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I like the shirt and the incubator. I did smile when you mentioned that you had 14 eggs in the incubator that you are standing next to.

Those articles are priceless, but they had far to go on some topics. Bumblefoot/Tuberculosis being one of them.

Any line, strain, breed, etc. is a sum of it's parts. It is a collection of traits and characteristics, both seen and unseen. Some can be evaluated in hand, some have to be proven. I would be reluctant to call a bird that laid brown eggs, a leghorn. No matter how good it looked. Most today...

You guys can get the Black Javas right.

No. It depends on the show. Some small shows in some places are not up to par. Others have a better crowd and atmosphere. And of course it depends on why you go. Some of these small shows need better participation to improve the atmosphere, and participation. Few show large fowl at these small...

Nice pictures Bee.

I do to. It is interesting to see the regional tendencies. I enjoy the LF Games.

They look great Bee. I am sure the process will become easier. And timing pullets and cockerels for the fall shows helps. Good luck, and hopefully you will have a good time.

It was a joke, playing on the breed I have mentioned in the "study".

LOL. Only 25% of the cholesterol in store bought eggs.

I still want to promote my breed as laying the eggs lowest in cholesterol .

But the breed that I have was lowest, lol.

Does this mean that I can claim my birds lay eggs that are lower in cholesterol?

You will have fun.

Bee, it will be an enjoyable experience. You will appreciate being around and getting to know true poultry breeders. It will be another step in your development as a breeder. You have outgrown the typical stuff here. I am fortunate enough to enjoy the company of a couple true poultry breeders...

Really, we are working with a population. We are trying to move a population of birds forward. We think individually, and we should. It is a trees and forest thing. We do not want to neglect either. So in terms of a population, we are looking at an average. Removing the bottom performers...

Consider the pullets as your winter layers. Hens naturally let up after their molt, and cycle up as the days get longer. It is a double whammy of sorts. What you will find is your best laying pullets (overall) are your best winter layers (most of the time). Usually these are your best laying...

Leslie, that is a good looking group of birds. I would be happy to be working with them. You guys are doing well with them. Watch the feathering. The discussion of productivity goes round and round. It is simple. They have it or do not have it. In other words, they are improved, or they have...

The difference between 100 eggs then and 180 eggs now is genetic and it is management. Out birds are fed better now than at any other point in history. Nutrition does not explain away 80 eggs however. It was not long ago, our fowl was rather crude, and unimproved. Still today, many are. We...

Yes. I treat mine well. All the way up until the moment I kill them. I say it crudely, because it puts it back into perspective. I do try to give the birds a good life, however. I enjoy them, and they are a lot more enjoyable to watch roaming wide and scratching in a hedgerow. That is how birds...