Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[rodriguezpoultry]

Gonna have to stop hatching here fairly soon. My incubator is full to the brim and I have 2 dozen eggs waiting to go in. I'm starting to gather eggs for others who have asked me for eggs. Especially since I hate to just throw the eggs out.

Suppose I can just sell the others as eating eggs on Craigslist or to workers, etc.

 

[sawmane1]

i would post pics of mine but than my computer would explode because i have so many

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[HallFamilyFarm]

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Can't wait to see them in person!

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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You can always send those extra eggs down here. We can always find a 4H member that will hatch them. One of our parents ( a BYCer) is a drop dead hatchaholic! She was selling some Mottled Java chicks last month. She does not have any Mottled Javas. I asked where she found the eggs.....BYC! We have one 15 year old boy that would love some Langshans....if I convince him to like them!

 

[vmdanielsen]

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PLGDs????

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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PLGDs????

PLGD=Poultry Livestock Guardian Dog. Ours are trained to guard poultry, goats etc

Not even two legged varmits get near Buddy...a 140#+ Anatolian Sheperd male.

 

[7961]

So you never worry about avian predators?

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

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You can always send those extra eggs down here. We can always find a 4H member that will hatch them. One of our parents ( a BYCer) is a drop dead hatchaholic! She was selling some Mottled Java chicks last month. She does not have any Mottled Javas. I asked where she found the eggs.....BYC! We have one 15 year old boy that would love some Langshans....if I convince him to like them!

I could be persuaded. Thing is...I have only been selling to those that I know will keep with the breed or already show an interest in it. No point in giving good stock to someone who isn't interested in keeping the lines a living thing. I've got 2 orders for a dozen and I'm probably going to be turning the lights off to natural lighting and give the gals a break. They'll still be laying thanks to the longer days though!

 

[vmdanielsen]

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PLGDs????

PLGD=Poultry Livestock Guardian Dog. Ours are trained to guard poultry, goats etc

Not even two legged varmits get near Buddy...a 140#+ Anatolian Sheperd male.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/47716_plgd_and_poultry_016.jpg

thanks!

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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A natural predator to a hawk, eagle etc is a wolf. Our PLGDs are huge. They are afraid of getting eaten by Buddy! No issues yet.