Toad Raising.

[Molpet]

Young Bert ,,the next Bert,, not THE BERT

so sorry about young Bert.. so sad when we find them that way,
glad you have more Berts ...

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Young Bert ,,the next Bert,, not THE BERT

ooohhhh, well still stinks

 

[Birdinhand]

if you end up going back and starting another line, it would be interesting to see what you think of the cobb 500, perhaps they would make a stronger foundation for the toads. Jenks hatcher in OR has them. I'm no expert but from my experience they are so much healthier and happier and more chicken like, I would think they'd offer advantages as a breeding stock for this cool project you have going.

 

[JRNash]

There is actually some really good data comparing the different broiler lines. If I remember correctly the Cobb 500 beat out vantross and a few others in the feed to weight ratio

 

[Bantambird]

http://www.cobb-vantress.com/products/cobb-sasso
Ralphie, look over this colored broiler line.

 

[JRNash]

A Cobb 700...where does the time go

 

[JRNash]

And where did the 600 go????

 

[yellowherb]

And where did the 600 go????

Good one!

 

[duluthralphie]

As much as I like that a large hatchery is trying to make a better (IMHO) meat bird and one that is sustainable.

I would really like to not continue the conversation about them on this thread. This thread is not a thread on what I could or should have done or used in my creating my toads.

I am fully aware I could have done things different. I could have used any of a hundred breeds. I could have raised them somewhere else and so on.

I am an old man, and getting older everyday. I do not have the time to start over on a new strain or I have 5 years into the toads now. I am hatching the 6th year parents now. I have my shortcomings one of them is note taking and record keeping, if you do not believe me ask the IRS. They have made this fact painfully aware to me over the years.

Yesterday, with the help of some good friends from BYC and the Minnesota thread we tested 30 guineas, 17 turkeys and 80 chickens, I still have another 80 or so to go. My body is telling me today, I should cut back, a man my age cannot keep this up.

Therefore, there will be no other variations on the root stock of the toads, it will just be changes going forward.

If when you guys gets some of the toads (which I truly hope I can provide you) I would welcome any experiments you might do to them. My vision for toads is they become like any of the landraces and they just become, with no set direction, sort of like Swedish Flowers or Easter Eggers.

The death of the upcoming Bert, the young prince to the throne, is a set back, Luckily I have a spare prince to assume the role of breeding Bert if needed.

I have quite a few Toads coming up this year, I have 9 ( I thought I had 10) in the 12 week tractor, only one of them is a rooster, it appears. (there was a young eagle flew over head, hopefully he did not like Toad meat and take one) BTW not knowing or remembering if I had 9 or 10 should show you my age and my record keeping ability.

Thanks.

 

[JRNash]

Your sharp as a tack Ralph. I think I asked a while back if you have guidelines for carrying your work forward. It would be a crying shame to ruin what you've worked so hard at developing