Larkwell Valley (2023)

[JacinLarkwell]

I do have a bantam brahma Phoenix mix currently I'll be excited to see. She hatched two last year and then just left them by accident and lost them. Much better this time around

 

[NagemTX]

The egg colors would be off but I don't think that matters as much. Tail set as well leghorns are to much of an angle I think the Phoenix should be lower set.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

It's funny, when I got the Spitzhauben girls, I got them on a whim. I needed 2 more birds to get the 6 I needed from the store, and they just seemed interesting and uncommon so I snagged them. Almost got 2 more Calico princesses instead. Though I wouldn't have minded that too much, I love my Calico hen.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

The egg colors would be off but I don't think that matters as much.

It doesn't to me. Almost everything I have lays a type of brown, so at least I could tell the initial ones apart when grabbing eggs to hatch

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Plus I've decided I won't be breeding seriously for shows when I move either. I'll be riding to maintain the standards for most apart from color, but I think I'll just be having fun with my birds more than stressing about them all being perfect and show worthy. Already has taken some stress off of me

 

[NagemTX]

Plus I've decided I won't be breeding seriously for shows when I move either. I'll be riding to maintain the standards for most apart from color, but I think I'll just be having fun with my birds more than stressing about them all being perfect and show worthy. Already has taken some stress off of me

I have made that choice as well. I will breed to standard body type for use. Heavy for meat, mid weight for dual and light for eggs. I may maintain one to three breeds as pure but my main focus is going to be on my EE's. They will never be finished in my life time but that's what I want to do.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I have made that choice as well. I will breed to standard body type for use. Heavy for meat, mid weight for dual and light for eggs. I may maintain one to three breeds as pure but my main focus is going to be on my EE's. They will never be finished in my life time but that's what I want to do.

That's good goals. I mainly want to introduce more Phoenix and Cornish bantam varieties when I have my set up amd land. Maybe a few silkie varieties as well. Other breeds I'll have because I like them and I'll have several sexlink pens, but those will be more to try and help fund my serious projects through chick and egg sales.

Of course, that's all just dreams right now anyways

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I also want to get into geese and possibly guineas, and back into turkeys. I miss my turkey flock, I just don't have a spot to put them that keeps them safe and not with the chickens anymore.

Maybe if @Amer ends up making bantam turkeys a thing in the US, it will be more likely when I eventually have space for them

 

[NagemTX]

That's good goals. I mainly want to introduce more Phoenix and Cornish bantam varieties when I have my set up amd land. Maybe a few silkie varieties as well. Other breeds I'll have because I like them and I'll have several sexlink pens, but those will be more to try and help fund my serious projects through chick and egg sales.

Of course, that's all just dreams right now anyways

I don't have the space to really do what I want so I have to pick and choose. One acre is not enough.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I don't have the space to really do what I want so I have to pick and choose. One acre is not enough.

No, it's not. I've been looking at at least 5 when I go window shopping on Zillow, but with the mammals I want to have, I'm thinking I'll need at least 10. Probably at least 12 is more likely