Chicken Breeding Projects, For 2020!

[MysteryChicken]

I emailed Greenfire and they haven't responded but their site no longer has them listed

I found a different place that may still sell them.
http://omegahillsfarm.com/product-category/barthuhner/

 

[Molpet]

@Molpet has done some breeding with Cornish X birds. I’m going to send her some of my Pure Cornish eggs later this year to help with her stock.

I've read through the thread trying to catch up / catch on. I'm amazed at the genetics knowledge and dominant and recessive genes.

My project for the year is to set up three flocks of meat birds in hopes of creating a self sustaining meat bird population. I've started with Bresse, and will add Rangers and Cornish X flocks. Most will be processed, but some will stay to breed - so it's really a 2 year project. I know the Cornish cross won't breed, but want to use that flock to compare meat quantity /quality.

Great thread - thanks for starting it.

I feed the CX all they could eat in 10 minutes 2x a day. Should start that when they are a week old. The pullet I kept started laying in September and quit end of October , she died March almost a year old. Before she started laying again.... Soooo start setting eggs as soon as they are fertile..

Dixie rangers over a CX and added a buckeye later.. I think
he calls them toads

 

[MysteryChicken]

I feed the CX all they could eat in 10 minutes 2x a day. Should start that when they are a week old. The pullet I kept started laying in September and quit end of October , she died March almost a year old. Before she started laying again.... Soooo start setting eggs as soon as they are fertile..

Dixie rangers over a CX and added a buckeye later.. I think
he calls them toads

Interesting way of maintaining the life of a meat bird, but to bad she didn't survive.

 

[DdachickenBoy]

Really? So you haven't learned chicken genetics?

I have learned quite a bit I wasn’t familiar with that one until I looked it up however. Wild type would not be it that would affect something more like wing shape or eye color not feather pattern. RIR and silkie crosses usually get patterns like this. I did a lot of research before breeding to ensure safety of the chicks. I don’t understand where you get that idea?

 

[Molpet]

Interesting way of maintaining the life of a meat bird, but to bad she didn't survive.

The grandparents and parent breeding stock for CX have a schedule that includes not feeding them anything for a day. Cobb has a feeding schedule on the web.
I hated starving them, they are so hungry, but I had them with layers free-range and then would look for food. Kept them active. The snowy winter was her down fall because she couldn't keep active. She had good body condition when her heart gave out. I think anyway, she was purple when I found her

 

[MysteryChicken]

I have learned quite a bit I wasn’t familiar with that one until I looked it up however. Wild type would not be it that would affect something more like wing shape or eye color not feather pattern. RIR and silkie crosses usually get patterns like this. I did a lot of research before breeding to ensure safety of the chicks. I don’t understand where you get that idea?

Wildtype genes within the specific breeds backgrounds will show up as chipmunk usually.
Silver Duckwing OEGB X Mille Fluer D'Uccle for example.

Wildtype pattern does change feather pattern. Here's Silver Duckwing with Mottling. Same bird from above, I've done alot of research myself.

He's also Split Gold, Silver: S/s+

Edited to add link: http://forum.backyardpoultry.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=7979926

 

[UluLaté]

Starting with Americaunas/Easter Eggers. First batch is in the incubator.

We had been trying to use a DIY incubator and finally broke down and spent the money for a store bought (defeat!).

And it looks like we will have some mousers, of the barn kitty variety, fairly soon. Momma cat is almost done with that stage of things. So we are really hoping this will be a good litter. They keep the home and barn clear of rodents and the yards/fields/gardens clear of squirrels, gophers, bunnies, etc.. They are an irreplaceable part of country living; making life that much more pleasant, through both their company and their work.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Starting with Americaunas/Easter Eggers. First batch is in the incubator.

We had been trying to use a DIY incubator and finally broke down and spent the money for a store bought (defeat!).

And it looks like we will have some mousers, of the barn kitty variety, fairly soon. Momma cat is almost done with that stage of things. So we are really hoping this will be a good litter. They keep the home and barn clear of rodents and the yards/fields/gardens clear of squirrels, gophers, bunnies, etc.. They are an irreplaceable part of country living; making life that much more pleasant, through both their company and their work.

Those will be some interesting babies.

 

[MysteryChicken]

The grandparents and parent breeding stock for CX have a schedule that includes not feeding them anything for a day. Cobb has a feeding schedule on the web.
I hated starving them, they are so hungry, but I had them with layers free-range and then would look for food. Kept them active. The snowy winter was her down fall because she couldn't keep active. She had good body condition when her heart gave out. I think anyway, she was purple when I found her

Purple means loss of oxygen, heart attack would look like a normal death most of the time.

 

[BarefootHomestead33]

I found a different place that may still sell them.
http://omegahillsfarm.com/product-category/barthuhner/

They did get back to me, quickly to! But they no longer have them
I've searched just about everywhere on here and googled like a crazy person