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[Aphrael]

so i just gave my 10yo DD a budget for an order if chicks from ideal! shes so excited! bantys or LF???whats the point of bantys other than they look purdy?

Well looking perty is a pretty good reason all on it's own.

Some people just like the smaller chickies or need smaller for the amount of room they have. I understand that some (many?) of the bantams like to go broody a LOT. I actually intend to get a handful of silkies when I order my new layers (very soon I hope) for just this purpose. The silkies will have their very own silkie palace and every time they go broody I'll stick the eggs I want hatched under em. Well, that's the plan anyhow. We'll see how it works out in reality.

 

[jockeyeba]

so i just gave my 10yo DD a budget for an order if chicks from ideal! shes so excited! bantys or LF???whats the point of bantys other than they look purdy?

Because their sooo cute & the eggs taste just as good as big ones Just takes more We have 1 Japanese, 2 Dutch, & several crosses with the OEGB roo's. I sell all my AG & WR eggs & keep the little Bantam eggs for us to eat

 

[Vickir73]

we got a few sprinkles yesterday, but nothing more than that. We finished the new chicken run this weekend. It will also double as a new buck pen (we will cut "doggie" doors in the main coop doors so the chickens can get in and out, but the goat can't get in.) We added a new fence, then removed the old one. We added 8 feet on the east side and about 8 feet on the south side. It looks great. I love it !!

old south fence with old fence in the forefront and new fence in the back



another view of south fence



old east fence



another view of east fence




new east fence looking from outside in



view of inside of new run - it's so big!!

 

[Texas Wolf]

chalked another move up to my foolish pride

 

[ChixAddict]

mine are TEASING us!!!! one broke the shell but nothing else!!! THEY AIN DUE TILL TOMORROW!!!!!
they are in our master bath so they are protected from nosey kids and their meddiling dogs!!!
im just hoping for a sweet wake up to chirping babbies!!!
BABY THE OTHER OTHER WHITE MEAT!
BABY!!! ITS WHATS FOR DINNER!!!
I WANT MY BABY BACK BABY BACK BABY BACK!!!!
SARGE's BABY CHICKLETTS!!!!
MWAH AHAHAH!!!!!
sorry got a bit carried away there.....
that is all....
carry on...

 

[Cockle-Dood]

we got a few sprinkles yesterday, but nothing more than that. We finished the new chicken run this weekend. It will also double as a new buck pen (we will cut "doggie" doors in the main coop doors so the chickens can get in and out, but the goat can't get in.) We added a new fence, then removed the old one. We added 8 feet on the east side and about 8 feet on the south side. It looks great. I love it !!

old south fence with old fence in the forefront and new fence in the back



another view of south fence



old east fence



another view of east fence




new east fence looking from outside in



view of inside of new run - it's so big!!

Now do your chickens obey the stop sign? thats one way to control the traffic through an area!

 

[Texas Wolf]

haha funny

 

[yinepu]

anyone near Dallas have turkey poults for sale? looking for fast growers lol

I'll have heritage eggs this spring.. not planning on hatching out any this year.. unless my husband tells me otherwise!

I am wanting to raise a couple of turkeys for next Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Which ones taste better, the white or bronze, and how long do they take to grow out?

It's more like "which tastes better.. heritage or broad breasted"
Of the heritage breeds some people SWEAR that bourbon reds and midget whites taste the best... personally I cant tell the difference between the breeds of heritage as far as taste goes. I think that's more dependent on what the breeder is feeding them

But between broad breasted and heritage I prefer the heritage hands down. Even my husband has remarked that he never knew turkey could taste this good.

The last date I would get heritage poults in time for thanksgiving would be April or May... they grow slower than the broad breasted and don't have the giant breast on them that the broad breasted do. BUT they can breed naturally without any issues.. the broad breasted have to be artificially inseminated in order to get fertile eggs..
The broad breasted are also prone to the same leg issues as cornish cross chickens.. so most people don't try to keep them from year to year since they just get too heavy

broad breasted whites and broad breasted bronze bronze (not to be confused with heritage bronze) are faster growing (again much like a cornish cross) so there's a lot less time from egg to freezer. For a broad breasted you just let them grow until you have the size bird you want for the table.. some people only want a 12 pounder.. others want a 26 pound bird.. I think the heaviest I have heard of was somewhere around 48 pounds and had to be cut up and cooked in sections.

even if you went with a broad breasted bird it would taste better being a home raised bird than one from the grocery store since it would have had a better life.. better feed and not pumped full of chemicals at the processing plant.

 

[Texasmja]

I have a question for everyone/anyone

A friend of my husbands wants to know about "certifying" eggs or maybe he means egg operation? I don't know if something like that even exists so I'm asking ya'll

Yeah, it is through the USDA

 

[chickletteSarge]

Yeah, it is through the USDA

by USDA do you mean "THE MAN???"