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  1. jamesnoldsr

    I have an opinion question regarding getting new birds

    Quote: You know we did go to the State Fair of Texas for the bird show specifically. I did learn a few good things, one is that as cute as Call ducks are, they are incredibly noisy and that I better wait to get some till we don't have close neighbors! We also had a long and interesting...
  2. jamesnoldsr

    I have an opinion question regarding getting new birds

    Quote: What I guess I'm looking for is to raise desirable birds that I won't have trouble finding homes for. You mention "culling". I guess that can also mean selling off the less than perfects- but to who? If I'm raising say, Buff Orps, that you can find everywhere, who is going to want to...
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    I have an opinion question regarding getting new birds

    Quote: We live just outside of Fort Worth, TX. As far as breeds, I did manage to get some BLRW, Buff and Gold Laced Brahmas, Coronation Sussex and Lemon Cuckoo Orps. Can you tell I like big fluffy birds??? Both the BLRW and the Lemon Orps came from a local breeder- so I got lucky there. The...
  4. jamesnoldsr

    I have an opinion question regarding getting new birds

    Quote: Thank you! I have considered buying adults but was not sure how they did in shipping. It is true that they can be pricey. I was going to bid on a trio of Buff Laced Brahmas that ended up going for over 600.00- so I bought some day olds that did happen to get here next day and I have...
  5. jamesnoldsr

    I have an opinion question regarding getting new birds

    I was not sure where to post this so I thought I'd try here. My question is this: if you want to get nice birds from breeders to raise the quality of your flock- what is the best way to go about doing that? As far as I know, there are about three different methods of bringing in better quality...
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