Eastern Panhandle WV (MD, VA, PA) Chickenstock -July10th Gower's Feed

[nursecat9]

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Holy moly...296! Where did you get that...around here?

 

[Soaring Chicks]

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Holy moly...296! Where did you get that...around here?

yes please tell ! I'v looked at the table top ones and they hold the same or less then my eco 20. If we are to sell larger amounts of chicks for the sales and for breeding flock 24 per 21 day just won't work . It was a pain this yr already having to pick the ones I want to hatch. Of course it was never the ones you really wanted since they would cut back laying right at that time. So bigger is better. beside some of those table ones cost just as much or just 100 or 200 under a sportsman or other cabent bators.

 

[SunAngel]

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My girl from you doesn't have leg feathers either. Honestly I didn't even notice til I had posted a pic of her on my Facebook acct and someone asked me about it. I love her to death though and wouldn't consider replacing her

You raise sweet and pretty birds. She isn't for show, except showing her off to family, so I am not worried about any faults! She was well worth the money and I am tickled to have found her! Thanks for taking the time to grow out such pretty, healthy birds and then bring them to the swap!

This is Ginger

She was trying to eat after a long trip home, while making sure her coopmates weren't going to eat her lol.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/10683_screenhunter_01_jul_12_1942.jpg


Thanks for the offer! I might buy an additonal girl at the next swap if you have some then, but you definitely don't have to replace the girl I already have. She is a sweetie and the leg feathers aren't an issue with me, I am totally happy with her

I just wanted to let you know that another non featherer slipped through the radar, but I don't mind a bit! The roo she will be with has feathered legs and she is probably carrying the gene, as you said, so I should have no problem getting feather legged babies

 

[JustTom]

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No, you can only get them from Mr. Dickey himself shipped in from Atlanta. Give him a call. He still answers the phone himself and will answer any questions you have on his machines, or incubating/hatching.

http://dickeyincubators.com/


When I was looking for a cabinet incubator, I looked at Dickey, Brinsea, and the GQF sportsman, but in the end decided to go with the little guy.

I wanted something that was flexible enough to handle both small and large batches for specialized breeding and to fill up my hoop coops for pastured poultry as well. A friend of mine from Whitmore farm in MD who does a lot more hatching than I do and owns all three brands recommended the Brinsea, but I think mostly for cosmetic purposes. As he said, the dickey looks homemade, and it does when compared to the hi tech Brinsea, but it was also quite a bit more expensive. I may try them out if I need to expand, but this one suits my needs for now. The incubator, along with an antique 8 compartment 1000 chick brooder, gives me a pretty flexible setup, and I'm happy with my hatch rates.

hth,
tom

 

[Mountainlaurel]

Randy, thank you very much for the offer but I am fine with my hen and the free rooster you gave me. It's a non issue with me. The rooster has feathering so when they hatch eggs, I will see how many I get with feathers and how many without. But since they are only for my pleasure, I am satisfied.

Thanks again- hope to see you this fall-Laura

 

[nursecat9]

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No, you can only get them from Mr. Dickey himself shipped in from Atlanta. Give him a call. He still answers the phone himself and will answer any questions you have on his machines, or incubating/hatching.

http://dickeyincubators.com/


When I was looking for a cabinet incubator, I looked at Dickey, Brinsea, and the GQF sportsman, but in the end decided to go with the little guy.

I wanted something that was flexible enough to handle both small and large batches for specialized breeding and to fill up my hoop coops for pastured poultry as well. A friend of mine from Whitmore farm in MD who does a lot more hatching than I do and owns all three brands recommended the Brinsea, but I think mostly for cosmetic purposes. As he said, the dickey looks homemade, and it does when compared to the hi tech Brinsea, but it was also quite a bit more expensive. I may try them out if I need to expand, but this one suits my needs for now. The incubator, along with an antique 8 compartment 1000 chick brooder, gives me a pretty flexible setup, and I'm happy with my hatch rates.

hth,
tom

Thanks for all the information Tom. Really appreciate it. How large a chicken operation do you have/run? We are thinking of expanding on a new property we bought, and looking for ideas.

 

[berkeleysprings]

hope to see ya in the fall , i am gunna try to hatch as many as i can but its been so slow going getting any eggs out of them .
take care



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[Msbear]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=371660

Voting ends next Sunday... then we'll start planning a Fall date

 

[JustTom]

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I wouldn't exactly call it an "operation". I have a total around 45 breeders I think. I have the cabinet incubator because I wanted to have the reliability of forced air and temperature/humidity control. Incubating itself isn't interesting to me and I just care about getting a good hatch, so anything close to "set it and forget it" is good by me. I also wanted to have the extra capacity to plan for the future when I'd hoped to be able to sell a few to others to help preserve the breeds I raise, and to have my own old fashioned birds for meat.

My interest lies mainly in heritage breed preservation and providing good slow-grown clean food for my family. I started out slowly and have added as I went along and learned how to do things. I have a relatively small place, so I'm always trying to improve the efficiency of my setups and getting my animals to work for me. Everything chicken-wise I have is in a mobile coop of some sort or another and gets moved to new grass each day. My layers are in very sturdy coops on wheels with enclosed yards, plus I have some smaller pens for roos/breeding/emergency space etc. About a month ago, I added a hoop coop that I currently have about 70 in that I'm raising to fryer size. I have a really crappy weedy tiny pasture that I'm trying to slowly improve thru rotational grazing, so I'm moving my little herd of Dexters thru it, followed by the chickens, then I seed behind them. Muscovy follow the cattle around freestyle as fly control. I seem to have a fox this year that's been really hard on my Muscovy numbers, but penning them would defeat the purpose I got them for (natural pest control).


hth,
tom

 

[Majestic Lane Poultry]

Whew! Finally get a chance to catch up and read posts.

I did take time to vote for the fall spot at Gowers but haven't had a chance to do much else.

The last week in September is clear. The first week in October is the Lucasville, OH show and I know some of our MD people go to it. I would like to attend it too!