BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

[Turk Raphael]

Fine by me, I alway could see it better.

Brother arrived about 2:30 this morning. It was easier to warm the chicks than cool them so he took advantage of cooler driving hours. Everyone has had food and coffee and now going to bed. I love my new puppy even though she is almost double the size of her bro. They wrestled for hours and are almost as exhausted as we are. I'll get pics later on ...I love the severity of the ear cropping as it gives them the most terrible scary look, even as pups. Nothing but a little sharp point sticking up, but there's enough for each to get a good enough hold to swing each other around and around. I hope I don't regret having two of them. Brother even brought three more rounds of canine inoculations and a new bottle of Valbazen.

The chicks all made it and we will get pics of them later too. WE have to extend the brooder back to full size as Brother recommends keeping them there for another month. I didn't ask why and he didn't say. I intend to 'steal' the waterer he has for them but I intend to change in my plastic ones for now.

I have near perfect vision but I like the bold type for my posts.

 

[seventreesfarm]

I know this is just my humble opinion --- but I will never ever ever ever ever ever ever get another Leghorn or any bird who has leghorn known to be in their ancestry (AWs are part leghorn btw). I had 40 of those nasty buggers once - yes they were egg laying machines, but they were the flightiest, nastiest birds I've ever had. I tell people that Foghorn leghorn and his girls were an understatement in regards to leghorn personality.

I don't know - maybe it was just my flock. I will be curious to see how the AWs personality turns out.

My hatchery brown leghorns are just about 4 months old. They're definitely crazy, but kind of entertaining. We call them the roadrunners because that's what they look and act like. But they stay in the fences, and have integrated with the main flock ok. I don't need to handle them much, and do so at night when I can snag them off their perch. I'll see how I feel about them once they start to lay, but so far they aren't too bad.

 

[LindaB220]

Brother arrived about 2:30 this morning. It was easier to warm the chicks than cool them so he took advantage of cooler driving hours. Everyone has had food and coffee and now going to bed. I love my new puppy even though she is almost double the size of her bro. They wrestled for hours and are almost as exhausted as we are. I'll get pics later on ...I love the severity of the ear cropping as it gives them the most terrible scary look, even as pups. Nothing but a little sharp point sticking up, but there's enough for each to get a good enough hold to swing each other around and around. I hope I don't regret having two of them. Brother even brought three more rounds of canine inoculations and a new bottle of Valbazen.

The chicks all made it and we will get pics of them later too. WE have to extend the brooder back to full size as Brother recommends keeping them there for another month. I didn't ask why and he didn't say. I intend to 'steal' the waterer he has for them but I intend to change in my plastic ones for now.

I have near perfect vision but I like the bold type for my posts.

Wow, what a good bonding time. When you don't get to see each other a lot each visit is precious. Have a good time while I wrestle with my baby chicks.

 

[ronott1]

My hatchery brown leghorns are just about 4 months old. They're definitely crazy, but kind of entertaining. We call them the roadrunners because that's what they look and act like. But they stay in the fences, and have integrated with the main flock ok. I don't need to handle them much, and do so at night when I can snag them off their perch. I'll see how I feel about them once they start to lay, but so far they aren't too bad.

Pullets usually calm down at POL. They should start laying eggs within the month, of they are like most Leghorns.

Let us know!

 

[Turk Raphael]

Chicks come and chicks go! There's a whole lot more room in my new brooder than arrived with it. We opted to let our hired man buy the RIR's and Buckeyes for $2.00 each and he can work it off.

Had a great time at Mike Linnigs last night. We each had the seafood platter and it was over-filled, plus with a very big whole lobster, the ones that are usually served as a main course. With the tip...we paid dearly for it. The main thing, everyone enjoyed the night and no one got too drunk. Again, I never drink out because I an almost always on call...just like last night.

There are 42 Austra-Whites and that should supply plenty of eggs for us and our small group of close friends. Also, we will use them for practice when we ultimately get an incubator. Brother gave us his blessing to unload the Buckeyes and RIRs. Our helper made over them like they were pure gold so it's a win for him.

Brother is having a good time and is staying over a couple days or more....mini-vacation of his own.

The brooder (and feed) was 'gold' for us. Our DCs will get much of the feed and the brooder will certainly come in handy, not so far down the road.

These AW's don't seem too crazy yet but if they get to the point that I/we don't like them...we won't hesitate to give them to Mr. Jimmy.

ETA: Heretofore...our hired help, Mr. Jimmy will be referred to as 'Farm manager' or more simply ...the Manager. Gives him more dignity than calling him "hired hand"...or so I think!

I know it's early but I think we have a good man for the job!

 

[Kinmera]

Morning All!

I have 30+ Cobb's (Cornish Cross Breed) that were hatched on 5.30.14. I'm wondering how long do you think I should wait before moving them into the chicken tractor. I want them to have the benefits of being out there as soon as possible. They will be sharing the tractor with 7 White Plymouth rocks that are 12 weeks old. All of them will be fed the 22% broiler grower.

 

[LindaB220]

Chicks come and chicks go! There's a whole lot more room in my new brooder than arrived with it. We opted to let our hired man buy the RIR's and Buckeyes for $2.00 each and he can work it off.

Had a great time at Mike Linnigs last night. We each had the seafood platter and it was over-filled, plus with a very big whole lobster, the ones that are usually served as a main course. With the tip...we paid dearly for it. The main thing, everyone enjoyed the night and no one got too drunk. Again, I never drink out because I an almost always on call...just like last night.

