sebright thread

[Jungleexplorer]

I just switched them to 28% protein game birds started today. The guy I bought them from gave me a bag of feed he had been feeding them, but I don't know a lot about it, so I switched them to Game bird started to get their protein up. I will put a light on them as well. It has been really warm here, but we just had a cold front for the past two days. Should start warming up tomorrow. Thanks for the help.

 

[GallusGirl]

I'm in California and got 4 Sebrights about 6 weeks ago, 2 Silver and 2 Golden. I can only keep pullets, however, and my favorite chick, the sweetest Golden who loves to cuddle, is almost definitely a roo. If anyone is able to give him a home or knows someone who could use a Golden Sebright roo, let me know! The other 3 seem to all be hens, so I guess my luck isn't THAT bad. I'm considering rehoming this roo with one of the Silver pullets so that they have a familiar face in their new home.

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[TW1Kell]

Year of the Chicken, Thank you for the info. Sometimes, I think people just tell you what they think you want to hear. A guy with all 3 'Bright colors told me that was how he got his Buffs, when I commented that I would like Buffs. He said, "You have a Golden Roo and a Silver Hen. That equals Buff Chicks." Not the first time that I've been given erroneous info. Oh well, I'm still happy with my flock.

Not being allowed to have Roos kinda stinks. Are that many people offended/putout by hearing Roos crow? The few neighbors that I have within crowing distance all tell me that they love hearing them crow, especially since it draws the Turkeys up who gobble in response to the crowing. It's the funniest thing. It's like they have a competition to see who can outdo the other. It's not uncommon to hear 4-5 gobblers in the woods less than 20 feet from my house. ALL of that entertainment is provided by crowing Roos.

 

[Jungleexplorer]

Not being allowed to have Roos kinda stinks. Are that many people offended/putout by hearing Roos crow? The few neighbors that I have within crowing distance all tell me that they love hearing them crow, especially since it draws the Turkeys up who gobble in response to the crowing. It's the funniest thing. It's like they have a competition to see who can outdo the other. It's not uncommon to hear 4-5 gobblers in the woods less than 20 feet from my house. ALL of that entertainment is provided by crowing Roos.

Here is my opinion on this subject. I received 20 ovations for this post. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/726412/some-cry-foul-over-resurgence-of-backyard-chickens#post_10004660

 

[TW1Kell]

Here is my opinion on this subject. I received 20 ovations for this post. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/726412/some-cry-foul-over-resurgence-of-backyard-chickens#post_10004660

Dude! I loved your post, and heartily agree. I also stayed with Amazonas (Arueuani; don't hold me to that spelling, tho I did write a speech about their plight for a class in college, I just can't remember it) while I was an Army Advisor in Ecuador in the 1980's. As a former Soldier. Officer , and Marine, I am accustomed to people looking at me funny when plant my 3 acres of gardens, 4 acres of corn for my chickens, and hunt hogs and 'yotes as I use a dreaded "assault rifle" as hogs will eat you and I wade into the fight. I hunt professionally for farmers, and even they look at me oddly, when they see my weapons, but, I give them crops where others have failed. And we eat hog!

We Americans need to get a bit of an education when it comes to most aspects of life; self-sufficiency being and surviving on your own soil being a major portion of what we've lost, as a society. Heaven help us if anything ever happens to our food supply (notice that the hops crop was almost non-existent, last year? Beer went up a little...us home micro-brewers had a hard time finding enough ingredients to brew our own beers and ales. Hmmm...think that could happen to corn, or rice, or...Anything that is a staple? Yes, it could.

We could learn a lot from the "less civilized peoples" of the world, and learn to take care of ourselves, just a little bit. Often times, those that you think that you are "better than", live much less complicated, and happier lives without all of the garbage that we "need". I relax with my chickens and gardens, eat what I grow, and grow whatever I want.

No roosters in town...my best Bud was told that he could not have ANY chickens within the city limits of his hometown, this past week. Imagine this...he lives in a town of less than 4,000 in rural Mississippi. I am soooo happy to live in my own little kingdom. We call it the KoB, Kingdom of Bailey. We salute the Flag, we serve in the military and police forces, and work to grow our own food. We give food and eggs to others, as they need it, and we help when someone has an ox stuck in the ditch, so to speak. I am proud to be considered a Country Boy, tho I was actually born in Los Angeles, and spent most of my life in cities all around this big old World. I have 70+ chickens...I am the reigning King of the KoB. ALL manners of country living are practiced and enjoyed.

 

[Jungleexplorer]

OORAH! Brother. What others see as pest we see as a blessing. Got about 400 pounds of wild hog in my freezer right now. We got more hogs here in Texas then the rest of the country all together. I have survived off the land almost all my life. Just had some delicious carp patties for supper. Caught three 10 pounders last night. Lost a huge one right at the shore. Would have gone 20lbs at least. Must have been 30 people at the lake fishing for bass and catfish. They all went home empty handed. Not me! Like I said, what is a pest to most is a blessing to me.

 

[Year of the Rooster]

One man's trash is another man's treasure

 

[Helen in the Desert]

I am out in the Palm Springs, CA area and my two silver hens layed about 4 eggs a week for around 6 weeks and now have quit. I jumped on it though and they are either in the bator, or waiting to get into the bator - 4 of 8 in my first batch hatched out and all survived - they are almost 2.5 weeks old now.

Buff: as far as I know Buff is a completely different genetic from silver or gold. I don't know if it was a mutation within the breed or if it was introduced. It is also not recognized in the show standards yet (unless that changed recently).

As far as I know. Which may not mean much

 

[Silseb]

OORAH! Brother. What others see as pest we see as a blessing. Got about 400 pounds of wild hog in my freezer right now. We got more hogs here in Texas then the rest of the country all together. I have survived off the land almost all my life. Just had some delicious carp patties for supper. Caught three 10 pounders last night. Lost a huge one right at the shore. Would have gone 20lbs at least. Must have been 30 people at the lake fishing for bass and catfish. They all went home empty handed. Not me! Like I said, what is a pest to most is a blessing to me.

Nutria are good. Especially BBQ. Taste like pork. We call them coypu in south america.

 

[Helen in the Desert]

I think the one critter I could hunt without regret would be hogs. Invasive and destructive non-native species. And pig is good. And game tasting pig is good too.