2021 Chick Order

[JacinLarkwell]

Getting rid of my Orpington pullet in the spring. She's going with the male to my friends house so she has a older female and he isn't going after pullets.

Not pursuing the bresse anymore either. I love that pair and am considering keeping them just as pets, but I won't be adding any more to their pen. Haven't made my mind up on selling them or not, just because I love Maggie and I worry Glenn will just be eaten.

 

[Iluveggers]

Getting rid of my Orpington pullet in the spring. She's going with the male to my friends house so she has a older female and he isn't going after pullets.

Not pursuing the bresse anymore either. I love that pair and am considering keeping them just as pets, but I won't be adding any more to their pen. Haven't made my mind up on selling them or not, just because I love Maggie and I worry Glenn will just be eaten.

Hi I was thinking about Bresse. What is your feeling on them?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Hi I was thinking about Bresse. What is your feeling on them?

They are not a bird to get if you're prioritizing big meat birds.

They are a friendly breed in my experience, and Maggie laid decently when it was not winter.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

They are not a bird to get if you're prioritizing big meat birds.

They are a friendly breed in my experience, and Maggie laid decently when it was not winter.

I will add that they love to eat. They each eat as much as my orpington boy do and they're like 2/3 his size max

 

[Iluveggers]

Thanks!

 

[NatJ]

I will add that they love to eat. They each eat as much as my orpington boy do and they're like 2/3 his size max

I assume that size comparison is based on weight?

(I've been fooled a few times by fluffy chickens that looked big, and close-feathered chickens that looked small.)

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I assume that size comparison is based on weight?

(I've been fooled a few times by fluffy chickens that looked big, and close-feathered chickens that looked small.)

Weight and height. Even without weighing them, you can tell the size difference just looking at them side by side

 

[NatJ]

Weight and height. Even without weighing them, you can tell the size difference just looking at them side by side

I trust the weight, but not visuals, when I'm considering birds meant for meat.
(But I don't always bother with a scale-- just picking up one bird after the other can tell a lot about how heavy they are.)

Long legs and fluffy feathers make a bird "bigger" without providing anything more that I want to eat!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I trust the weight, but not visuals, when I'm considering birds meant for meat.
(But I don't always bother with a scale-- just picking up one bird after the other can tell a lot about how heavy they are.)

Long legs and fluffy feathers make a bird "bigger" without providing anything more that I want to eat!

Yeah. Glenn plateaued at almost 5 lbs liveweight. The Orpington is probably closer to 7 or 8. Not quite as heavy as Big Boy, but closer to him than to Glenn. Unfortunately the Orpington is absolutely not willing to be weighed where Big Boy and Glenn usually tolerate it for a round or two

 

[JacinLarkwell]

It's -8°F here.