramblings of a newbie starting a self-sustaining meat bird flock…

    Thanks for the info. I just separated my breeding group and they’re at 12-13 weeks, so I have some waiting to do.
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    Ramblings of a newbie starting a self-sustaining meat bird flock…

    I may have missed it earlier in the thread, but when did your hens start laying? And how long until after that did you wait to incubate?
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    Ramblings of a newbie starting a self-sustaining meat bird flock…

    Looks like a great set of goals. Excited to see how they work out for you. I’m doing a similar thing with my FR New Hampshire’s. I processed all but a cockerel and 4 pullets with the plan to keep hatching meat birds. I kept the second heaviest male who had more of lighter golden coloring. The...
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