She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[scflock]

@scflock can you show me a comparison of size of your silkie hen to your BCM hen.....??? Please. I am just curious because my Wicket is super tiny compared to my 9 week old chicks. Lol!!!

Wait! I did find a picture of Fabio with one of the hens

 

[dan26552]

They can't be that bad, can they?

I thought I was the only one that saw it and I was just dying inside.



I just got a newsletter from where I got my meat birds and they are now selling Silkie Broilers! Anyone heard of these? I'm just trying to imagine butchering day in front of the kids. I might as well dress Santa and the Easter Bunny while I'm at it.

Well thats interesting

 

[scflock]

They can't be that bad, can they?

I thought I was the only one that saw it and I was just dying inside.



I just got a newsletter from where I got my meat birds and they are now selling Silkie Broilers! Anyone heard of these? I'm just trying to imagine butchering day in front of the kids. I might as well dress Santa and the Easter Bunny while I'm at it.

I didn't raise them to sell that way, but I have 11 young cockerels that I started feeding butter and Lowry's seasoning salt

Seriously, though, my amigo will be getting all of them next week

 

[dan26552]

I didn't raise them to sell that way, but I have 11 young cockerels that I started feeding butter and Lowry's seasoning salt

Seriously, though, my amigo will be getting all of them next week

I can't imagine having to pluck one

 

[sideWing]

I didn't raise them to sell that way, but I have 11 young cockerels that I started feeding butter and Lowry's seasoning salt

Seriously, though, my amigo will be getting all of them next week

You might be selling too cheaply SC. Do you have any fancy restaurants near you? Or a meat processor that might buy them for more and sell to them?

 

[lazy gardener]

I have a EE/Leghorn mix pullet that only started laying about 3 weeks ago. Two days now I go home and she's in a nextbox making veloceraptor noises. I take her and put her on the ground and she just holds the nesting pose.

Can she really be broody!?

Broody hens are no respecter of breed! If you want to let her do her thing, best to wait till she's been sitting day and night for a few days, and then put her where the others can't mess with her nest before giving eggs. (Perhaps you're a pro with broodies!) I just had my first successful broody in about 45 years!

My multi-quote got eaten by the phone! I hate that...wouldn't go back another page....
Great job on the parade, SC! Loved it!! Congrats on the awesome hatch, Wv!!
And peafowl....just sayin...
Darn!

When the occasion presents it'self, I nominate Ruby to give the first SSHS pea parade.

 

[scflock]

You might be selling too cheaply SC. Do you have any fancy restaurants near you? Or a meat processor that might buy them for more and sell to them?

Maybe, but I have been wary of getting too close to the "distributor" title. The pullets sell fast enough for me to lose a little on the cockerels.
Fancy around here means you wear a jacket to the Cracker Barrel

Broody hens are no respecter of breed! If you want to let her do her thing, best to wait till she's been sitting day and night for a few days, and then put her where the others can't mess with her nest before giving eggs. (Perhaps you're a pro with broodies!) I just had my first successful broody in about 45 years!

When the occasion presents it'self, I nominate Ruby to give the first SSHS pea parade.

Yes, I believe that should be Ruby's deal

 

[scflock]

I can't imagine having to pluck one

This gif doesn't really fit this post, but when searching "fur flying" I came across it, and it's too funny not to post.
It's going to hurt you worse than it hurts me

 

[dan26552]

This gif doesn't really fit this post, but when searching "fur flying" I came across it, and it's too funny not to post.
It's going to hurt you worse than it hurts me

 

[sideWing]

Broody hens are no respecter of breed! If you want to let her do her thing, best to wait till she's been sitting day and night for a few days, and then put her where the others can't mess with her nest before giving eggs. (Perhaps you're a pro with broodies!) I just had my first successful broody in about 45 years!

When the occasion presents it'self, I nominate Ruby to give the first SSHS pea parade.

Never had a broodie and I didn't feed her up to do the job of Frankenbator. Back to work lady!


I might have to break her, but she is still putting out an egg a day.

Fancy around here means you wear a jacket to the Cracker Barrel

Yes, I believe that should be Ruby's deal