Going to start a hatchery in a few years.

[TwoCrows]

Ok all of you. Let this person have a dream! There is no need to shoot down someones desires in life. If you have knowledge to share from "experience", then leave it here in a nice way. Do not attack someone with your opinions.

Thank you for your cooperation.

-Staff

 

[chickenlover54]

Thank you, all I wanted was for this thread to get back on its original track.

 

[enola]

You must have an idea of a few of the breeds you would like to try. Care to name any of them?

 

[chickenlover54]

I should have some of the top laying breeds to compete with large hatcheries, although I don't enjoy them as much as bantams. The bantams will come later. BBS Ameraucana, Wheaten Ameraucana, White ameraucanas, EEs, barred rock, RIR(not production reds!), leghorns of a few colors, australorps, Marans(4 colors), LF Brahmas, one or two sex link varieties, Sumatra, Buff Orpington, BBS Orpington, Delaware, New Hampshire, some polish, sultans, a few D'uccle varieties, silkies, Cochin bantams, I adore Modern games, I may try to have a LF pen of those for specialty birds. Probably only sell hatching eggs for those. Any more suggestions?

 

[chickenlover54]

Wyandottes! Blue laced red, golden laced, and silver laced.

 

[junebuggena]

I should have some of the top laying breeds to compete with large hatcheries, although I don't enjoy them as much as bantams. The bantams will come later. BBS Ameraucana, Wheaten Ameraucana, White ameraucanas, EEs, barred rock, RIR(not production reds!), leghorns of a few colors, australorps, Marans(4 colors), LF Brahmas, one or two sex link varieties, Sumatra, Buff Orpington, BBS Orpington, Delaware, New Hampshire, some polish, sultans, a few D'uccle varieties, silkies, Cochin bantams, I adore Modern games, I may try to have a LF pen of those for specialty birds. Probably only sell hatching eggs for those. Any more suggestions?

Properly sized Jersey Giants and Salmon Faverolles with good coloring, but that list looks like a good start.

 

[chickenlover54]

Salmon faverolles are a great idea. In my showing days I some goliath Jersey Giants. I might only be able to fit half as many as the other breeds in a pen if I get higher quality ones.

 

[chickenlover54]

Speckled Sussex as well. Possibly Blue Andalusians. Blue Andalusions are one of my favorite LF bird as long as they are good quality.

 

[junebuggena]

Salmon faverolles are a great idea. In my showing days I some goliath Jersey Giants. I might only be able to fit half as many as the other breeds in a pen if I get higher quality ones.

Hatchery ones are shamefully tiny. Mine is smaller than both my Australorps and Barred Rocks.

 

[chickenlover54]

I already have a name for my hatchery but maybe Hatchery 2.0 is a better idea.