BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

[hellbender]

Yep! That's the plan. I'll determine gender while butchering it. I just want it to gain a little more weight first.

If you have the space and more than one bird to butcher, you might consider putting them on the 'finishing' diet for a while.

 

[hellbender]

It hit 111 with 42% humidity here last Saturday. Even my Naked Necks said "enough already!". I spent a lot of time trying to help overheated birds and thankfully haven't lost any. I'm looking forward to autumn.

Me too! I don't like it even when temps hit the high 80s. lol

EDIT: What are autumn temps. like...high 70s to low 90s?

 

[JRNash]

Wish i was somewhere that stayed 60 degrees year round

 

[cyborg]

Wish i was somewhere that stayed 60 degrees year round

Me too! Way too hot in summer, too cold and wet in winter. There are a few brief weeks in fall and spring that are glorious.
Now, I'm looking for something edible I can grow without intense irrigation. I have tried eating cactus, and while it is kind of a novelty and doesn't taste bad, I don't imagine I'd like it as a steady diet. I get kind of jealous when you all post pics showing green pastures and trees!

 

[JRNash]

It's FLOODING here againm it's either drought or flood. No happy medium

 

[hellbender]

Me too! Way too hot in summer, too cold and wet in winter. There are a few brief weeks in fall and spring that are glorious.
Now, I'm looking for something edible I can grow without intense irrigation. I have tried eating cactus, and while it is kind of a novelty and doesn't taste bad, I don't imagine I'd like it as a steady diet. I get kind of jealous when you all post pics showing green pastures and trees!

Keep in mind, all this green grass and trees add to the work load.

 

[collie1470]

I've been keeping an eye on the temps up where we're moving, and 90° seems to be a heat wave there lol. It'll be a welcomed change from this southwest Kansas weather

 

[collie1470]

Granted, the winters are going to be horrbly cold, but after growing up in the Northeast at least I know what we're getting into lol.

 

[hellbender]

Granted, the winters are going to be horrbly cold, but after growing up in the Northeast at least I know what we're getting into lol.

I would much rather deal with extremely cold climates rather than insufferable heat. West Virginia is considered part of the Mid-Atlantic region but due to the mountainous areas, we get some VERY cold temps here, frequently being the coldest spot in the nation.

 

[JRNash]

That's were a lot of my family is from. There and Tennessee. Having been there for work I can't for the life of me figure out why they would leave such beutiful country for the humid piney woods of southeast texas and Louisiana