The Legbar Thread!

[roncrna]

The 3rd bloodline is available?! I've got a credit with GF and was trying to figure out how to use it, that would be perfect! I have the red banded and green banded. DaisyJack-mine arrived just a few weeks ago, no heat pack, most of the holes covered (all but 6) and express shipping. There was 19 chicks in the box which probably helped keep them warm.

Yes there are 3 bloodlines because Jenny shipped me 3 of each bloodline. My had green, red, and yellow.

 

[roncrna]

Beautiful CLBs daisyjack!

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

I will be getting a cream legbar cockerel in about a month and a half! I will be searching for eggs later this spring as well but I have plans for the cockerel to start my own line of cream legbars, already have the hens I need and will hopefully be able to hatch out a fall batch for spring layers. I am so excited!

 

[boykin2010]

Just candled my 7 tester eggs today. They are VEINING!!!

 

[The Sheriff]

Congrats Boykin! I am so anxiously awaiting mine to start laying.

 

[pampered_poultry]

Mine are laying - but the hatches have been more males than females. - The Sheriff I would be glad to trade these eggs for some Isbars.

 

[The Sheriff]

 

[CarolJ]

Boykin - what day are your eggs on?

 

[pampered_poultry]

I have horrid luck with shipped eggs and have even had some of my own not all develop. I am new to this and am not sure I want to sell hatching eggs for shipping but if I do how would one go about knowing that the eggs that are being shipped are all fertile?

No breeder can 100% guarantee you their eggs will be fertile each shipment. Have I had 100% - yes.... but to bat 100% on all of your shipments is not gonna happen. That is why reputable breeders who are in the business for the love of chickens and not to make a 'quick buck' send extra eggs or chicks.

You have breeders that 'jump' into the business and buy Greenfire or other high end birds and have no farming background or no experience at all in raising chickens. They just look at the $ 100 per chick price and 'think' they can get in to make a quick buck. Unfortunately they do make a quick buck - but they make it by sending out the exact amount of eggs / chicks (expand their numbers sold), send out infertile eggs, or send out sick chicks. Since you are new - before you spend your hard earned money on buying eggs or chicks....PLEASE do your homework and check out the breeder. It is very easy to talk with someone on the phone and find out very quickly if they are one of these 'quick buck' breeders or someone who honestly cares about selling you quality birds. Since you are new to chickens - look at their websites, check their feedback, and ask around about the breeder. You will find that quality breeders take care of their birds and their customers and are not strictly in the business to make money. Their prices some times might be higher - but if they send quality and send extras.... you make out in the end.

Does my business model make money? Honestly it about a break even - figure the cost of $ 300 / week in feed, facility expense, facility operating expense, website expense, website operating expense, farm help, and various medicines. In my opinion this business is more about relationships and meeting some great chicken people. I have other sources of income that supplement my chicken hobby so that I focus on quality over quantity. If I can bring in a really nice birds from the UK and there is someone - especially children - that enjoy them and it leads them to additional agriculture adventures....that is great. Let's not be dependent on foreign countries to feed us!!!!

Regards,
Richard

 

[boykin2010]

When i candled them they were on day 5. Today is day 7. Now just 2 more long weeks to go

Boykin - what day are your eggs on?