There are 42 Austra-Whites and that should supply plenty of eggs for us and our small group of close friends. Also, we will use them for practice when we ultimately get an incubator. Brother gave us his blessing to unload the Buckeyes and RIRs. Our helper made over them like they were pure gold so it's a win for him.

Brother is having a good time and is staying over a couple days or more....mini-vacation of his own.

The brooder (and feed) was 'gold' for us. Our DCs will get much of the feed and the brooder will certainly come in handy, not so far down the road.

These AW's don't seem too crazy yet but if they get to the point that I/we don't like them...we won't hesitate to give them to Mr. Jimmy.

ETA: Heretofore...our hired help, Mr. Jimmy will be referred to as 'Farm manager' or more simply ...the Manager. Gives him more dignity than calling him "hired hand"...or so I think!

I know it's early but I think we have a good man for the job!

Lucky you, Turk. Good help is hard to find. I can find it , I just can't pay for it. They are high priced. My DD said I'm still living back in the '80s when I gave a quarter tip to the grocery boy. I'm not that bad but I don't like to pay $40 hr for a man to build me a door for my coop. $200 for 3-4 hrs.
Are you ready for this??? I live 20 miles east of Shreveport/Bossier City of the Louisiana Downs racetrack. We have raccoons and sometimes I've seen a bobcat. However, a man down the road 1 mile has lost 5 goats this month to a (get this) panther. Got photos and everything. Makes me want to bring my chickens in the house.

 

[Turk Raphael]

Lucky you, Turk. Good help is hard to find. I can find it , I just can't pay for it. They are high priced. My DD said I'm still living back in the '80s when I gave a quarter tip to the grocery boy. I'm not that bad but I don't like to pay $40 hr for a man to build me a door for my coop. $200 for 3-4 hrs.
Are you ready for this??? I live 20 miles east of Shreveport/Bossier City of the Louisiana Downs racetrack. We have raccoons and sometimes I've seen a bobcat. However, a man down the road 1 mile has lost 5 goats this month to a (get this) panther. Got photos and everything. Makes me want to bring my chickens in the house.

We pay our manager $ 8 bucks (cash) an hour...exactly what he asked for. We provide work clothes and boots as well there being a Frig. in the shop that's loaded with cold-cuts, Mac. salad, sodas, beer, fruit, bread.... I don't begrudge a good man a couple beers on a hot day when he works as hard as Jimmy.

Bob cats are everywhere. Even 'panthers', (catamounts, pumas. mountain lions)...Everywhere, even in cities. Our pups are worthless right now...in fact, if they got into the chickens, they'd kill everyone and then lick the feathers dry but as they grow and receive proper conditioning, they will at least keep all types of beasts away.

Jimmy does more than just 'mess with the chickens'. He keeps the lawn cut and does minor to even pretty darned complicated repairs so I think he a 'gift' to us. If he stays on and continues to work the way he does, he will certainly get raises. Raphael and I are comfortably employed and having someone like him around during the day is a great advantage..run errands, sigh for deliveries...no end to his usefulness. It's a plus for him too...aside from the bit of cash money he gets from us, when he's here, he is not having to listen to a "yammering woman"...that's a quote of Jimmy...

One more thing...if I had been your grocery boy in the 80s and you flipped me a quarter??? I would have mashed your fingers in the storm door!

 

[LindaB220]

We pay our manager $ 8 bucks (cash) an hour...exactly what he asked for. We provide work clothes and boots as well there being a Frig. in the shop that's loaded with cold-cuts, Mac. salad, sodas, beer, fruit, bread.... I don't begrudge a good man a couple beers on a hot day when he works as hard as Jimmy.

Bob cats are everywhere. Even 'panthers', (catamounts, pumas. mountain lions)...Everywhere, even in cities. Our pups are worthless right now...in fact, if they got into the chickens, they'd kill everyone and then lick the feathers dry but as they grow and receive proper conditioning, they will at least keep all types of beasts away.

Jimmy does more than just 'mess with the chickens'. He keeps the lawn cut and does minor to even pretty darned complicated repairs so I think he a 'gift' to us. If he stays on and continues to work the way he does, he will certainly get raises. Raphael and I are comfortably employed and having someone like him around during the day is a great advantage..run errands, sigh for deliveries...no end to his usefulness. It's a plus for him too...aside from the bit of cash money he gets from us, when he's here, he is not having to listen to a "yammering woman"...that's a quote of Jimmy...

One more thing...if I had been your grocery boy in the 80s and you flipped me a quarter??? I would have mashed your fingers in the storm door!

Turk, you weren't even born in the 80s. In the south, it was ok to give a quarter.

Now I'm up to a dollar. That's what she gripping about.

 

[Turk Raphael]

Turk, you weren't even born in the 80s. In the south, it was ok to give a quarter.

Now I'm up to a dollar. That's what she gripping about.

That's true and I never delivered groceries either....Linda, you are going to die a very wealthy woman because even you won't be able to take it all with you!!!

Just imagine...some poor kid schlepping groceries all over the area, just to get a buck from "MS. La. Tight-Wad of the Year".!!! You're lucky they don't come by your house and steal all your chickens.!!!

At least they could have chicken dinner....they might even rob your veggie garden. Be good to those hard workin' kids...