BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

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Beer can said:
Off the chicken topic but '95! I thought you might have a classic, lol. ('95 is old, I'm getting old....) I missed out on a buddies '73 GMC 4x4 3/4 ton truck, he blew the motor and couldn't find anyone to buy it so sold it for scrap! It was rust free, rare in upstate NY winter salt roads land and in nice shape for the yr. I could have put my Jimmy motor in it! Sold it before I heard. But I like the convertible, and they are rare, just going to take some $ to get it where it needs to be. Frame and mechanics are great, body panels and floors need to be replaced, not real bad, but not worth dinking with as far as repairing. It's like a full size jeep, top comes off to the windshield and no door pillars, real convertible. Only 60 some thousand miles, but it's seen some salt and definitely age. Big tires with rubber fender flares and double stacked leaf springs so it's slightly lifted, (road like a tank or dozer though, rough ride).
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There's no doubt this post applies to production of chickens, etc. One has to drive the eggs and meat to market in something and haul hundreds of pounds of chicken vittles back to the 'farm'.
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Beer can said:
Off the chicken topic but '95! I thought you might have a classic, lol. ('95 is old, I'm getting old....) I missed out on a buddies '73 GMC 4x4 3/4 ton truck, he blew the motor and couldn't find anyone to buy it so sold it for scrap! It was rust free, rare in upstate NY winter salt roads land and in nice shape for the yr. I could have put my Jimmy motor in it! Sold it before I heard. But I like the convertible, and they are rare, just going to take some $ to get it where it needs to be. Frame and mechanics are great, body panels and floors need to be replaced, not real bad, but not worth dinking with as far as repairing. It's like a full size jeep, top comes off to the windshield and no door pillars, real convertible. Only 60 some thousand miles, but it's seen some salt and definitely age. Big tires with rubber fender flares and double stacked leaf springs so it's slightly lifted, (road like a tank or dozer though, rough ride).
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That is ONE of the great things about southern Arizona, no salt, no rust. Vehicles are usually pretty well preserved if they haven't been abused off road, desert pinstriping is another matter. The sun can be kind of tough on paint, though.
 
Beer can said:
Boy these chickens take forever to grow. I never noticed before but I never had any that I wanted to breed and work with. They feathered out fast but I want them big!
@JRNash my SandHill white giants all have beautiful willow legs. There is some color issue with a couple of their white feathers. A couple of them are kinda a lavender grey, the SandHill website does state that there is this problem. Theirs are a closed flock since they got them from Golda Miller a top giant breeder in the past. If yours don't get to where you want them and you can't find any breeder quality ones (I couldn't, most breeders have just black and blue) give theirs a try.
The giants are already starting to look bigger than the sussex already, I didn't expect that until they were filled out.
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I wouldn't expect most of your breeds to fill out 'til they're about 18+months of age...same with the Chanteclers. They'll all be plenty old enough to breed before then but to get max meat does take time.
 
hellbender said:
There's no doubt this post applies to production of chickens, etc. One has to drive the eggs and meat to market in something and haul hundreds of pounds of chicken vittles back to the 'farm'.
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Not to mention hauling building supplies for the pens and coops! I have a '99 Toyota Avalon that I run the p*ss out of when I want cheap miles, but gotta have the truck to haul any kind of load.

Here is some eye candy for you guys......




 
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Just got my second goose egg in two weeks. To be perfectly honest I really DIDN'T think about the eggs the geese were going to lay. My dauggter is an artist so I think I will blow this one for her to paint
 

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