Most meat birds don't live long enough to lay eggs. I got some red rangers to try crossing with my orps and got 3 eggs in 8 months. You might want to try something like rocks or orpingtons or rir
The covered area is built right in as a single unit. The whole thing runs over open ground. I use it year round and put old sheets or tarps or feed bags over the wire to shut out wind. I'll get more pics today
Played musical chickens yesterday
Combined my 2 pens of layers together
Cleaned the 2 empty coops
Moved a trio of sumatras and my b/b/s orpingtons minus the broody into them
Moved the first of three triangle tractors outside and put bantam Wyandottes there
Converted the 75 year old playhouse...
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npip cert is easy to get guys and gals. Contact your local extension office and ask for the number for your areas state vet. They will come do it for free
Basically, people would pay to have me raise their meat chickens for them. They would "buy" the chick upfront and a small payment for feed ($5). Then when the bird is ready to slaughter they pay for the rest of the feed and take their birds to be processed. There are several Amish in the...
What breeds are you looking for?
I am going to experiment with freedom Rangers this year. I have people who will buy meat birds in a crop share set up as long as I don't use hatchery Cornish cross
I am also looking for about 6 large fowl Cornish to try my own hand at cross breeding if anyone...
Easy to set up
http://www.communitywalk.com/pennsylvania_unite/map/1811879
All you have to do is create a log in if and you can add your location. It is set to private so can only see it if you have the web address
well I'm only an hour from you zanlm - in jamestown, ny
The map "owner" is the only one who can edit. Is she still active or should we start a new one?