The American Cemani Breeders Club...open forum

[Steadfast]

Thanks Randy!

Your advice is always welcome!

I will have better photos soon...

 

[Phage]

So how much is a cull cockerel worth?

 

[Chickenwingo]

A cull bird is worth soaking in milk to make it a little tender then off to the frying pan, LOL

 

[Randy2010]

I don't sell any culled birds myself, if they aren't good enough that I would use them to improve my lines or good enough to greatly improve someone else's then they will be culled. There is enough of them out there right now being sold that should be culled as it is. It won't take long for people to realize who culls their birds to improve their lines and who is out there selling every single chick that pops out.

 

[Chickengirl1304]

I don't sell any culled birds myself, if they aren't good enough that I would use them to improve my lines or good enough to greatly improve someone else's then they will be culled. There is enough of them out there right now being sold that should be culled as it is. It won't take long for people to realize who culls their birds to improve their lines and who is out there selling every single chick that pops out.

Randy, what percent of your birds are you culling right now? What lines do you have again? Just curious how others are doing. Mine still aren't laying:/

 

[Randy2010]

Randy, what percent of your birds are you culling right now? What lines do you have again? Just curious how others are doing. Mine still aren't laying:/

I have Toni and Greenfire lines. And I have culled at least 75% of what I have hatched this year if not more. I just wanted to see what I would get out of the line so I know what I need to work on. But again, I'm probably culling a lot harder than most people would. If they are not completely black at hatch, counting every single toes and so on, then they are being culled. Then I'm culling the ones left as they get older as I see faults showing up in them. I am now crossing the lines to help improve the one line which will take me some time and a lot more culling.

 

[Chickengirl1304]

I have Toni and Greenfire lines. And I have culled at least 75% of what I have hatched this year if not more. I just wanted to see what I would get out of the line so I know what I need to work on. But again, I'm probably culling a lot harder than most people would. If they are not completely black at hatch, counting every single toes and so on, then they are being culled. Then I'm culling the ones left as they get older as I see faults showing up in them. I am now crossing the lines to help improve the one line which will take me some time and a lot more culling.  

Thanks Randy, that's great! I have Toni Marie hens and Greenfire roo as well. My Toni Marie hens are 7 months old and no eggs. Also they're pretty small. Do you experience this?

 

[Randy2010]

Thanks Randy, that's great! I have Toni Marie hens and Greenfire roo as well. My Toni Marie hens are 7 months old and no eggs. Also they're pretty small. Do you experience this?

Mine were around 6 to 6 1/2 half months old when they started. I actually had mine in small pens, then when I moved them into a larger pen is when they started laying. I think you are good to go when they do start laying by having the GFF rooster to breed them to. Just cull hard on them and keep the best ones, then I would breed the best pullets that you kept back to the GFF rooster.

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Mine were around 6 to 6 1/2 half months old when they started. I actually had mine in small pens, then when I moved them into a larger pen is when they started laying. I think you are good to go when they do start laying by having the GFF rooster to breed them to. Just cull hard on them and keep the best ones, then I would breed the best pullets that you kept back to the GFF rooster.

Thanks, that sounds good. I was amazed at the quality of the gff rooster. He's beautiful and man, he is black

 

[Chickenwingo]

Hey Randy, it sounds like your going to be one of the top breeders of cemanis in the usa. Keep up the good work.............