Cross Continental Friends!!!

[SlowBill]

always so sweet TarheelBirdy

Hombre, you've got to find a protein stuff so quickly, that's a suicide breed with 10-12%

can you contact some sugar refineries to buy some pulps, also trying with the fish factories

if you find almost nothing, you can also try with some CAT crunchies, like I use to do for the games, read before the percentage, you can also find some 35-38% products, best DOG crunchies have maybe 23-25%

there's no one there who product the base (we call that nucleo polli-ovaiole), so you've got to add just cereals and some clam shells?

now, I understand why they ate 450 grams of food each day!

the hen in your picture can be a good base for the female line, you need some heavy cockerels to work with, at least New Hampshire, if there are no pure breeds available, you can also try with some red cobbs

 

[el pollo rey]

always so sweet TarheelBirdy

Hombre, you've got to find a protein stuff so quickly, that's a suicide breed with 10-12%

can you contact some sugar refineries to buy some pulps, also trying with the fish factories

if you find almost nothing, you can also try with some CAT crunchies, like I use to do for the games, read before the percentage, you can also find some 35-38% products, best DOG crunchies have maybe 23-25%

there's no one there who product the base (we call that nucleo polli-ovaiole), so you've got to add just cereals and some clam shells?

now, I understand why they ate 450 grams of food each day!

the hen in your picture can be a good base for the female line, you need some heavy cockerels to work with, at least New Hampshire, if there are no pure breeds available, you can also try with some red cobbs

. Enjoy your meal bill , and yes the feed situation here is horrible their are very few cereal grains available that is the reason I have been feeding dog food in the afternoon as a treat to boost the protein any how that is what it is like here in the 3rd world we do the best we can with what we have lol I never thought about cane pulp I will look into a source when I return from America ciao

 

[TarheelBirdy]

Morning at Buena Vista Farm Costa Rica

So beautiful!

 

[el pollo rey]

So beautiful!

thanks birdie it truly is a sight to see in the AM the mountain range rises to over 11000 feet at this latitude above the equator they remain green without the snow you would see in north america a truly unique Eco system the camera at least my crappy camera does it no justice

 

[SlowBill]

buonera a tutti,

where's Megan Amber?, and the other girls?

I hope they aren't so tired of us

 

[SlowBill]

. Enjoy your meal bill , and yes the feed situation here is horrible their are very few cereal grains available that is the reason I have been feeding dog food in the afternoon as a treat to boost the protein any how that is what it is like here in the 3rd world we do the best we can with what we have lol I never thought about cane pulp I will look into a source when I return from America ciao

I don't know about the weather of Costa Rica, but, I think it's always hot with high humidity, Ideal for hatching and raise chickens, not more than 30 days ago, the temperature here falling down to -10°C at night

I know a guy who worked for me, who comes back in Gabon and raise meat and eggs chickens, he hatch 365 days at year, specially during winter (Gabon winter)

he was hyper curious, learn my little secrets and starts to do his first crossbreeds

he come back home with an old incubator, little moneys, 300 eggs and high hopes, now, he raise over 10.000 chicks at year, and got three workers

last year, come here with a big smile, a lot of pictures and 6 eggs as a present, who hatch three hens and a rooster

unfortunately, I've got only one of the girls now (la cornuta), he promise me new eggs for this summer, hope he can find me some new breed of gamefowls

he also sell his frozen products to France, and return with the containers full of basic elements

he got two harvests of red corn and Hilario soybeans each year, and wanna become even bigger, the most powerful african breeder (his words)

living in a place like that can be very interesting

 

[thedollysmama]

Bill, mijo, what does double attitude mean when referring to chickens?
My Hmong lady who buys my extra roosters arrived on my front step today and so begins the process of purging the mogrel roosters and focusing on purebreds. With all my up and coming youngsters I need to rid myself of the old timer roosters. Not sorry to see them go and imagine the hens feel the same way.
Oh! It's dinner time! Woot woot!!

Karen

 

[SlowBill]

Buonasera,

I hope Megan come back to talk with us

the last two days seems to be a desert, maybe is tired of all those crossbreeds and percentage!

 

[SlowBill]

Bill, mijo, what does double attitude mean when referring to chickens?
My Hmong lady who buys my extra roosters arrived on my front step today and so begins the process of purging the mogrel roosters and focusing on purebreds. With all my up and coming youngsters I need to rid myself of the old timer roosters. Not sorry to see them go and imagine the hens feel the same way.
Oh! It's dinner time! Woot woot!!

Karen

with double attitude i mean who can be used for meat (the male line) and for eggs (the hens)

most Italian historical breeds are like that, bionda and livornese at first place

they usually don't raise to heavyweight, but, they are so quick and can be slaughtered in reach of three months

 

[Megan Amber]

Wow! A lot can happen in a few days! Welcome aboard el pollo rey! This thread is far from dead as you have discovered.

Well Gang I am back! Did you miss me? I was on a family retreat to a beautiful Island consisting of a stunning beach and awesome salt marshes! Had a great time and got lot's pictures! Will post some later but out in the garden for now. Wanted to ease your mind Bill.