Jersey Giants thread for pictures and discussion

[Wynette]

I would love to follow closely with your plan, but I have a few technical difficulties with that.

First, I only have 3 hens, and with my luck on Shipped eggs, Hatching out Hundreds would be costly (Hundreds of chicks, for what I am sure would be many, many hundreds eggs).

Secondly, Growing out a few hundred takes a lot of space, which I don't know if I have (I could probably do 100-150 with the current set up).

Thirdly, and MOST importantly, I have to subscribe to the slow and consistent approach to increasing my poultry numbers in order to maintain Whole House Happiness. My Wife is amazing, but the only way I can get to hatching out 200 chicks, is to prove that I can move the extras when there is only 40 or 50. If October rolls around and there is 100+ birds on the property, the happiness level would decrease dramatically.

Framac

Well, "thirdly" is clearly the most important! You need to have support, at the very least. If you can hatch off 100 - 150, I think that's fantastic and much more than lots of folks are able to do. Promise her you're only keeping the very best 5 of the 100. The rest will taste delicious if you're able to dispatch/eat them and, if not, hopefully you can sell them as pets. The VERY best thing you can do is cull extremely heavily the first couple of years - you will be EVER so happy that you did in the following years!

 

[Wynette]

Will anyone be attending the Ohio Nationals this weekend?

 

[snowbird]

Will anyone be attending the Ohio Nationals this weekend?

Wynette, Look up Tim Johnson the president of the Ohio National show he has had Giants for several years and I am sure he will have some in the show.

 

[Wynette]

Hi, Don!

Well goodness - he OUGHT to have some there, he's the district director for our area! I'll definitely look him up. Geesh, I don't know why I didn't connect the dots here.

 

[4-hmother]

Wynette, I talked to Tim and he said he would be there and there would be some giants in the show.

so sad that we are not going!!!!!!!


two vehicles in the shop plus the washing machine going out put a real damper on traveling to out of state shows.

Me and the boys will be with you in spirit and all the other poultry exhibitors. WILL BE ON MY MIND THROUGH OUT THE WEEKEND!!!!

SAFE TRAVELS!!!

 

[Wynette]

Wynette, I talked to Tim and he said he would be there and there would be some giants in the show.

so sad that we are not going!!!!!!!


two vehicles in the shop plus the washing machine going out put a real damper on traveling to out of state shows.

Me and the boys will be with you in spirit and all the other poultry exhibitors. WILL BE ON MY MIND THROUGH OUT THE WEEKEND!!!!

SAFE TRAVELS!!!

I know, I SO wish you could be there - some day, we'll meet in person. That will be a wonderful day for me!

SO excited to go - I know that Bob Rennolet was talking about bringing a quadzillion, something like 70 - I cannot IMAGINE!

 

[JerseyGiantfolk]

Someday... I'm going to pack up and go to one of these meets-- chicken-less or not. Someday...









Edited for spelling correction.

 

[Wynette]

Folk, I go to many more shows without chickens that I do with them! It's a fantastic way to learn what seems to be placing and hone your sense of why. Great way to make contacts, and friends!

 

[Soaring Chicks]

I love to go and just look and learn and maybe buy.
I wish I could go, but with a new house payment and so much more to do I will have to sit this one out again.
I hope to go to a few of the NC shows and maybe a few southern Va ones.
I wish everyone that is going the best of luck if showing and if not the best of fun!

 

[woody743]

Hello all,
I am interested in some show quality white giant eggs.
Please let me know what you have.
Thanks,
Van