Cackle article claims NH and RIR autosexing?

[WallyG74]

Very Jealous. Hopefully will have some of my own by summer

I hope so too!

 

[SheaLoner]

I did indeed throw a few eggs in the bator from my NH pen. Properly marked roosters but didn't keep track of the hens. I'm thinking I might be lucky here.

 

[SheaLoner]

Well this project is now a bust. I may pick it back up sometime down the line when I have time and actual breeding pens setup. 3/4 of the hens from the last group continually had impacted or saggy crops. A couple of them were Hay eaters. I was down to just one Okish Roo and I just didn't have it I me to continue it at this point.

I had in fact managed to get a breeding pen set up, but by time 3 weeks had passed to clear the hens out. They had Stopped Laying! All summer. Excessive heat and humidity for our area and I just gave up on them. It was too late in the year to want to even Try to brood chicks through the winter.
I've had some health problems most of the year that has just sapped my energy levels, and I'm looking at a Surgery that will put me out another month with 10lb weight lifting restrictions. So I'm downsizing the flock. Just offloaded All of my Roosters to a fellow, nobody around me was even remotely interested in continuing the project. And most of the hens too. Maybe I canpick it back up next year, maybe not.

 

[NatJ]

Well this project is now a bust. I may pick it back up sometime down the line when I have time and actual breeding pens setup. 3/4 of the hens from the last group continually had impacted or saggy crops. A couple of them were Hay eaters. I was down to just one Okish Roo and I just didn't have it I me to continue it at this point.

I had in fact managed to get a breeding pen set up, but by time 3 weeks had passed to clear the hens out. They had Stopped Laying! All summer. Excessive heat and humidity for our area and I just gave up on them. It was too late in the year to want to even Try to brood chicks through the winter.
I've had some health problems most of the year that has just sapped my energy levels, and I'm looking at a Surgery that will put me out another month with 10lb weight lifting restrictions. So I'm downsizing the flock. Just offloaded All of my Roosters to a fellow, nobody around me was even remotely interested in continuing the project. And most of the hens too. Maybe I canpick it back up next year, maybe not.

Thank you for updating, rather than leaving us all wondering

Although I'm sad about all the problems that made you need to drop the project at this time

 

[SheaLoner]

Thank you for updating, rather than leaving us all wondering

Although I'm sad about all the problems that made you need to drop the project at this time

I think it is an actual viable project. You just would need at minimum 3 pens and room to order in 50-100 chicks to have a chance at getting quality. I have neither the energy time nor space to do so.I hope somebody will try it though while the Knoll line still exists.