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You'd be surprised what you can find with a bit of research. He bred the fly tying birds himself. He sells them from his property as well. I would say from that alone he would be no different than any of us saying we were in the poultry business. Although I would hazard a guess that he is much...

Actually, the good doctor has several lines of birds. Including wild-type as well as blue and black. On a side note, can't wait! A seller is able to send about 6 dozen eggs this way! Yay!!

Yep. And then just selecting down the comb and color of what you want.

I was thinking "I have GOT to have this feed!"

2.5 weeks?! What the heck are you feeding those birds?!

Bentley just forget it....you know that industry ruins people...

I have to say...I look forward to being able to purchase a few of those "spent layers" myself. Even at the second year they lay very well. And at $1 a bird, great buy.

Just a slight question as I'm sitting here exhausted from my day. Why not just cut it to the F2 generation? Use a confirmed OO with another confirmed OO and skip the next generation? Also asking another fun question. What if the initial cross was simply an Araucana which would be OO for the...

It may not be the exact same as they do not have the same parents, but with breeding towards whatever Dr. Bramwell and the original researcher had in mind I'm sure the process can be copied. With time, the birds would eventually become indistinguishable.

Hatcheries sell the birds that are most productive. Hence the success of the Cornish crosses. Growers do not need the breeder birds as they want the birds that will be the end product. Breeder companies keep these as a closely guarded secret Hence, the hatcheries have the most productive lines...

The first batch did not hatch well, unfortunately. I know it was that stupid still-air that did it. This time, I'm not moving the eggs from the sportsman. I have 3 good ones still in that incubator and 2 more under my broody hen up in the barn. Hopefully out of the two something will hatch...

I thought it was stated that the line was the same line that can be purchased at any hatchery. The birds definitely appear to be the same Hy-Line birds that are sold at countless hatcheries.

Why does this convo seem familiar?

Candled tonight. Looks like I have the start of internal pipping. Finally...only 3 days late... The entire hatch was 3 days late. I have a feeling the temps in the basement got fairly low and slowed down the growth of the embryos.

Look at that! I can get things right once in awhile.

I didn't really see it as negative. More along the lines of constructive criticism. Whether the eggs should have a "glossy" finish or a "matte" finish is definitely something to consider. I like the "matte" look. I like it in my paintings as well! ;)

To me, I want birds that lay a bit later in life. That way, you can start hatching eggs fairly soon after they have started laying. Instead of "wasting" the eggs that they are laying early and are too small to support a healthy embryo. Just my opinion. I'm always ecstatic when my Langshans...

Tonight they go into the hatcher. And so begins 4 days of nail-biting.

I personally prefer the matte finish on the eggs. I've seen several strains of Araucana's that lay brown eggs. I was shocked when I saw the hen lay it iat the show. Kind of defeats the purpose for me, but that's because I can kill anything with a crest or breard or tufts in a week.

I suggest banjojoe. Excellent shipping and good pricing on the eggs. As far as I know, there's no waiting list for his eggs either.