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Quote: What protein level is your feed? - I'm feeding 16% and sometimes they go in fits for laying. Just wondered. meri

Quote: Interesting thought, there. I, too am downsizing the family (please soon!! one teenager left - j/k - love the kid, but it's time for him to move out and grow up). still, I like the larger breeds, because with the kids gone, hubby and I can do more random things, and this way if I cook...

Quote: This is sort of what I am trying to accomplish, also. I had a lot of different breeds (I was new, got excited all the pretty chickens, oh my!) Now I am down to three main breeds - and one of those is mainly for broodiness. I have Buff Orps and Barred Rocks, with a trio of LF Cochins...

Quote: I don't know about sex links - the rocks, the delaware the buff orp and the rir are all supposed to be dual purpose. Although, I have a rir hen and she is one of the smaller hens I have. My white rocks are good sized hens, though. I just hatched a couple of buff orps, so have yet to see...

Quote: If both roos were good for meat, I wouldn't mind combining them, but George is pretty small as far as roos go. I have a black leghorn hen and he is no bigger than she is (if you've ever seen a leghorn in person). The delaware and his hens I have had less than a month. I've been...

Quote: We're actually considering free-ranging two flocks on alternate days. Haven't put it into practice yet, but it's something to consider. Hmmm, good idea, I hadn't thought of that. I'll see how it might work out. I haven't had the hens very long and the roo I've had only about a month...

I'm glad someone started posting on this thread again I am starting a dual purpose flock. I've had egg layers, but want to have something that I can eat eggs and meat from (I do not want to do Cornish Cross, and like someone else mentioned, that is what everyone suggests, even when I say I...