Farming and Homesteading Heritage Poultry

[finnfur]

Yellow house - what age are the hens just processed ?

 

[Lacy Blues]

Greetings All, we just opened up a page on facebook if you'd like to follow our farm.

How about a link?

 

[Yellow House Farm]

How about a link?

Link?

 

[Yellow House Farm]

Yellow house - what age are the hens just processed ?

About a year and a half. They're all spring 2012 hatch.

 

[Extra Java]

Here are some pics of some 2013 Dorking stewing fowl. They make plump, little hens.

WOWZERS!!! Super job from egg to chick to the table!
We've been whining about culling 6 every weekend. How much time did this particular job take? I'm sure you have a plucker but still, the evisceration and clean up!

Just an incredible set of photos in many ways. Thanks for sharing.

GOOD JOB Yellow House Farm!

 

[Yellow House Farm]

Thanks, Extra Java! Set up took a lot because it was the first of the season, and everything had to be set up. It took us the morning. We have found that everything depends on system flow. Set up is imperative. With a little practice one can do 6 birds--set up to clean up--realistically in less than two hours.

 

[Yellow House Farm]

I'd say this is light for us, although our maximum for sanity's sake is 50 bird per diem.

 

[fowlman01]

Nice touch having them holding "hands in the pictures

W

 

[cbnovick]

Nice touch having them holding "hands in the pictures

W

 

[cbnovick]

You are right -- Mr Blosl posted it on the Heritage Large Fowl thread. I almost ordered some NH, but as combs are an issue here, I thought better of it. We are on the north side of a hill, with a river at the base. THe air rolls uphill from the river as it warms, and down hill as it cools.

I can attest to how fast maturing & meaty those Good Shepherd NH's are...and man 'o man are they vigorous and calm.
I hatched out a few dozen of the XW german (crossed onto Reese hens) this past year. You are correct...the males do indeed have substantial combs. Might be a challenge in real cold climates, unfortunately.