Barbours
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Welcome!!!!! Hope you find all your looking for.Just joined the forum. Will be starting the journey of raising chickens in the coming weeks. Looking forward to gaining as much knowledge as possible!
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Welcome!!!!! Hope you find all your looking for.Just joined the forum. Will be starting the journey of raising chickens in the coming weeks. Looking forward to gaining as much knowledge as possible!
My experience with Barred rocks is that they seem to do better when in a flock of their own. Otherwise they can be a bit of a bully sometimes. Of course each chicken is its own individual - this is just an observance.That was on the table as well as Rhode Island Reds..
Spend lots of time with them, and try to have one or two of a different breed, who are slightly older and/or bigger. I have 2 rather calm Rhode Island Red hens, and I think their demeanor has something to do with the meat birds that they were raised alongside. They are still more aggressive then my Australorps and my Plymouth Barred Rocks, but they also know their place, and are a lot less crazy than their predecessors.That's what I heard, but one of our employees has been raising chickens for years and has never had a problem with them. I guess you are right about how they are raised...what advise do you have on what to avoid when raising them? (If we go with the Reds).
My Dominiques are sweet as can be.That was on the table as well as Rhode Island Reds..
Hi welcome new also at this !!Just joined the forum. Will be starting the journey of raising chickens in the coming weeks. Looking forward to gaining as much knowledge as possible!