Toad Raising.

[CindyinSD]

Oh man! I just saw your later post. Sorry to hear about your hen. :-( That’s friggin’ COLD. Why don’t they make a law?

 

[holm25]

 

[duluthralphie]

Because of a clerical error, I have discovered 2 toads in my incubator!

 

[m1chelle1]

I lost another toad hen today. I did not think I would lose anymore toads this winter. BUT this 20 below stuff can surprise you, the weak ones seem to just keel over in it.

Hello! How do toads do in the heat? I know CX dont do very well typically and was curious. thank you!!
M

 

[Kusanar]

Hello! How do toads do in the heat? I know CX dont do very well typically and was curious. thank you!!
M

They do slightly better than CX but they still don't like heat from what I have read on here.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Btw the eggs are huge!! I have to mark them so I do not confuse them with turkey eggs.

are you really that senile?

I lost another toad hen today. I did not think I would lose anymore toads this winter. BUT this 20 below stuff can surprise you, the weak ones seem to just keel over in it.

sorry

I hope to be npip this year

They do slightly better than CX but they still don't like heat from what I have read on here.

ditto

 

[Compost King]

I was talking in a chat room about the Meat chickens I create with various crossings and ended up mentioning Toads and an elderly friend of mine who raises chickens and also farms in Minnesota became very interested in toads based on how I described them and started asking where he could get some. I sent him a link to this thread. Hopefully I got someone to sign up and become a new member to BYC. Maybe I helped the demand for Toads to increase. Are people still just breeding and tinkering Toads or is anyone at the point of producing Chicks or Hatching Eggs to sell to people who just raise and produce meat?

 

[duluthralphie]

We are still tinkering with them. I have 4 eggs to place in incubator today.. but it is an uphill battle.

 

[CindyinSD]

Crossing my fingers for your prospective toads!

 

[duluthralphie]

Crossing my fingers for your prospective toads!

Thanks. @MNChickMom and her son have done way better on these than me the last two years.