It appears I will have a dozen eggs to go on Monday.
I will be offering them on the buy sell pages.
I should have a dozen every week on Mondays.
I prefer they stay close to start with. I also want whoever buys the to chronicle the raising of them on here .Please.
I am going to be asking A moderator to make sure I am not breaking a rule of BYC.
My preference is for NPIP places first. I would also like to know how many you would keep and raise.
What I am basically doing is trying to do is get my work spread out so I don't lose the genetics.
You have to know the line may not be stable yet. I have no idea when we will reach stability.
If you want to use the roosters on other hens, have at it, I just ask you keep a line true and breed the hens back to Toad roosters.
Toad eggs are extremely fertile right now, they may never be. I do not do AI, but it maybe something some one else would try.
I want to have a self sustaining flock, AI is not self sustaining in my book, it might be in yours.
Some tips on feeding Toads.
I do not keep the water and feed right next to each other, I make them walk, to the feed and the water, However, that has not been an issue in a couple generations, They eat a lot but lot like the CX. They are a very "meek" bird. They will be the bottom of a pecking order. They will not defend themselves, so watch out for bullies picking on them.
I have not decided a price yet. Maybe we can all do that together. I do know mailing a box of eggs in the 2-3 day priority mailer is roughly $25 with the foam egg sleeves.( a tad more with the top and bottom foams.
I do not want to give the eggs away, I want a person to want the toads as a line in their chicken operation/ranch/farm/backyard. I was always told something you get for free has no value. I am thinking 10 bucks for a dozen eggs. Plus the $25 to ship?
What" s everyone else's thoughts? I know that makes the toads more than CX cost at
TSC. I think they are better birds though. I have to drive 5 miles into town to mail them. So that's a 10 mile drive plus the expense to get to this point which is WHO KNOW WHAT...
I am just trying to figure my costs and get a fair price, while I spread toads.
I know this is a rambling post. It is 3 am I cannot sleep and am thinking of the toads and letting my babies go.
Someone asked when they start laying. I have never known that as I never get eggs in the first fall from them, I need to get the birds over or into spring to get eggs. This is the first I have gotten eggs in January.
That is another thing we need to know. I am going to be taking some roosters out of my pen. I think I have too many, but I am not seeing any signs of rooster abuse, I do not think they knock each other off the hens. They are too large and to mellow to do that.
Ok Time for feedback.. I would mail chicks but I do not get 15 at a time which is the minimum to mail this time of year. I have not gotten those 72 hour heat packs. I am a little worried about them in the priority mailing boxes.
I will talk more with whoever is the first to get eggs about the mailing if it does not work. I am tempted to mail myself a box from another post office, and see what happens.
Discuss and then I will put the offer up on buy/trade sell. when we all decide.
Maybe together we can make a new breed and get it APA even.. We would have to call it dual purpose I suppose.. who knows...
