➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[ShrekDawg]

I don’t believe you.
I’m getting my chickens back anyway.. whether I’m allowed to or not.

Bantsworth Chookenstein can’t keep away from me. Sly dog.

Do it! Though Elk would probably have a heart attack.

And OMG I can’t with these nicknames

Edited to put the proper emoji cause stupid autocorrect changed it from : hide to : Jude lol

 

[Tesumph]

Do it! Though Elk would probably have a heart attack. :Jude

And OMG I can’t with these nicknames

I am. I’m slowly collecting supplies for an electric fence and gathering physical support to drive and move the coop into my backyard.
Tes shall rise again.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I am. I’m slowly collecting supplies for an electric fence and gathering physical support to drive and move the coop into my backyard.
Tes shall rise again.

Yay!! That’s awesome!!

 

[Sara L]

Thank you for all of this!! This is extremely helpful!!

Although I have heard several stories lately of the CX being extremely friendly and that makes me a little nervous.... I think it would be harder for me to off such sweet, friendly birds.

Umm, the two CX I raised were mean. Hangry mean. I didn't limit their food on purpose, but they would eat it all by the time I got home from work, and they started biting me when I would reach in the cage to grab the food container. I still have a mark on my hand from the rooster.

They were delicious.

 

[BullChick]

Thank you for all of this!! This is extremely helpful!!

Although I have heard several stories lately of the CX being extremely friendly and that makes me a little nervous.... I think it would be harder for me to off such sweet, friendly birds.

I’ve only been skimming the past two days. May I resurrect the discussion?
Thanksgiving and Christmas were BBW turkeys. Friendly, and sweet as can be. They were also food, and I knew it. They were the first birds I could eat without guilt. Not only did I get them for eating, but I knew they couldn’t live long, healthy lives. Unlike a grocery store turkey, they were happy until the end. He dressed out at ... 32 or 36 pounds. She was 21. They still walked just fine. He took two roasting pans.
I have never heard of 20 minutes of food once a day. I went with 12 hours on, 12 hours off. Huge pen (27’ x 46’) for grazing on grass.

 

[007Sean]

Mr Sean do u think u might be able to help me with their colors? Before i spam the thread w a pic of each of the 9 buttons idk what colors theyll be. I had a wild type hen black n gold and a black white n gold cock that i sold that the eggs were collected from, as well as the red chested blue cock and silver hen that ive kept.

I'll look back at your pics and let you know to the best of my ability to figure them out.

 

[BantyChooks]

You can run but you can’t hide, Mrs. Bantsworth.

Pfft. I can too hide. All I need to do is outrun you long enough to slip into one of my hidden igloos, which should be easy since you keep fainting and stuff and probably have no endurance.

I don’t believe you.
I’m getting my chickens back anyway.. whether I’m allowed to or not.

Bantsworth Chookenstein can’t keep away from me. Sly dog.

You should know better than to post my full name on the internet.

Umm, the two CX I raised were mean. Hangry mean. I didn't limit their food on purpose, but they would eat it all by the time I got home from work, and they started biting me when I would reach in the cage to grab the food container. I still have a mark on my hand from the rooster.

They were delicious.

Agreed, they're very, um, serious about their food. I had one 9 wk old cockerel fly up three feet and land on a ledge in an attempt to reach his food bowl.

 

[muddy75]

I took a different approach with my bb’s I start mine early August and feed 24 hours at will and my thanksgiving dressed at 18.5 lbs which was still a bit large for our fryer. I waited on the other 2 until January and they dressed at 14.5 and 18 lbs. planning for only 2 this time same target weight between 15 and 18 lbs

 

[muddy75]

I took a different approach with my bb’s I start mine early August and feed 24 hours at will and my thanksgiving dressed at 18.5 lbs which was still a bit large for our fryer. I waited on the other 2 until January and they dressed at 14.5 and 18 lbs. planning for only 2 this time same target weight between 15 and 18 lbs

 

[007Sean]

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It appears to me that you have 1 white, 5 wild type, the ones with 'racing stripes', 3 red breasted blues, the dark ones, and 5 or 6 that maybe silver or pied. The grayish looking one is for sure a silver. Can you take another pic now that they have had time to 'fluff up', much easier to tell when they have dried out.