Heritage Large Fowl - Phase II

[ronott1]

Kim, it may be a good idea to point him to this thread. There are people here who can point him in the right direction but also separate the misinformation from what is real. I don't know how anyone that is new can wade through all this crazy info. The big prices are being charged by people turing out the worst kind of junk. If there is a good story around the chicks people will pay $3k for 12 3three week old youngsters.......that's pretty crazy!! New Hamps are not an easy breed, but a lot of the ones out there have been bred to such a high quality, that the newbies are having trouble messing them up......give them another year.

Walt

Someone posted that they were getting some of the new fancy breed from GFF, Merlerault. I looked them up and am mystified by it. If you want something that looks like them, get some La Fleche!

 

[gjensen]

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[3riverschick]

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what, George, what? Oh I feel left out.

Oh, I read the post before yours I am guessing I know why you edited your post

Merlerault?!?!

 

[ronott1]

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what, George, what? Oh I feel left out.

It was a very thoughtful provoking post. I liked it.

 

[3riverschick]

It was a very thoughtful provoking post. I liked it.

 

[3riverschick]

http://greenfirefarms.com/store/merlerault-unsexed-day-old-chick/

 

[LindaB220]

http://greenfirefarms.com/store/merlerault-unsexed-day-old-chick/

This site is.........unbelievable. $99 for an unsexed 1 day old anything is too much. I don't care about rare.

 

[chickadoodles]

Quote: I agree! Some people think their stuff is gold.

 

[3riverschick]

Ok, So I walked out to the coops this evening to check feed and water. Tux and May live together in the little red "livery barn" style coop.
May had decided to sit eggs as the hatching season was winding down. She is 2 this year. I decided to let her have her way. . So tonight I go check she is no longer on the nest. No egg shells in sight. Fine, we are finally done with this off season silliness! I checked the run and there she was setting in the run with Tux watching over her.
Fine I go to move her and let her know I have had enough of this brooding stuff ! Out pop 4 chicks from under her. Well "Hi there little ones! ". Course the coop needed cleaned when she started setting. So I rush off to get the supplies. Lock them in the run and clean the coop. Tux goes in after it is done and calls May and the chicks but the chicks can't climb into the coop. Ooops, Need to build a ramp tomorrow. Put solar light in the coop to encourage May and the kids into it. Not happening , even with Tux's encouragement. He is a good daddy, gentle and protective. Ok, time to punt. May has settled on the run floor over the chicks. But it is getting to 45 tonight and the ground will get cold Hum. Off for more chips and throw a big pile in one sheltered corner of the run. Bump May over onto it, avoiding her angry pecks. The chicks scatter and I scoot them over to her. Check on them later and she is comfortably ensconced on the chip pile brooding her chicks. Fixed a chick waterer for them and put it in the yard. Has Poultry Nutri-Drench in it. Last week, I once again ended up with different chicken feed at Agway and am feeding the adult birds unmedicated chick feed. So guess it will be good for these chicks too. I don't see the need to feed them medicated feed since they were hatched in the coop and probably already exposed to anything the adult birds have seen. I am not sure if it will harm the adult birds to feed them medicated chick feed, so I won't.
And that's the rest of the story...
Best,
Karen

 

[chickadoodles]

That is so sweet Karen.

I had my first hen go broody this year and let her hatch 4 Sweetgrass turkey poults for me and she is a good momma to them.