Fermenting Feed for Meat Birds

[LindaB220]

I have some of those Delawares from Meyer. They ain't fancy but they do lay good!

I couldn't get them from Sandhill. Supposed to be extra large compared to hatcheries. How big does your get?

 

[Triple Willow]

Here Linda... cook your daughter some chicken feet and get her past that fear. hehehe

http://mysaraprecipes.blogspot.com/2011/09/spicy-chicken-feet.html?m=1

 

[BCMaraniac]

Here Linda... cook your daughter some chicken feet and get her past that fear. hehehe

http://mysaraprecipes.blogspot.com/2011/09/spicy-chicken-feet.html?m=1

TW, she would throw up.....if she didn't pass out first.......LOL It would be nice to be a little fly on the wall, though

 

[Triple Willow]

I couldn't get them from Sandhill.  Supposed to be extra large compared to hatcheries.  How big does your get?

I'm not real sure how big they will get. They outgrew all the other birds pretty fast.

When they were babies they outgrew their feathers on their hiney like CornishX do.

 

[Beekissed]

My heritage line Dels did that too...and they ate like meaties too! Big appetites on those birds.

 

[Triple Willow]

My heritage line Dels did that too...and they ate like meaties too!  Big appetites on those birds. 

Mine are still young but they have been the most consistant layers in my young flock - even outdoing the leghorns.

 

[TexasLisa]

Here Linda... cook your daughter some chicken feet and get her past that fear. hehehe

http://mysaraprecipes.blogspot.com/2011/09/spicy-chicken-feet.html?m=1

You are just plain ornery!!

Lisa

 

[Beekissed]

Mine are still young but they have been the most consistant layers in my young flock - even outdoing the leghorns.

The jury is still out on mine...they have just started laying. I'll have to see how they do over years before I get impressed.

 

[armorfirelady]

Quote: Bee I am curious. Do you find your pullets who stop laying over the winter if they have just started laying tend to lay better the following winter?

I have a BCM pullet who started laying like 2 months ago. She laid I think 3 eggs then stopped again. My guess is since she was just starting to lay then realized * hey my sisters stopped why shouldnt I?"

Mind you all my pullets & old girls went thru a late fall molt. The only steady layer is my youngest pullet. My BR Stella.

 

[Beekissed]

Bee I am curious. Do you find your pullets who stop laying over the winter if they have just started laying tend to lay better the following winter?

I have a BCM pullet who started laying like 2 months ago. She laid I think 3 eggs then stopped again. My guess is since she was just starting to lay then realized * hey my sisters stopped why shouldnt I?"

Mind you all my pullets & old girls went thru a late fall molt. The only steady layer is my youngest pullet. My BR Stella.

I've found that all first year pullets that lay through the winter the first year will pretty much have a slower schedule the following winter, though they still do lay well considering it's winter time(3-4 per wk). I've never had a first time pullet that didn't lay in the winter months for her first year...this is the first time I've ever had pullets that started to lay this late, even. New territory for me because I ordinarily cull birds that do not lay by 7 mo. of age. Most birds slow down a little for winter months, though not stopping altogether~ except production type birds that tend to burn out in their second year anyway...they usually lay well through winter months.