High in demand breeds?

[hildar]

Around our area I have found that most folks do not want white chickens. I guess it is because white chickens are so common. However people enjoy looking at my Delawares but never buy the eggs for hatching here. I have to sell hatching eggs online. However people go nuts around here over the EE eggs for hatching, this is why I wanted some when I got eggs through e-bay. I hope that at least 2 of the 3 hatch out. I also believe that Brenda has one or 2 EE's,

This is what sells best for me:

Legacy (heritage breed) Very Rare
Turkins
Buff Orpingtons
Delawares
GLW's

And they sell in that order. It's like folks do not want GLW eggs. This is why this year is our last year with having them.

Next year we are adding Game fowl, Sussex, EE's, Seramas, and Phoenix, Along with some other rare breeds. The more rare or critical the breed the more hatching eggs you can sell or chicks. Make sure to look into what you want and to see if they are rare, or even on the Critical list. I know the BO's are not on the critical list but my daughter loves them, and therefore she insists upon having them. People like them because I have show quality, Brenda also has show Quality hens, and together we plan on sharing my rooster.

 

[3riverschick]

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[hildar]

Its a very old breed that originally went to Canada from Wales, and then later on ended up in Maine. Bred for size and predator protection. Later today I am going to be doing a measurement of my biggest roosters wings span I believe it will be 6 foot or better.

 

[3riverschick]

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[PeckPeckChick]

Its a very old breed that originally went to Canada from Wales, and then later on ended up in Maine. Bred for size and predator protection. Later today I am going to be doing a measurement of my biggest roosters wings span I believe it will be 6 foot or better.

Wow please post a picture!

 

[hildar]

You use them to kill predators? What do they look like? How large of a predator can they kill?
Are they gentle with humans and each other? They aren't listed on feathersite.com and I
can't find a pic of them on the Net. Please could you post one? Do they lok like a Malay or
a dual purpose fowl? Fascinating!
Thanks,
Karen

here you go. This is my son holding my largest one. I was off on his wingspan by 5 1/4 inches lol. But it was a good guess though.


In the above photo he got to big to even take to the local backyard chicken shows, so we had to stop taking him. He has won 7 Blue ribbons at local neighborhood farm shows. But when I can't fit him in the cage any more because he is so tall we had to give up. My daughter loves to take him and show him, however she now has to do it with our smaller roosters. Stormy is way to big to move around any more.


Tail when we measured it today was 3 Ft and 5 1/2 inches long Wing span was 5 feet 6 3/4 inches. I had someone tell me the other day that we need to put them on the feathersite However I couldn't access it that day. And been so busy with the flocks over the past week.

Stormy is our big baby and we can cuddle with him. There is nothing more enjoyable then burying your face in his saddle feathers. Great Temperaments, are great with animals, and kids. He gets along with our other roosters. They are dual purpose, Hens lay eggs almost all year round, and they make a great meat bird. The cat actually sleeps next to the hens when they lay their eggs, and no issues at all. In fact the roosters are far more Docile then many of the other breeds that we have had over the years. There are 2 strains to this there is the Welch strain far bigger and more useful for keeping away predators then the smaller sized cousin which came from Scotland. The Scottish cousin is built the same but about 5 pound different in weight. I have 7 Scottish hens and 1 rooster. As for the Welch we have 3 total roosters and we have 25 hens, and a few pullets. Full maturity doesn't happen until when they are about 18 months old. They live very long lives though and can reach between 15 and 20 years old. These are not the newer chickens that die young and stop laying at young ages.

 

[hildar]

Oops forgot to mention that colors range from Stormy's color to black with red, and some have white on tails and saddles. Stormy has 2 white streaks on his tail. I have one Scottish with a white breast. Hens are red with leopard spots on them very pretty girls.

 

[bigshawn]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[3riverschick]

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[hildar]

The whole family loves them, they came over here in 1910 to Maine from Canada. Our strain came from our families heirlooms which have been passed down from generation to generation. Originally coming into Presque Isle Maine, from Woodstock Canada. I believe at some point that my uncle had taken some to Bridgeport Conn. back in the 1940's, but they may have all died out there by now.