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  1. qball53

    Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

    Quote: no cracking the egg is fine .... then you put the egg into a frying pan and whala no waisted egg. It sounds to me as if you are waiting / looking for the time the previous roosters sperm has been cleared and NOT looking to hatch more from the previous rooster.
  2. qball53

    Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

    Quote: We had a similar set up and the chicks all went back to the coop they were raised in. We had to individually place the chicks into the new coop for several nights before they started using it.
  3. qball53

    Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

    Partial quote; Ask yourself this question. Would someone who has won three grand Champion Large Fowl of the shows at major shows against major top large fowl competition have chickens in the area of Rhode Island Reds that would even resemble at hatchery Rhode Island Red? No way. Next when I...
  4. qball53

    Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

    Matt Ulrich and Duane Urch are two different people Ok got it Thanks!. We sure are pleased with our little HRIR. Nice rich colored legs, dark mohagony beaks, deep/dark red feathers coming in. Really looking forward to watching these grow.
  5. qball53

    Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

    We just received 26 HRIR from Matt Ulrich. They sure look good to my untrained eye ! I hope you are not saying here that they are not much better than hatchery birds. BTW Bob you are the one who turned us to Matt, so I think I may not be understanding your message here. Thanks Mike / Diana
  6. qball53

    Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

    Can anyone explain how our 2-3 day old chick got into a nest box 3' off the ground? I never saw her make the trek or flight or whatever but she was in there each night and out each day. No ramp but there was a spot to perch perhaps half the distance up. Do hen actually pick up chicks on...
  7. qball53

    Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

    Sorry have to say this is not always the case. We had a broody splash marans with one hatched chick. We placed her in the splash coop with a wire caged on the floor. We later found the hen and her 2-3 day old chick in the coop nest box 3' off the floor? Go figure
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