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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
ROTFLMHO...okay...that was FUNNY! Thank you for sharing...I needed a good laugh today. Haa haaaaa haaaa haaa.- Lady of McCamley
- Post #25,443
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
I'm way behind on my reading for this list so forgive me if this is a too late response or redundant... for the parameters given I would recommend considering Buckeyes. Cocks come to table nicely by 18 to 20 weeks. Hens are sturdier too and decent layers. Tolerate cold and heat well (Ohio...- Lady of McCamley
- Post #25,432
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
Yeah. You see it too. A number of people who enjoy broodies and let them brood all agree with what I have noticed in my flock and say what you just said. Somehow I find this all veerrrryyyy interesting. I'm going to continue to manipulate my flock for naturally good brooders and naturally...- Lady of McCamley
- Post #24,967
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
Yeah...you're wondering what I'm wondering too! Leahs Mom, I think you are right. The change in hormones for brooding and the semi-fast would trigger a "natural" molt. It all just begs "what is normal" for chickens... to molt in fall? Is it really "natural" or simply the result of how we've...- Lady of McCamley
- Post #24,964
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
I posted some musing on molting earlier on another thread (Managing Your Flock) about observing some molting differences in my flock and we all had the general standard consensus that it is hormone driven and varies with each chicken...usually around 18 months for the first hard molt which...- Lady of McCamley
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock