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While I like just about all breeds, My preferences are dictated by several things.

  • Can they handle the heat-Hard feathered birds handle the heat better
  • Are they wily about predators-Mixed games work perfectly as predator watchers
  • Are they reasonably tame. I don't handle my birds unless its time for mite inspection or a medical need or Trimming of this-es or that's, I need to be able to catch them for this.
  • I prefer non feather legged varieties... and wont buy them but I will take one on as a rescue... Beloved Re-homed oops rooster... I love Roosters they are so entertaining.
My favorite poultry that I have raised so far are:
  • Large Fowl Welsummers.
  • Easter eggers
  • Clean legged Bantams (Incubator with Feet)
  • Guinea Fowl... I know not a chicken but I love them
  • Turkeys... what a hoot I had Mr and Mrs T, so named because of his bling. Wild variety Very good fliers.
Fowl that I never had but want to keep are:
  • Sumatras
  • Super blue Eggers
  • Muscovies (had them as a tweenager)
  • Runner ducks
Because I will be relying on Social security when I go home my poultry flock will solely be for meat and eggs. what eggs i dont eat I can sell to frends and family
  • Guinea fowl- meat occasionally and extra eggs. I hope to sell hatching eggs as well as keets. Deer ticks can be found any time of the year here.
  • Welsummers- Meat occasionally and major egg contribution.
  • Easter eggers - Because you never now what color they will produce.
  • Super blue eggers- I love the color of their eggs and I know a local breeder.
  • Muscovies - eggs and Red meat which can be processed just like beef to make Pastrami and corned beef Um er corned duck. Even Proscheuto.
  • Runner ducks because I think they are hilarious looking... I will call them all Beaker... Beaker 1, Beaker 2, Beaker 3.... and on. Some even lay black eggs. and or blue eggs.
  • Sumatras becasue they are a beautiful bird they lay medium whitish eggs. and they are Incubators with feet.
There is another way to make a little money.... is jewelry design. I hope to use plumage from all my poultry to make Earrings and or necklaces. Guinea fowl plumage is stunning and I can give selling it for Fly tying. I may even give Cape preservation a try.

The whole goal is to have the flock help mitigate the bills. Free ranging is pretty much out of the question with the exception of the Guinea Fowl. And they wont be allowed out till their eggs are layed. PeepsCa who used to be on the guinea lists did that with great success. I miss her.

And NO any one who gets a name will not be used for meat. Especially the rescues.

deb
 
perchie.girl said:
While I like just about all breeds, My preferences are dictated by several things.

  • Can they handle the heat-Hard feathered birds handle the heat better
  • Are they wily about predators-Mixed games work perfectly as predator watchers
  • Are they reasonably tame. I don't handle my birds unless its time for mite inspection or a medical need or Trimming of this-es or that's, I need to be able to catch them for this.
  • I prefer non feather legged varieties... and wont buy them but I will take one on as a rescue... Beloved Re-homed oops rooster... I love Roosters they are so entertaining.
My favorite poultry that I have raised so far are:
  • Large Fowl Welsummers.
  • Easter eggers
  • Clean legged Bantams (Incubator with Feet)
  • Guinea Fowl... I know not a chicken but I love them
  • Turkeys... what a hoot I had Mr and Mrs T, so named because of his bling. Wild variety Very good fliers.
Fowl that I never had but want to keep are:
  • Sumatras
  • Super blue Eggers
  • Muscovies (had them as a tweenager)
  • Runner ducks
Because I will be relying on Social security when I go home my poultry flock will solely be for meat and eggs. what eggs i dont eat I can sell to frends and family
  • Guinea fowl- meat occasionally and extra eggs. I hope to sell hatching eggs as well as keets. Deer ticks can be found any time of the year here.
  • Welsummers- Meat occasionally and major egg contribution.
  • Easter eggers - Because you never now what color they will produce.
  • Super blue eggers- I love the color of their eggs and I know a local breeder.
  • Muscovies - eggs and Red meat which can be processed just like beef to make Pastrami and corned beef Um er corned duck. Even Proscheuto.
  • Runner ducks because I think they are hilarious looking... I will call them all Beaker... Beaker 1, Beaker 2, Beaker 3.... and on. Some even lay black eggs. and or blue eggs.
  • Sumatras becasue they are a beautiful bird they lay medium whitish eggs. and they are Incubators with feet.
There is another way to make a little money.... is jewelry design. I hope to use plumage from all my poultry to make Earrings and or necklaces. Guinea fowl plumage is stunning and I can give selling it for Fly tying. I may even give Cape preservation a try.

The whole goal is to have the flock help mitigate the bills. Free ranging is pretty much out of the question with the exception of the Guinea Fowl. And they wont be allowed out till their eggs are layed. PeepsCa who used to be on the guinea lists did that with great success. I miss her.

And NO any one who gets a name will not be used for meat. Especially the rescues.

deb
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I'm planning to get some Sumatra chickens.
 
perchie.girl said:
While I like just about all breeds, My preferences are dictated by several things.

  • Can they handle the heat-Hard feathered birds handle the heat better
  • Are they wily about predators-Mixed games work perfectly as predator watchers
  • Are they reasonably tame. I don't handle my birds unless its time for mite inspection or a medical need or Trimming of this-es or that's, I need to be able to catch them for this.
  • I prefer non feather legged varieties... and wont buy them but I will take one on as a rescue... Beloved Re-homed oops rooster... I love Roosters they are so entertaining.
My favorite poultry that I have raised so far are:
  • Large Fowl Welsummers.
  • Easter eggers
  • Clean legged Bantams (Incubator with Feet)
  • Guinea Fowl... I know not a chicken but I love them
  • Turkeys... what a hoot I had Mr and Mrs T, so named because of his bling. Wild variety Very good fliers.
Fowl that I never had but want to keep are:
  • Sumatras
  • Super blue Eggers
  • Muscovies (had them as a tweenager)
  • Runner ducks
Because I will be relying on Social security when I go home my poultry flock will solely be for meat and eggs. what eggs i dont eat I can sell to frends and family
  • Guinea fowl- meat occasionally and extra eggs. I hope to sell hatching eggs as well as keets. Deer ticks can be found any time of the year here.
  • Welsummers- Meat occasionally and major egg contribution.
  • Easter eggers - Because you never now what color they will produce.
  • Super blue eggers- I love the color of their eggs and I know a local breeder.
  • Muscovies - eggs and Red meat which can be processed just like beef to make Pastrami and corned beef Um er corned duck. Even Proscheuto.
  • Runner ducks because I think they are hilarious looking... I will call them all Beaker... Beaker 1, Beaker 2, Beaker 3.... and on. Some even lay black eggs. and or blue eggs.
  • Sumatras becasue they are a beautiful bird they lay medium whitish eggs. and they are Incubators with feet.
There is another way to make a little money.... is jewelry design. I hope to use plumage from all my poultry to make Earrings and or necklaces. Guinea fowl plumage is stunning and I can give selling it for Fly tying. I may even give Cape preservation a try.

The whole goal is to have the flock help mitigate the bills. Free ranging is pretty much out of the question with the exception of the Guinea Fowl. And they wont be allowed out till their eggs are layed. PeepsCa who used to be on the guinea lists did that with great success. I miss her.

And NO any one who gets a name will not be used for meat. Especially the rescues.

deb
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Muscovies are a huge thing I'm a sucker for. That's why I have Coco, my chocolate muscovy. She was bred not to have the crazy carnucles like most Muscovy. She was also bred to have beautiful coloring. I'm obsessed with her. You can't really tell in this picture, but when the sunlight hits her she has royal blue and green sheen.

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FortCluck said:
Muscovies are a huge thing I'm a sucker for. That's why I have Coco, my chocolate muscovy. She was bred not to have the crazy carnucles like most Muscovy. She was also bred to have beautiful coloring. I'm obsessed with her. You can't really tell in this picture, but when the sunlight hits her she has royal blue and green sheen.

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Nice..I enjoy my Ducks. Winter gets pretty hard on me hauling water twice a day though.
 
MysteryChicken said:
I did it because my sister wanted a Silkie X D'Uccle mix. I discovered my white silkie rooster is split to lavender after I did this too.
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This year I'll be using my partridge Silkies with Forrest Hump so I can't wait to see the Chicks I hatch..🙂😍
 
FortCluck said:
We do buckets, but we don't really get temps that freeze the water. I think the water has froze maybe 7 times this winter. We dump all the buckets at night then fill them in the morning.
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I don't use heated buckets here. They don't survive. I use rubber livestock bowls. Easier to get the frozen ice out of.
 
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