The Rhodebar thread!

[enola]

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

Thought we'd share...
Our oldest daughter got married a few months ago and moved to a subdivision in town.
So... we built her a chicken tractor for Christmas.
We wrapped a 50 lb bag of layer pellets to put under the tree
with a note saying "3 hens from our hen house are included".

Fun Fun... we weren't sure what she'd think but she was WAY excited.
I'm afraid the younger 2 daughters are now trying to figure out if they can get a chicken tractor on the balcony of an apartment or dorm room.

It can be done chicken tractor on balcony, no problem. LOL Nice tractor.

 

[aurissavannahs]

Thought we'd share...
Our oldest daughter got married a few months ago and moved to a subdivision in town.
So... we built her a chicken tractor for Christmas.
We wrapped a 50 lb bag of layer pellets to put under the tree
with a note saying "3 hens from our hen house are included".

Fun Fun... we weren't sure what she'd think but she was WAY excited.
I'm afraid the younger 2 daughters are now trying to figure out if they can get a chicken tractor on the balcony of an apartment or dorm room.

I would recommend Norwegian Jaerhons for baloneys. They are small but lay lots of medium to large eggs. They can be very tame and they are auto-sexing so you will not accidently get a rooster. Three hens would do fine in a small tractor.

 

[RedRidge]

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Thought we'd share...
Our oldest daughter got married a few months ago and moved to a subdivision in town.
So... we built her a chicken tractor for Christmas.

I would recommend Norwegian Jaerhons for baloneys. They are small but lay lots of medium to large eggs. They can be very tame and they are auto-sexing so you will not accidently get a rooster. Three hens would do fine in a small tractor.

It was a joke... My middle would not own chicken. It's too easy for her to visit the farm once a month and get all the eggs, chicken, lamb, beef, honey, and veggies she needs.

 

[call ducks]

I have located a breeder in Canada that is not charging an arm and a leg for Rhodebar stock so this perfect. I have some production red ( actual production red's not sexlinks these are Rhode Island Reds that have only been bred for egg laying traits) that I will be putting the Rhodebar's over. They have a lot of ability for production traits but also need a lot of work. By introducing the Production Red I will be boosting heteros and that is needed

 

[call ducks]

For those who are having issues ID'ing your chicks. Have you considered zip wingbands - Love them they can go on as day old's and if you do it right they will not rip out. It just occurred... it would be a good combo with toe punching - punching the first week or so and than wing band for a long term solution

 

[enola]

What is a zip wingband?

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

My Rhodebars are still on strike, getting a limitless worried.

 

[RedRidge]

Hmmm... I'm here in TN and mine have really picked up. The are in outside breeding pens with no light and yet are laying daily. I set eggs yesterday.

 

[call ducks]

What is a zip wingband?

There are a few types of wingband's manufactured I just prefer ZIP to Jiffey because Jiffy's can fall off easily if not done currently. Here's a link http://www.randallburkey.com/Wing-Bands/products/31/

When wingbanding the tag goes through the web