Curious? Giant cochins?

[walkswithdog]

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That's kind of what I'd imagined the situation was. That's the size of bird I was tending toward as a second breed. Duane has some great birds! I'd imagine the hatchery birds would be very different, since no one is working from a standard at all.

I'm planning on working the Partridge Rocks I'm getting toward good barred size, they've not been as consistently bred for size and production like the Barreds but I love the color/pattern.

And for a second breed I really want a very large aka giant chicken like NJG or cochins. I had totally thought NJG until you feather heads infected me. Now I'm all dithering because I have really taken a liking to feather foots of all kinds and it's all y'alls fault.

 

[sandspoultry]

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Yes we will have some availible when ever you are ready, chickens and turkeys
Our turkey range roost is 12 feet square, about 3 feet off the ground we used 2x6's spaced 18 inches apart for roosts. and 4 x 4's for the corner posts. The roof is about 4 foot high in the front and sloping to about 3 in the back. On the back (low end) we put 4 nest boxes. It's worked very well, some of the turkeys sleep on the roof but most and the chickens use the roosts.

Steve in NC

 

[walkswithdog]

A 12x12 range roost? My lord, how many turkeys fit in one that size?

I plan on starting small, with a few, maybe a tom and two or three hens and a couple of nests and see how it goes.

They're totally new to me so they're my space alien project. I like the idea of free range turkey quite a bit.

I'll bug you in Jan about what colors of cochins you have about.

You have Bourbons, do you have Narragansets? I may be tending toward them because of Laura's preference.

 

[sandspoultry]

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Quite a few will fit, it's not even close to being full. We have Bourbon Reds, Midget White, White Holland, Royal Palm, Beltsville White and standard Bronze

Steve