Post pics of stock from Ideal Poultry please !!

[bubblebean11]

I have 75 laying hens coming in the mail right now. 25 barred rock 25 black sex link 25 RIR. From Ideal

 

[IwannaBEaMERMAID]

WOW i didnt think my own thread would be so popular.....cool

 

[kryptoniteqhs]

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hens? or day old pullets?

 

[BeardedLadyFarm]

Can anyone comment on the egg production of their Speckled Susssex? I have no intentions of showing and I hear most hatchery SS have "too much white" but I'll settle for too much white over not enough eggs.

My BO, BR, EE, and maybe Blue Wyandottes came from Ideal, and they're all great (my nearest feed store orders from them)

I had a few others that were great birds, but were just too chatty to go unnoticed by the neighbors.

 

[CountryMom]

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My Speckled Sussex are made up of Ideal and McMurray birds. The Ideal hen we use to have did have more white, but the roo was lacking in his white until his first molt. Then he still isn't overly white.
Here he is before his first molt...

I cannot say enough about how wonderful in personality this breed is. However, they are chatty. My hens talk to me a lot and love to free range and explore. My roo loves to crow and does a banner job of it. He takes care of his flock and his humans....defending my son against the black Orp monster we have.
Here is a shot of the SS hens from McMurray. Most of the time they are underfoot when you are outside and even have one that begs to be held. They have now discovered my FIL will throw them corn if they go beg at his back door.

Spoiled I say! At least they work for it as they have to cross a pasture and between two tanks to go see him.

They lay pretty well, but they do not lay large eggs. They lay a medium to large medium light brown egg. Now that is compared to my Orpingtons in size, so I guess it is average. My Orps lay a good size egg with one laying a jumbo.

 

[Leah and peeps]

They look like they have pretty nice birds

 

[William Grace]

I will post pictures of my "Ideal Hatchery" La Fleche chicks in a few weeks when I get them.

William Grace

 

[Foxhound lady]

I'll join it we have 16 birds, 1 EE from Privett and one home bred Silkie x Welsumer, and the rest are from Ideal

Mort and Stevie self blue silkie (pullets @ 2.5 monthes)--plz note both have 10 toes and no pink skin

Stevie @ 6 1/4 monthes

Smokey Grey Silkie (rooster @ 8 monthes)

Sage Black Silkie pullet @ 4 monthes

Ester Barred Rock 1 yr

Alice Black Australorp 1 yr (great layers)

In order from left to right

BA, RSL, BR, EE(Privett) EE (ideal) 3 Red Crested Red Polish, Self Blue Silkie, Welsumer Roo Butt, WCPBantam, Red Silkie, SLW
and in the front Drk Brahma, and Brabanter

 

[bubblebean11]

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hens? or day old pullets?

Pullets, I just say laying hens. Sorry. I couldnt afford to have 75 hen shipped to me!!

 

[Mahonri]

I got these from Vanessa and she got them from Ideal... I believe...