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Tom, I'm sick of this weather too. It's crippled my garden and we never seem to dry out. I have used many bails of straw trying to keep the chicken pens decent. Otherwise there would have been a lot of cooped up birds. Thanks for the kind comments about the Germans. Flounder......that is...

That sure is a beautiful scale. An old pillow case or feedsack might work for a while if you didn't have a crawfish sack.

Kathy thanks for that beautiful picture. It describes spatchcocking perfectly. I think that I'm going to serve one for dinner today since that picture has me drooling. Tom: I have not weighed the others. Two of the ones processed were the smallest so all the others will be at least 5 lbs I...

Yes, the whole weight was taken after they had been bled. I love broiling them at this size. They are tasty and tender.

Today I processed 4 cockerels. They are 18 weeks old tomorrow. I thought some would be interested in the results: #1 5.75 lb. whole 3.5 lb. dressed #2 4.5 lb. whole 2.5 lb dressed #3 5.0 whole 3.1 dressed #4 4.6 lb. whole 2.65 dressed The dressed weight is...

Hello everyone. I have been away for a few days. Thank You for the compliments Kathy. I just love these chickens! Body type and size are the two major points to consider when culling any heritage breed. I also watch out for disposition. I had really mean Delaware roosters in the past...

Thanks everyone for the compliments. Their hatch date is April 3. I feed them organic feed from Organic Unlimited, Atglen, Pa.

Thanks for the replys. Thanks for the compliments too. I hope I have those of you with younger birds excited. They are 16 weeks old and I have not weighed them. Many of them are large and will get to be VERY nice size birds. I like large birds and size will be one of the criteria that...

People are asking for pictures so here are some. These are my F4s at 16 weeks old. I think they are just beautiful. Kathy can be proud of her work. There are more photos at my profile in the F4 album. I have not culled any, but have made up my mind about most of them. The pullets are easy...

Hi Zanna, Yes, they are a hoot. Mine run madly back into the coop at the least thing. Being out is so new to them. Even though I have been very cautious with them they are perfectly hardy and fine. They are so colorful, it will be fun watching them all develop.

Hello Everyone, I too was generously given eggs by Kathy. They are now six weeks old. There were 21 Delawares hatched. They are very cute and quite spunky. I let them out for the first time yesterday. I have been treating them like gold I guess. They get organic feed that has...