CanadianBuckeye
Songster
Ten? Ouch.Have a big day ahead of me, freezer camp day at my house. I have to do it alone and have 10 boys to do. I have some fully feathered out of Nn pretty sure I'll skin those
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Ten? Ouch.Have a big day ahead of me, freezer camp day at my house. I have to do it alone and have 10 boys to do. I have some fully feathered out of Nn pretty sure I'll skin those
Have a big day ahead of me, freezer camp day at my house. I have to do it alone and have 10 boys to do. I have some fully feathered out of Nn pretty sure I'll skin those
Has anyone noticed whether cockerels change much once they are older than six months? I have four Buckeye/Cornish to choose from, I'd like to cull down to two as breeding roosters at some point the sooner the better but it can wait. One is definitely smaller than the others, the other three are similar. One has a long back, which I think is a good thing because I'm interested in good egg production as well. One is quite bulky, Cornish-like and impressive, he's my number one choice at six months but is it possible he will end up too big? I'm after more of a dual purpose bird than purely meat. There were heart problems in the Cornish line so that's a concern. Any thoughts? To my unpractised eye they are all pretty similar- maybe a bit more or less breast, maybe a bit longer or shorter in the back but when I pick them up to me they all feel pretty much the same.
My understanding that for a dual purpose breed, as opposed to purely a meat bird, I should be looking for a longer back, a longer keel, some width between the pelvic bones, and the most abdominal capacity and a good wide back - anything else? But to me, the differences between the cockerels feels negligible. AArgghh!!!!
Has anyone noticed whether cockerels change much once they are older than six months? I have four Buckeye/Cornish to choose from, I'd like to cull down to two as breeding roosters at some point the sooner the better but it can wait. One is definitely smaller than the others, the other three are similar. One has a long back, which I think is a good thing because I'm interested in good egg production as well. One is quite bulky, Cornish-like and impressive, he's my number one choice at six months but is it possible he will end up too big? I'm after more of a dual purpose bird than purely meat. There were heart problems in the Cornish line so that's a concern. Any thoughts? To my unpractised eye they are all pretty similar- maybe a bit more or less breast, maybe a bit longer or shorter in the back but when I pick them up to me they all feel pretty much the same.
My understanding that for a dual purpose breed, as opposed to purely a meat bird, I should be looking for a longer back, a longer keel, some width between the pelvic bones, and the most abdominal capacity and a good wide back - anything else? But to me, the differences between the cockerels feels negligible. AArgghh!!!!
My back and feet are killing me, but I got 8 done. I could have got all 10 done, but 5 were feather necked!!! Every time I process feathered necked birds I can't believe how much harder and more obnoxious they are to do
. And you ladies that skin, all I can say is you are more woman then me!!
I scalded one of my feather necked boys that are from Nn birds to see if they had the hair like someone earlier asked, and mine did, for a minute I thought my chickens and rabbits crossed
May I make a suggestion? If I had the birds you have, already crossbred, (not inditing you, its our family tradition) I'd get a few good dark rose combed Leghorns for egg production.
EDIT: Sorry...I was distracted... I meant to have the Leghorns to be covered by the cock of your choice. I suspect the choice of heavy laying strain of Leghorns would be a plus.
A little mixing and matching over two or three generations might give you acceptable results.