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Quote: Well, live and learn for me. There is really no point in a first year like me to take a strong position on anything related to chickens. It is just scary to consider the space requirements and number of chicks we may have to hatch to get better quality birds in some of these breeds...

Quote: Good points all in your post. I get frustrated when breeders focus on a single trait and end up with animals that seem built ONLY to please a fancier. I'm prepared for the tomatoes, but for me, red cap chickens with combs so big they cannot see, and showgirls, etc. have no purpose...

Quote: You may need to practice rotational grazing, and move them around the yard to the places you want them to clear/eat. We have open bottom sliding shelters that really need to be moved daily, as the poop build-up under the roosts needs to be kept manageable. All that fertilizer might...

Glad to see so many that are interested in the production characteristics of chickens. These have to remain important, breed-defining traits if the feather fanciers are not destroy breeds. I'm not down-playing the importance of correct leg and skin color or conforming to standard, just want...