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[chickletteSarge]

Think of it this way.. many of the "pest resistant plants" they have made actually produce their own pesticide.. not something I want to eat if I can help it!

thanks for makin my long story so short!

 

[Kilsharion]

Think of it this way.. many of the "pest resistant plants" they have made actually produce their own pesticide.. not something I want to eat if I can help it!

Point.

 

[chickletteSarge]

kwik off the wall q!
does anyone raise and breed rabbits? i have been thinkin about gettin into rabbits for meat and skins... just not sure how badly ima be hatin myself for doin so... is there a special feed they need for human consumption? how long is gestation? you know the basic Qs... lol

 

[maverick123]

i am in kaufman area and am looking to start a wyndotte flock,any varieties.anybody know where i can buy some pullets

 

[yinepu]

kwik off the wall q!
does anyone raise and breed rabbits? i have been thinkin about gettin into rabbits for meat and skins... just not sure how badly ima be hatin myself for doin so... is there a special feed they need for human consumption? how long is gestation? you know the basic Qs... lol

That would be me

We had lots until strays took out all but three does. Now we are debating butchering the last three.. or finding a couple of new bucks to build back up our breeding stock

We just feed them plain ol rabbit pellets.. coastal hay for bedding (they will eat the hay too).. you can feed alfalfa hay.. but the coastal is cheaper
gestation is about 31 days (28 to 35 depending on the rabbit)
lots of first time moms will eat their kits.. so we always give them some salt pork a few days before they are due.
killing.. usually broom sticking (cervical dislocation) or shooting in the head
then skinning, gutting and cutting into quarters

they are prone to ear mites... some people recommend ivermectin at the base of the neck (cattle injectable dropped onto the skin) but that has proven to cause sterility in young bucks and does.
so olive oil or something similar is safer on the young ones.

 

[yinepu]

i am in kaufman area and am looking to start a wyndotte flock,any varieties.anybody know where i can buy some pullets

check with your local TSC.. they might have some now that it's "chick days"..
otherwise online ordering from one of the big hatcheries is always an option depending on how many and which variety you are looking for.

I take it you don't have an incubator?

 

[maverick123]

i dont but i do have a few mutt hens that go broody.but i am looking for bolder pullets or grown chickens

 

[Chucklecluck]

I used to think rats and mice were so cute, now I hate them they chewed and mangled two toes on one of my Cornish standers and few toenails and toe tips off some other chicks, gerr where are those rat traps at

 

[yinepu]

i dont but i do have a few mutt hens that go broody.but i am looking for bolder pullets or grown chickens

You may want to place an ad in the "for sale / wanted" section of the forum..
Check Craigslist

otherwise check with your local feed stores.. you may be able to score some from a local breeder or they may be able to let you place an ad there

 

[Little Wing]

i am in kaufman area and am looking to start a wyndotte flock,any varieties.anybody know where i can buy some pullets

"Texasmja" has Blue Laced Red Wyandottes. She is in Iola.