BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

[angry rooster]

I agree with what you are saying but if I have not tried it my self or have experienced it then it it hearsay to me so the reason why I will try anything once
And I want chickens that can fend for them selves and not need to be pampered I am not saying that I don't give them the best life I can offer or that I don't give them treats but I am wondering if you give them all you can will this let some that would of been week and died continue to breed and weeken your stock over time
I'm not saying that I don't provide the stuff that I know that they are lacking in there diet I'm jest saying that I am trying to move towards efficiency ( using everything that I give them to the best of the chickens ability ) any word aposing me if I am wrong tell me I do love the other persectives

 

[Kassaundra]

This year we got 21 inches in just one snow fall

We don't get 21 inches in a year or even 2

 

[angry rooster]

It isn't ness. for the chicks, adding honey to water is done for shipped chicks to give them a little extra energy from the stress of being shipped and are usually a couple of days past hatch w/o food or water.  Giving a "new born" a laxative even a weak one can have negative effects.  Home hatched or broody hatched don't have the same stress and don't need the additives.  If you feel you must add something add vitamins, that doesn't add any stress to the chicks.

Some how I did not quote you

 

[Kassaundra]

Some how I did not quote you

That's okay I knew you were responding to my post

 

[Beekissed]

We don't get 21 inches in a year or even 2

We can get 3-5 ft here in some areas of WV in one snow fall...it's not that uncommon, happens most winters here. Not this one, though...this has been the most mild winter in my memory.

 

[Kassaundra]

We can get 3-5 ft here in some areas of WV in one snow fall...it's not that uncommon, happens most winters here. Not this one, though...this has been the most mild winter in my memory.

Same here for mild winter, I can't remember one so mild ever. We get more ice then snow during a "normal" winter here. When I was a teen there was an elderly lady in our church, she had been born and raised in the area and remembered riding in horse and buggy days. She said the winters ALWAYS got cold enough to freeze the ponds and lakes enough that the wagons could be driven over them. They haven't frozen enough to ice skate on in my lifetime.

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

We don't get 21 inches in a year or even 2

Ya it gets a good bit of snow here just not usually two feet about one foot but that's about it

 

[angry rooster]

Ya speaking of warmer than usual the Arctic ice is braking up early this year too there has already been icebergs going by they are usually in june

 

[Kassaundra]

Ya speaking of warmer than usual the Arctic ice is braking up early this year too there has already been icebergs going by they are usually in june

Speaking to a southern land locked gal, that is just surreal! lol

 

[CanadianBuckeye]

I agree with what you are saying but if I have not tried it my self or have experienced it then it it hearsay to me so the reason why I will try anything once
And I want chickens that can fend for them selves and not need to be pampered I am not saying that I don't give them the best life I can offer or that I don't give them treats but I am wondering if you give them all you can will this let some that would of been week and died continue to breed and weeken your stock over time
I'm not saying that I don't provide the stuff that I know that they are lacking in there diet I'm jest saying that I am trying to move towards efficiency ( using everything that I give them to the best of the chickens ability ) any word aposing me if I am wrong tell me I do love the other persectives

Absolutely, I agree, you want hardy, healthy chickens adapted to your region. That's why I have chosen the pea combed breeds, large single combs are a disaster in our climate, so rather than coddle birds not meant to be here, I've chosen breeds that are suited to our harsh winters. My chickens get the best of feed and care that I can give them, but any that are weak or sick won't be staying.
I've been reading up on Fayoumis, they have a fascinating history- it's amazing what chickens can adapt to.
http://www.aviculture-europe.nl/nummers/11e06a03.pdf