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All my birds were raised from eggs bought from private breeders. I favor barred rocks as they are good layers throughout the winter and seem to be very docile in comparison to other breeds. Have also raised RIRs and comets. They didn't produce nearly as well in the winter and the roos were just plain nasty.
I had a game bird breeders license for a while so I raised ring tail pheasants. Beautiful birds but they require lots of space and care.
My favorite birds are quail. There small and easy to care for as they don't need a big coop. Plus they mature & start laying in ~7-8 weeks. The down side is the short life span of ~1 yr and there inability to tolerate cold weather. I over winter a few breeding pairs in the basement. That keeps me in eggs plus gives me a head start on the next breeding season in the spring.
All my birds were raised from eggs bought from private breeders. I favor barred rocks as they are good layers throughout the winter and seem to be very docile in comparison to other breeds. Have also raised RIRs and comets. They didn't produce nearly as well in the winter and the roos were just plain nasty.
I had a game bird breeders license for a while so I raised ring tail pheasants. Beautiful birds but they require lots of space and care.
My favorite birds are quail. There small and easy to care for as they don't need a big coop. Plus they mature & start laying in ~7-8 weeks. The down side is the short life span of ~1 yr and there inability to tolerate cold weather. I over winter a few breeding pairs in the basement. That keeps me in eggs plus gives me a head start on the next breeding season in the spring.
