International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

They are paying for your time and talent as well as the cost of breeding and raising the parents. Don't short yourself

do agree with @Bantambird . we do no get them for free .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I have quite a few people getting in touch with me wanting free chicks. I have way too much into my line to give them away. It was around $250 just for the last two pullets shipped to me. No one on this thread just people I have met. Some I have communicated with over the internet but never met. I think they could just buy birds from the same person I did. I feel bummed. I don't like being put in this spot. Does this make me a bad person? What would you guys do?

I do give away the cull pullets to people who are looking for layer .they have to be good to animal .some people have a time and space but no money to buy chooks .
I do not give chicks away .I have to select for my self first .
I keep the great ones
I sale the good ones
I place a cull pullets to good home .
I butcher the all the cull cockerels for my own need ,my dogs and few friend who help me around the farm when I need help .
I sale extra eggs to my friends .helps with a chooks feed .

Do no feel bad about any thing my friend .

chooks man

 

[Bantambird]

Retired hens and extra cull cockerels usually go for 5 bucks and I can find buyers. Chicks are 10, POL pullets are 20. Most other stuff is negotiable, depending on people, but I'm too poor to give things away, I have to pay their food bill from their sale or hubby says I can't keep them. They must at least pay their own feed.

 

[Bantambird]

Today, we may be performing crop surgery on an impacted crop. Just enough is making it through that she is getting water and a tiny bit of food enough to poo, but it's not clearing. I'm really lucky that my mother happens to be a veterinarian and her partner is willing to give surgery a go. Should I take pictures of the surgery or no?

 

[marchick]

I do give away the cull pullets to people who are looking for layer .they have to be good to animal .some people have a time and space but no money to buy chooks .
I do not give chicks away .I have to select for my self first .
I keep the great ones
I sale the good ones
I place a cull pullets to good home .
I butcher the all the cull cockerels for my own need ,my dogs and few friend who help me around the farm when I need help .
I sale extra eggs to my friends .helps with a chooks feed .

Do no feel bad about any thing my friend .

chooks man

They will be breeding and selling for sure. I do not think they have ever put birds in a show. Every part of me is sending up red flags. Maybe I should raise them up first then if they want what I don't keep. I know this sounds awful. I still have my original rooster. I could hatch from him and my spare hens/pullets. They would still end up with really nice birds to work with but not my best and they would have to put in some work.

 

[marchick]

Today, we may be performing crop surgery on an impacted crop. Just enough is making it through that she is getting water and a tiny bit of food enough to poo, but it's not clearing. I'm really lucky that my mother happens to be a veterinarian and her partner is willing to give surgery a go. Should I take pictures of the surgery or no?

I would be taking pictures. I did that surgery once because I was desperate. I had never done one before. She didn't make it though. I should never get attached to a chicken!

 

[Chooks man]

Retired hens and extra cull cockerels usually go for 5 bucks and I can find buyers. Chicks are 10, POL pullets are 20. Most other stuff is negotiable, depending on people, but I'm too poor to give things away, I have to pay their food bill from their sale or hubby says I can't keep them. They must at least pay their own feed.

if you find buyers for your stock why give it for free .
chooks should feed them selves . my they are not feeding any body tell now . me and the dogs we like eating them . dog don t like when peoples come to farm to take chooks . they worked hard to protect them .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

last Sunday I tagged the pullets from group #4 . so far I managed to tag 121 pullets from the 4 groups .still have 2 more group #5 and #6 to do ,I think there is around 80 to 100 pullets .only have 79 leg ring left . my goal was to tag 200 pullets and 50 cockerels . I m getting there I think .

there is way too many cockerels ,more than pullets for sure .
I m only counting the chicken i tag not the rest .

chooks man

 

[marchick]

last Sunday I tagged the pullets from group #4 . so far I managed to tag 121 pullets from the 4 groups .still have 2 more group #5 and #6 to do ,I think there is around 80 to 100 pullets .only have 79 leg ring left . my goal was to tag 200 pullets and 50 cockerels . I m getting there I think .

there is way too many cockerels ,more than pullets for sure .
I m only counting the chicken i tag not the rest .

chooks man

That is a lot of work. How many do you have total? It will leave you a lot of chicken to eat my friend! Lol

 

[Chooks man]

That is a lot of work. How many do you have total? It will leave you a lot of chicken to eat my friend! Lol

young stock I have more than 600 total .
yes a lot chooks to eat .they wont last long .4 dogs eat 2 chooks a day between them .they all ready had 25 roosters .
I m still keeping high number 250 young and some old breeding stock 60 adult .

chooks man