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My plan? It's ongoing,,plans right now is this fall to build one large aviary on the west side,,a single 50x50 pen to move all birds to when breeding this summer is over.Next year I can then divide that 50x50 area up into individual breeding pens like I have done on the east side this year.I want to still get Cameo's,.Peach(have my name on the list this fall for some) Whites,a pen of strictly Purple B/S,,and possibly Jade,,I already have Midnight B/S,Purple B/S,India Blues all combinations,,Opal B/S,Buford Bronze,B/S Silver pieds,Charcoal,so I've got most every color and breeding combination possible now,I just need a few more colors is all.
I'm looking to get one more outstanding B/S Silver Pied male,but what I'm looking for in that male is going to be an ongoing search.I'm not interested in Spaldings or Green peas,,,,too cold here in the winter for those and they look too race-horsy for me,all legs and stretch.I just enjoy them a lot and I like predictability,so I pen seperate,keep great records of everything and plan to experment next year with hatching some diffrent Midnight pieds or Midnight Purples possibly,,and concentrating on my Charcoal pen more.But all this is subject to something new that may come along at anytime.
The new 24x30 building put up alongside the standing corn crib will be for winter housing of all birds. I want to put a new metal roof on the standing corn crib,then add a floor to the upstairs so there is actually 2 floors above ground level.These can be used for growing out of peachicks,ect.I have the space and ambition but cash is always an issue. I didn't realize just how expensive building a 50x50 aviary like I have done now would cost but it adds up fast.West side addition I hope won't be so costly.This spring has taken a toll on my ornamental pheasants because I havn't put 1 of their eggs in my incubator,,saving all space for pea eggs.but I did have a Blue Laced Wyandotte hen who hatched out 5 yellow ornamentals last week,,maybe she will go broody again once I move those away.
And to build a website this winter,,similiar to my German Shepherd website,,because on the UPA breeders list for Illinois,not 1 breeder has a website on their birds,,just a list and contact information.
I'm looking to get one more outstanding B/S Silver Pied male,but what I'm looking for in that male is going to be an ongoing search.I'm not interested in Spaldings or Green peas,,,,too cold here in the winter for those and they look too race-horsy for me,all legs and stretch.I just enjoy them a lot and I like predictability,so I pen seperate,keep great records of everything and plan to experment next year with hatching some diffrent Midnight pieds or Midnight Purples possibly,,and concentrating on my Charcoal pen more.But all this is subject to something new that may come along at anytime.
The new 24x30 building put up alongside the standing corn crib will be for winter housing of all birds. I want to put a new metal roof on the standing corn crib,then add a floor to the upstairs so there is actually 2 floors above ground level.These can be used for growing out of peachicks,ect.I have the space and ambition but cash is always an issue. I didn't realize just how expensive building a 50x50 aviary like I have done now would cost but it adds up fast.West side addition I hope won't be so costly.This spring has taken a toll on my ornamental pheasants because I havn't put 1 of their eggs in my incubator,,saving all space for pea eggs.but I did have a Blue Laced Wyandotte hen who hatched out 5 yellow ornamentals last week,,maybe she will go broody again once I move those away.
And to build a website this winter,,similiar to my German Shepherd website,,because on the UPA breeders list for Illinois,not 1 breeder has a website on their birds,,just a list and contact information.
