The American Cemani Breeders Club...open forum

[Chickengirl1304]

I only have so much space lol. Wish I could experiment with ALL of my breeds

 

[bluenkimchi]

I only have so much space lol. Wish I could experiment with ALL of my breeds

Then move to bigger land/buy

But what ever you do don't get rid of the Hmong anytime soon. As I stated before, they are already rare in the Hmong community and even rarer in the poultry world.

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Then move to bigger land/buy But what ever you do don't get rid of the Hmong anytime soon. As I stated before, they are already rare in the Hmong community and even rarer in the poultry world.

No I won't get rid of them. They're really neat birds. Very gentle and just beautiful! I will work with them as much as I can, just only have one pen for them right now. I will be culling for darker combs in the roosters though

 

[bluenkimchi]

No I won't get rid of them. They're really neat birds. Very gentle and just beautiful! I will work with them as much as I can, just only have one pen for them right now. I will be culling for darker combs in the roosters though

That would be nice to see your future birds, when you have work on them a bit........... same with your GFF roo and TM hens crossing...........can't wait to see all of them, hopefully next spring/summer

 

[Chickengirl1304]

That would be nice to see your future birds, when you have work on them a bit........... same with your GFF roo and TM hens crossing...........can't wait to see all of them, hopefully next spring/summer  

Yes I'm excited! They're laying so I will be hatching soon

 

[DCchicken]

Yes I'm excited! They're laying so I will be hatching soon

Just a bit of advice that was given to me by more experienced breeders. Don't rush to sell. Grow the first batch out 4 or 5 months so that you can see what the pairing produces. If you tag them with leg bands and photograph them, you can also see how each chick develops. The one thing you want to avoid is rushing to sell. This breed changes dramatically as they grow. So it is possible for a good looking chick to suddenly develop silver or copper at 4-5 months. It also gives you time to map out whether or not your cockerel is worth breeding. If you sell one that does develop issues, you risk that customer blasting you for selling less than pure Cemani. After you know what quality your pairing can produce, you can taylor your breeding program to overcome any issues.

Personally I won't sell from the first few generations just because I want people to have only the best Cemani.

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Anyone that has TM hens; how are they laying? I read that they only lay like 40 eggs and the. Stop? Has this been the case with your hens?

 

[DCchicken]

Anyone that has TM hens; how are they laying? I read that they only lay like 40 eggs and the. Stop? Has this been the case with your hens?

This is incorrect. The TM line are very good layers. One of mine started laying in January then layed over a hundred eggs. She only stopped because she went broody. So she hatched the eggs and raised the chicks. Once I took the chicks away she started laying again. I remember Greenfire stated their line lays around 60 eggs the first year.

 

[Steadfast]

I am looking forward to my birds when they bigin laying eggs starting in October!
According thier pedigree my birds should lay close to one egg per day!

But we will see...

 

[DCchicken]

I am looking forward to my birds when they bigin laying eggs starting in October!
According thier pedigree my birds should lay close to one egg per day!

But we will see...

Steadfast,

I also have some of Mike's birds which I am keeping as a separate line along with my TM Astin line. I plan on keeping records for both lines using the same feed, similar housing, etc. If you do the same we can set a baseline for Mike's line.