California - Northern

[centralcaligirl]

There is a great 4_H Poultry book that gives step by step on showing, it also has instructions on bathing birds for show. I give you the title but mine is out with a kid how lost theirs.

I would love to have the name of that book when you get it back.

 

[Birdlady141]

I'll try and remember to send it to you. They are fun little 4_H books.

 

[Neona]

Hey, everyone! I'm Neona; first-time chicken keeper in the Santa Cruz area. Figured I'd pop in and introduce myself. I currently have six pullets of various breeding and can't wait to expand to a second flock! Does anyone in my area have a personal recommendation on local breeders for meat birds? I've found a few on Google but I like hearing other peoples good experiences.

 

[ronott1]

Hey, everyone! I'm Neona; first-time chicken keeper in the Santa Cruz area. Figured I'd pop in and introduce myself. I currently have six pullets of various breeding and can't wait to expand to a second flock! Does anyone in my area have a personal recommendation on local breeders for meat birds? I've found a few on Google but I like hearing other peoples good experiences.

Welcome to BYC!

Post pictures when you can

The official new member introduction thread is: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/new-member-introductions.44/

Posting there will get you some trophy points!

 

[Neona]

Thanks - I already did that. It was suggested I swing by here and say hello.

 

[ronott1]

Thanks - I already did that. It was suggested I swing by here and say hello.

That is great!

 

[h2oratt]

Hey, everyone! I'm Neona; first-time chicken keeper in the Santa Cruz area. Figured I'd pop in and introduce myself. I currently have six pullets of various breeding and can't wait to expand to a second flock! Does anyone in my area have a personal recommendation on local breeders for meat birds? I've found a few on Google but I like hearing other peoples good experiences.

Hi neona
I am julie. I live in Stockton. I haven't done meat birds. I o have pitapintas which are a dual purpose breed.

 

[ronott1]

I will be processing three cockerels tomorrow. They are not meat birds or dual purpose but they will still be very tasty!

 

[orrpeople]

I will be processing three cockerels tomorrow. They are not meat birds or dual purpose but they will still be very tasty!

I even did some leghorn varieties when it was time to cull, and, although there's not a ton of meat, they were still quite good!
I finally have all the cockerels I will use for breeding picked out from this year's grow outs... sometimes that process takes forever! Hoping to get everyone in their pens in a couple weeks - provided the building of a couple more goes as planned!

 

[orrpeople]

Hey, everyone! I'm Neona; first-time chicken keeper in the Santa Cruz area. Figured I'd pop in and introduce myself. I currently have six pullets of various breeding and can't wait to expand to a second flock! Does anyone in my area have a personal recommendation on local breeders for meat birds? I've found a few on Google but I like hearing other peoples good experiences.

Welcome! Glad you joined us! Sometimes this thread is fairly quiet,sometimes it's hoppin'! I love the Santa Cruz area! When my family just needs a quick get away, we often find ourselves in that neck of the woods!