Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[2 many chickens]

Saw this flying high today! Good work guys!

 

[FortCluck]

yeah, made yellow rice and black beans lol canned beans but still.

This is the kind I made.

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How much sodium in the rice?

 

[blackandtan]

^^^ Reposting the above question in case it got lost on the puppy and food melee.

My friend also wants to know anyone's thoughts on bringing in Speckled Sussex or Buff Orpington to beef up bodies since they are heavy breeds.
She likes BOs but she loves SSs.

I have had all these thoughts in the past year, I want a breed that’s good at laying and has a big enough body in a reasonable time to be good for the table...I’d also like them to reproduce naturally, though not necessarily with a broody. The best option for me is I think to go with brahmas. They’re good layers, nice and big and we’ll eat the roos, and by replacing the roo every couple years I think I can keep breeding good birds for years.
Now if all this disease craziness will pass and my chick order will be able to get here (another reason to have my own reproducing flock!)

 

[FortCluck]

^^^ Reposting the above question in case it got lost on the puppy and food melee.

My friend also wants to know anyone's thoughts on bringing in Speckled Sussex or Buff Orpington to beef up bodies since they are heavy breeds.
She likes BOs but she loves SSs.

Not orpington if she's doing meat chicken. Way too many feathers and it's a pain.

If she's just using them as layers then I'd choose orpington.

 

[blackandtan]

^^^ Reposting the above question in case it got lost on the puppy and food melee.

My friend also wants to know anyone's thoughts on bringing in Speckled Sussex or Buff Orpington to beef up bodies since they are heavy breeds.
She likes BOs but she loves SSs.

Oh yah and as to the feed issue, I raise all my birds (no not geese or ducks) on the medicated chick starter, then onto flock raiser and later layer crumbles (if they make it that long lol). I’ve found faster growing breeds do very well without the usual “broiler mix”, actually better because they don’t die of heart attacks and such.

 

[ShrekDawg]

^^^ Reposting the above question in case it got lost on the puppy and food melee.

My friend also wants to know anyone's thoughts on bringing in Speckled Sussex or Buff Orpington to beef up bodies since they are heavy breeds.
She likes BOs but she loves SSs.

I think Jersey Giants or Black Australorps might be good or maybe Barred Rock? My Australorps are huge lol and my BR was too. @FortCluck has made meat crosses with JGs I think.

She could also possibly look into one of the other meat breeds that takes longer to grow? Like Red/Rainbow Rangers, etc.? They take longer to grown than CX and don’t have the health problems but grow faster than heritage breeds.

That may be an option if she wants something a little faster growing but less problems.

Although CX can be grown in a way to make them healthier too.

But anyway, I say Rangers or maybe heritage breeds. My Delaware is huge too so that might be another option and I believe they used to be used for meat. And I love Orpingtons and Specked Sussex and they are both fairly large too. Although my Orpingtons ended up kinda runty but they’re hatchery stock lol my Lav Orp cockerel, however, is a MOOSE at only 4 months old.

I say Delaware, any type of Rock (Barred & White are most common probably but there are others), Orpington, Australorp, Sussex, etc. should be good for meat. And they are also good egg layers too if that’s important. Maybe RIR too but the roosters can sometimes be a bit mean. I also have a Welsummer boy that’s pretty big.

Hopefully this is helpful.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Not orpington if she's doing meat chicken. Way too many feathers and it's a pain.

If she's just using them as layers then I'd choose orpington.

Good point! Mine are so fluffy lol but my Lav Orp cockerel is a moose

My Australorps are massive

 

[ShrekDawg]

I have had all these thoughts in the past year, I want a breed that’s good at laying and has a big enough body in a reasonable time to be good for the table...I’d also like them to reproduce naturally, though not necessarily with a broody. The best option for me is I think to go with brahmas. They’re good layers, nice and big and we’ll eat the roos, and by replacing the roo every couple years I think I can keep breeding good birds for years.
Now if all this disease craziness will pass and my chick order will be able to get here (another reason to have my own reproducing flock!)

I’ve always wanted Brahmas!! But I opted for better layers last year haha

 

[ShrekDawg]

How much sodium in the rice?

Probably tons lol I know the beans had tons. Especially since I didn’t drain it. Could taste the salt lol

 

[Folly's place]

I'm still way behind reading this thread, but must comment, in case nobody else has yet.
The data on corona virus survival on different surfaces, as I understand it, was done at about room temperature, and if there's data on survival at colder temps, I haven't seen it. Most viruses are PRESERVED at lower temps, so having things outside in winter temps doesn't do it! Plan on room temps to feel safe at one day, three days, or nine days, depending on the surface. Otherwise, all bets are off.
Mary