Heritage Large Fowl - Phase II

[brahmabreeder]

Another thing from my experience and others the lighter weight hens will be your most prolific egg layers and they will lay for the longest.

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[3riverschick]

I HIGHLY recommend getting some Keipper cages. I have five and love having them.

Thank you! I will check out their website!
Karen

 

[BGMatt]

But all you need to do is produce for the next generation - You don't need to monitor how it will be producing in two years. Quite frankly I move stalk every year to keep with new stalk coming in and by the time they are two or three if they are not gone they will be! Chickens just are not meant to be this long producing animal. Never really have been. As long as you don't push them no matter what breed they will produce for 8-9 years.

Maybe it's just because I'm breeding for more than just the next generation. My older birds are my laying flock which puts eggs on my table, and produces eggs to sell. I do sell chicks to folks looking for backyard layers, and one of the biggest attractions of heritage fowl is a longer productive life cycle, I don't see how you can guarantee that without making sure your older birds are actually producing. The last function my older birds serve is as a back-up plan. If you're doing everything right, be it for standards, production, or whatever other quality, or combination of qualities you're breeding for your younger generations should be superior, however, if somehow it doesn't work out (you selected wrong breeders, chanced into a weird recessive combination that popped up, made an outcross that didn't work, etc etc) You can go back to your old birds and try again. It can happen a couple years down the road, if you don't like where your line is going, you go back to a couple older generations and take a different path.

 

[catdaddyfro]

Quote:
Originally Posted by catdaddyfro

LOL great analogy Matt. I myself think a Camaro with anything in it other than the baddest azz, nastiest, performance version of a V-8 engine offered at the time

Jeff

A hoosey-whatsit?

hot rod jargon LOL not anywhere near chicken lingo for sure, LOL

Jeff

 

[LindaB220]

I've had them served in restaurants and even private homes where they had just been dredged inseasoned flour and fried to a very nasty crisp.

I like to put them in a strainer, dip them in boiling water for a few minutes to get much of the cooking done....then drain, dredge and fry quickly and crisp. That way, they are done but very tender.

Neat idea, Thanks.

 

[hellbender]

I don't know what a confit is.

My pressure cooker isn't working right now. I did that once,
but it was a lot more work than just giving them the jelly. And I wasn't sure how much nutrition
would be left if I froze the pressure-cooked slurry.
Best,
Karen

This is a good start..http://shokutaku42.blogspot.com/2011/09/confit-de-poulet-chicken-confit.html.

The pressure cooked bones and the slurry would a delight for the dogs...in moderation.

 

[hellbender]

Maybe it's just because I'm breeding for more than just the next generation. My older birds are my laying flock which puts eggs on my table, and produces eggs to sell. I do sell chicks to folks looking for backyard layers, and one of the biggest attractions of heritage fowl is a longer productive life cycle, I don't see how you can guarantee that without making sure your older birds are actually producing. The last function my older birds serve is as a back-up plan. If you're doing everything right, be it for standards, production, or whatever other quality, or combination of qualities you're breeding for your younger generations should be superior, however, if somehow it doesn't work out (you selected wrong breeders, chanced into a weird recessive combination that popped up, made an outcross that didn't work, etc etc) You can go back to your old birds and try again. It can happen a couple years down the road, if you don't like where your line is going, you go back to a couple older generations and take a different path.

 

[LindaB220]

All those deserving credit, please assume it is given.

I knew when answering the question from what appeared to be a relative neophyte, (opinion based upon orthographic peucliarities‎) that a dreck storm might be stirred up but I chose to answer it anyway.

Thanks to those who express good will toward my son.

Just saw that about your son, and I'm thrilled for you. I know your were worried.

 

[hellbender]

Just saw that about your son, and I'm thrilled for you. I know your were worried.

Thank you and the others so very much! Yes I was worried and I'm still worried. I'll have no real peace 'til I pick him up at the airport in Pittsburgh.

 

[brahmabreeder]

UGHHHHHHHH there was snow in the coop!! Nice fine layer on the floor. It's all coming in through the top due to the gale force winds. I feel bad but I am at a loss as to what to do. The entire coop roof doesn't set flush. We did that on purpose to allow for ventilation. This obviously isn't a normal occurrence in the weather so normally it wouldn't be an issue. Any ideas?