Toad Raising.

[JRNash]

Foghorn's comb is still looking healthy,but he seems to be trembling worse

 

[ChocolateMouse]

@coco mouse

blow wind blow

Yes, you seem good at that. Fash.

 

[JRNash]

Thanks cocomouse.

 

[JRNash]

Yea Ralph I was thinking the same thing last night. One poor choice by someone trying to breed the birds like Great Danes or horses could wipe out years of hard work. Everyone has an eye for different things,specific traits they want to enhance. Not sure why someone would want to tailor a breeding program
After one based on dogs or horses. Case in point,look at some of the birds I've put together. I should be ashamed.lol

 

[JRNash]

I would like chickens with teeth....and one I could put a saddle on and ride....

 

[duluthralphie]

@JRNash The comb is a tattle tail to what is going on in the birds heart. If you recall a week or so ago I said one of the toads had a purple comb after spending the day chasing the hens. I think that is the toad that died.

I had a hen a few months ago that had a purple comb, I took her inside and put her in one of my ICU rooms. She died about a week later.

I do not expect to get longevity from this group of toads. I expect it will take us years to get toads that live 3-5 years. By breeding the older birds we should be able to extend their lifespan. Nothing with the toads will be easy. They are a lot of work, they can be disappointing. I have some toads for next year. I actually am hoping some of the toads I hatched this year will start laying and I can have 2 generations in one year. In Minnesota that is a huge feat.

One of the reasons I have avoided AI is because of my desire to have the birds be self reproducing. AI kind of steps on that. I would be using Bert (or the current Bert) for breeding had he not suffered an old war injury to his vent. I doubt he could successfully breed. So for now Bert is a pole barn pet that amazes my friends and guests.


I use to raise Belgian (draft horses) They were the same way, great horses, I loved them. I used them for pulling and even had some saddle broken. It was great fun to lumber through the woods on my "dewey". The ride was not comfortable and I sometimes suffered damage to my vent, but I loved that horse. He died at 22. A horse should live to be around 30. Large animals just die young, Toads are the Belgians of the chicken world.

I have been feeding the Toads the same game bird breeder feed I give all my birds. I am thinking of getting them a different feed. The problem being I have to trade protein for Carbs or fat. Maybe I need a filler for them.

Ideas?

 

[duluthralphie]

Yea Ralph I was thinking the same thing last night. One poor choice by someone trying to breed the birds like Great Danes or horses could wipe out years of hard work. Everyone has an eye for different things,specific traits they want to enhance. Not sure why someone would want to tailor a breeding program
After one based on dogs or horses. Case in point,look at some of the birds I've put together. I should be ashamed.lol

Some of your concoctions are down right Mary Shelley of you.....

 

[JRNash]

I tried the lower caloric food,and I still give them tallow on a regular basis. You know I'm haphazard in my approach. I bet you would have better results(repeatable) with the methodical way you do things. Chickens that could replace boar hounds (Great Danes)
WOULD BE COOL

 

[JRNash]

In my lowly opinion form follows function. Chickens are bred for eggs,meat or novelty. Still trying to figure out how Danes and horses applies Although you did get to ride your horse,did you eat any of them?

 

[JRNash]

The first egg out of Foghorns cage to hatch will be CX x WSCX providing recessive genes don't align in the perfect storm (Ugly Chicken) I should end up with SOMETHING LARGE.lol