- Thread starter
- #181
I agree with all the above on the breeds. I buy the breeds I need for my particular wants and needs and then proceed to refine that group by culling for egg laying, health, appearance as it applies to health. Then I just breed a good, solid and meaty roo of an egg laying breed over those girls and use the mixed breed of their progeny for the same purpose...utility, utility, utility. I use chickens for an egg and meat source, while letting their egg laying defray the cost of keeping them.
I would not have one chicken on my place if they did not~bottom line~ save me money or make me money.
I would not have one chicken on my place if they did not~bottom line~ save me money or make me money.
Fred: An Old Timer isn't likely to ever take a chicken to a vet and spend $150. That chicken would be culled and if the Old Timer had an extra $150, he/she would just get 25 chicks and have enough money to feed them out to replace the one sick bird, and still have enough to buy their spouse a pizza and a beer. Easy chicken math that.
Priceless!!! THIS is a huge pearl of wisdom that needs to be tattooed on some folks' hand so they absolutely will NOT forget it. THIS is the REAL chicken math.
Priceless!!! THIS is a huge pearl of wisdom that needs to be tattooed on some folks' hand so they absolutely will NOT forget it. THIS is the REAL chicken math.