My Attempt at a Dual Purpose Heritage Flock

[Tre3hugger]

Still good names here for future roosters!
I really like your New Hamps, and look forward to seeing them grow up.
Mary

Thanks, me too! And I am def filing these names away for future use. lol

 

[Tre3hugger]

I made a post yesterday after doing work all day and had to delete it cause I mixed a bunch of stuff up due to exhaustion! So anyway here is attempt number two.

Last week we had a big melt with some decent weather so I decided to start separating my heritage birds for spring breeding, and I got some pics. Right now I am using my old 8x4 guinea coop inside an electric fence for breeding.
I have some demand, through the Livestock Conservancy, for New Hampshire hatching eggs. So my first group is a NH cockerel, my only 2 NH pullets, and 4 delaware pullets. In 3 weeks (everyone has been mixed all winter) I will remove the new hampshire pullets and isolate them and collect a cpl dozen eggs for sale. At the same time I will start coillecting eggs from the delawares which will be my F1 homestead heroes. AKA true dual purpose, sex linked birds with regional history.
Some pics of the NHs

and the Delawares

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I made a post yesterday after doing work all day and had to delete it cause I mixed a bunch of stuff up due to exhaustion! So anyway here is attempt number two.

Some pics of the NHs

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I'd happily use a bird like this in my Culling project. Is a real good looker, that!

 

[Tre3hugger]

I'd happily use a bird like this in my Culling project. Is a real good looker, that!

thank you i love him. those tail feathers! I really like his "type" too

 

[nicalandia]

Any Updates?

 

[Tre3hugger]

Any Updates?

The group has been separated (after being mixed all winter) for a little over a week and laying well. Will be collecting pure NH eggs and sex link eggs in another 2 weeks when I can be sure of genetics.

 

[Tre3hugger]

I have been cracking eggs the last few days from the heritage birds and my fertility rates near 100% In the next couple days I think I will start collecting eggs for incubation! Planning first round to incubate some pure NHs and some sex links.

 

[Tre3hugger]

Tomorrow is egg setting day! I have had my NR 360 running all day and it is holding temp and humidity perfectly at 99.5* and 48% humidity. Plan on setting these 22 eggs in the morning. A mixed batch of NHs and sex links.

 

[Tre3hugger]

What would you all charge for the hatching eggs? Heritage NHs? Red sex links? I was thinking 15 per dozen

 

[aart]

What would you all charge for the hatching eggs? Heritage NHs? Red sex links? I was thinking 15 per dozen

Would depend on your local market, unless you're shipping.
I would think the purebred Heritage NH's would be much more valuable
than the sexlinks(what is the cross?).