BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

[NanaKat]

@holm25
Those chicks have some huge legs!

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

I would like to join. We have our birds for multi-purpose reasons. Egg production, meat and we just enjoy having them around.
In addition to our chickens we have turkeys as well.
We breed for birds that are multi-purpose and that are fun to be around.No aggressive roosters, and no nasty hens.

Welcome!!!!!

- Ant Farm

 

[Gorman Farm]

!! It is always fun to have new folks join!
Do you incubate or broody hatch?
What breeds are you using for egg production?

In the past I have incubated, but I just did a broody hatch and it turned out great and was so much easier.


I have a mix of hens black sex link, buff orpington, EE's, a leghorn mix, an Americauna, and a couple mixed red hens. I only have one rooster a Buff Orpington. If I hatch out cockerels they are fryers, I like the buff roo because he is so gentle.


Here are a few of my flock.

I have to say that the Black sex links and the Buffs are great layers, averaging at least 5 eggs per week. My leghorn mix hen is right behind them 4 to 5 eggs per week.

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[DesertChic]

Really like how most of these Buckeye crosses are growing! Biggest and best growing birds I have raised so far. There is also a mutt that should be possible with a pea comb in there.

This is a great photo! You should enter it in the picture of the week contest.

 

[holm25]

This is a great photo! You should enter it in the picture of the week contest. 

Thanks! I might just do that!

 

[holm25]

In the past I have incubated, but I just did a broody hatch and it turned out great and was so much easier. I have a mix of hens black sex link, buff orpington, EE's, a leghorn mix, an Americauna, and a couple mixed red hens. I only have one rooster a Buff Orpington. If I hatch out cockerels they are fryers, I like the buff roo because he is so gentle. Here are a few of my flock. I have to say that the Black sex links and the Buffs are great layers, averaging at least 5 eggs per week. My leghorn mix hen is right behind them 4 to 5 eggs per week. .

Beautiful birds! I have an Orp trio and I love the roo! Here is a pic of him.

 

[Beer can]

Awesome duckies dan!
Wow look at those chicks holm25! Buckeye crossed with what? Must have missed it.

 

[Beer can]

Just googled naked neck broiler out of boredom, found a lot more than I figured, I have read some of it before, but found a lot more real studies on the NN. Most of it redundent, same one's just on other sites etc.
This site I found quite interesting, much of the same references but with more of the immunity/health aspects of them. Now I see more...I'll probably be reading half of the same stuff just to get a few new tidbits...
Pretty interesting IMHO
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...51.pdf&usg=AFQjCNGw6ZHGTv74CeV6bBCjB2z1fEXtjA

 

[dan26552]

Awesome duckies dan!
Wow look at those chicks holm25! Buckeye crossed with what? Must have missed it.

 

[Gorman Farm]

The buffs are great...so sweet my Buff hens are like puppy dogs. Thanks for sharing your buff roo with me.