Harp_Acres
In the Brooder
I'm a little late posting as chicks are 13 wks old now... I will post what I have from beginning to present day, then continue on from then...
I love reading old books and well I got reading old poultry farming books pre 1950's... I found it so fascinating at what was being achieved in these writings that I wanted to try my hand at it... I wanted a great dual purpose type, lots of eggs a year and cockerels get big enough in 12 to 16 weeks to eat... After more reading I landed on the Delaware Chicken and was sold... It fit the time frame I was wanting to work with and was exclusively an American bird for meat n eggs made from 2 of the best breeds... I found birds for sale thru Freedom Ranger Hatchery that sounded like what I was looking for, a good utility type line... They work with the Whitmore line of Delawares... They have raised their line since 2015 on Non-GMO feed... July 2020 I ordered 100 chicks for 1st week of September 2020 delivery... Now its time to build their home...
I love reading old books and well I got reading old poultry farming books pre 1950's... I found it so fascinating at what was being achieved in these writings that I wanted to try my hand at it... I wanted a great dual purpose type, lots of eggs a year and cockerels get big enough in 12 to 16 weeks to eat... After more reading I landed on the Delaware Chicken and was sold... It fit the time frame I was wanting to work with and was exclusively an American bird for meat n eggs made from 2 of the best breeds... I found birds for sale thru Freedom Ranger Hatchery that sounded like what I was looking for, a good utility type line... They work with the Whitmore line of Delawares... They have raised their line since 2015 on Non-GMO feed... July 2020 I ordered 100 chicks for 1st week of September 2020 delivery... Now its time to build their home...
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