...forward to seeing future developments of your breeding with the black Langshans. I had often thought of doing that myself, but got discouraged.
*edited to add - My mentor Bart feeds commercial poultry grower at 15% protein, from day one until done. That's his feeding program. Simple and yet...
I have processed my cockerels from minimum of 16 weeks & up to 6 months of age without any detriment to meat quality. The only difference is size of carcass. I often had cockerels reaching 5 lbs processed, at 16 weeks of age. Add 1-2 lbs for live weight. Enough meat for a small family. 16 weeks...
Hi there! My 2 cents, fwiw - My breeding pair are unaltered, free range in the warmer months & haven't flown away in over 2 years. The drake is lucky if he can get more than one foot off the ground. He's a big, heavy guy! It helps to keep them penned for about 2 weeks when you first get them...
Your birds may not be getting adequate methionine from the organic feed.
http://articles.extension.org/pages/69042/synthetic-methionine-and-organic-poultry-diets
Yeah, it's a long article. In my experience, what worked best for my Malines, was 15% protein poultry grower. Keeping Malines...
I'd say both are drakes. I base this on large feet and how the heads look. If you have a good eye, you can see the subtle differences when comparing male & female heads. Hard to describe. Yes, drakes will be larger than their female peers. Try looking at lots of female Muscovy pics & then look...
Good discussion. :)
Here's a great article about patents. More choices are becoming available, so a farmer doesn't have to do business with Monsanto if he/she doesn't wish to.
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/539746/as-patents-expire-farmers-plant-generic-gmos/
...Lots of other articles there besides the one I posted above. *You can check their credentials at the home tab, under the team.* These professionals sift through the crappy journalism, so you don't have to.
http://kfolta.blogspot.ca/2015/07/gmo-formaldehyde-challenge.html
Not sure where to start, virtually every statement above is completely false. Do you have any concept of how digestion works? Proteins are entirely broken down into their component amino acids when eaten, they do not "pass on" to eggs or anywhere else, they are used by the body to provide...
There are many bad reasons to relocate any wild animal.
1 Animal now has to go through the stress of fighting for territory in an unfamiliar place.
2 Animal could have a disease that will spread it elsewhere.
3 Now animal could be a problem for someone else.
Most humane thing to do is to...
Wow. You've confirmed everything I've noticed. They are a mixed bunch. Some smaller, some bigger, some with poofy rears. Oh well, I'm just looking to keep a couple of pullets for eggs.
Thanks. I think I only have 3 maybe 4 pullets. I've decided to make things easier & will only keep 2 Buckeye pullets instead of 3. More for you!
I love big birds! KlopKlop will make for a nice meat bird project.
Yep, just gotta raise a bunch of cornish x and hope you get a few to survive to breeding age. ;) Have never raised these myself, but know its possible with the right set-up.
Dixie Rainbows look great! I look forward to the cross as well. :)
I'd settle for eggs weighing 56-62 gms - the standard large egg in Canada. Nice to have for baking. My hatching eggs that came were mostly standard large & oval. A few bullet-shaped ones, but not many. Going to keep a Malines pullet as well for some XL-Jumbos eggs. (63 - 70+ gms). They're great...
That's great, goodb! I've had experiences with aggressive roosters before. No kids here, just an uninterested teenager, but I definitely prefer roosters that are more assertive & not aggressive. There's a fine line there & I've been fortunate to have roosters that have the right stuff! Those...
Here's some of my Buckeyes at 3 1/2 weeks old now. Have little time to take them out of brooder for pics as I just had a broody call duck hatch her babies on the weekend. :)