BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

[hellbender]

Do you know how long your freezer was unplugged? Was it completely thawed? We sadly only have a general idea. I left it outside last night so it could refreeze while we cleaned up the mess and let the freezer cool down again. It's in the freezer as of this morning. My SO is willing to try it, I'm the one with the doubts.

If you are destitute, you could cook the meat in a pressure cooker and make it alright for human consumption...before the family starves. Otherwise, It's fine for dog food and with the price of dog food...I'm not so sure you'd not come out about even.

I have several BIG dogs and along with a good dry food, they get beef tongue and heart (among other things) every day. I'm lucky to get the organ meat from a slaughter house for a song. Some of the organs smell a bit 'off' but the dogs have never been sick and I've been doing this for years.

As a matter of fact, I've eaten meat that might have been a bit 'tainted' but I just wouldn't throw it away and I didn't throw it up either.

I wouldn't eat any but the freshest fish but for the dogs...cook it and feed it too if it's part of the inventory. JMHO

 

[BayBay Peepers]

To the dogs it shall go Thanks everyone!

 

[Heron's Nest Farm]

SO I have a few breeding projects this year:

Olive Eggers: I want to breed for egg production. These birds are typically not the best layers. So begins my journey. I am beginning with CooCoo Marans x Auracana I have ordered 15 new americanas to work with. I have one of the aforementioned crosses Roo to work with.


Assorted breeds: I have an assortment of layers. I am giong to systematically breed my best layers with my RIR roo for lighter wieght, higher yeailing egg production. Or at least that's my attempt. Breeds that will be bread will be listed, but I am analyzing my at RIR, Black Minorca, Deleware, and Buff Orpingtons.

I will post breeding stock pictures when I decide.

Sooo excited!

I will be working on preserving the SOP while striving towards egg production on my Chocolate and Gold Laced Orpingtons.

Wish me luck and any thoughts on these breeds would be appreciated.

 

[DesertChic]

To the dogs it shall go Thanks everyone!

I can see from your avatar that your dogs are already begging for that meat.

German Shepherd and a Sheltie?

 

[bnjrob]

SO I have a few breeding projects this year:

Olive Eggers: I want to breed for egg production. These birds are typically not the best layers. So begins my journey. I am beginning with CooCoo Marans x Auracana I have ordered 15 new americanas to work with. I have one of the aforementioned crosses Roo to work with.


Assorted breeds: I have an assortment of layers. I am giong to systematically breed my best layers with my RIR roo for lighter wieght, higher yeailing egg production. Or at least that's my attempt. Breeds that will be bread will be listed, but I am analyzing my at RIR, Black Minorca, Deleware, and Buff Orpingtons.

I will post breeding stock pictures when I decide.

Sooo excited!

I will be working on preserving the SOP while striving towards egg production on my Chocolate and Gold Laced Orpingtons.

Wish me luck and any thoughts on these breeds would be appreciated.

I'm not familiar with the breeding practices and various breeds used to make up olive eggers, do you know why they are generally not great layers? To me, knowing more about the "why" might help with formulating a plan for improving egg production beyond the general pelvic/abdominal measuring and keeping track of who lays sooner and better.

 

[BayBay Peepers]

I can see from your avatar that your dogs are already begging for that meat. 
German Shepherd and a Sheltie? 

Yes. As chance would have it I had just made venison jerky that day and that's how they watched my every move haha

 

[draye]

I'm not familiar with the breeding practices and various breeds used to make up olive eggers, do you know why they are generally not great layers?  To me, knowing more about the "why" might help with formulating a plan for improving egg production beyond the general pelvic/abdominal measuring and keeping track of who lays sooner and better.

Most Olive Eggers I've seen are fairly good layers. I have Naked Necks, Easter Eggers, and various crosses and I consider them good layers. Not like Sexlinks you get from a hatchery good layers though. In the proper season they are about every other day layers with the exception of a few some every day and some about every two days. This I like as they do not lay out so quick.

 

[ronott1]

SO I have a few breeding projects this year:

Olive Eggers: I want to breed for egg production. These birds are typically not the best layers. So begins my journey. I am beginning with CooCoo Marans x Auracana I have ordered 15 new americanas to work with. I have one of the aforementioned crosses Roo to work with.


Assorted breeds: I have an assortment of layers. I am giong to systematically breed my best layers with my RIR roo for lighter wieght, higher yeailing egg production. Or at least that's my attempt. Breeds that will be bread will be listed, but I am analyzing my at RIR, Black Minorca, Deleware, and Buff Orpingtons.

I will post breeding stock pictures when I decide.

Sooo excited!

I will be working on preserving the SOP while striving towards egg production on my Chocolate and Gold Laced Orpingtons.

Wish me luck and any thoughts on these breeds would be appreciated.

Crested cream legbar x Crele penedsenca are very productive and the cockerels can be eaten.

To be clear, the lay lots of eggs.

 

[Heron's Nest Farm]

I love all the input!

I have yet to get eggs from this batch. I am also breeding for color. Those posts will probably go on the olive egger thread.

I hadn't thought about using legbars. How friendly of birds are they? Temperament is also important to me.

 

[1zooman12]

Hello Again, today, Ron,
And what sized eggs does one get from your home made hybrids at maturity? Inquiring minds want to know…
Again, my best to all,
Neal, the Zooman