I ONLY do business with a "SMALL" beef business where I live...they even have "fresh" eggs and buy everything on Sunday!!!!!! EL YUMMO for the flavor and NO STEROIDS!!!!
I'm liking the Jersey Giant chickens ---- gentle rooster.
Although slower growing they seem perfect for backyard chickens. Healthy, kid friendly, good layers, good hatch. One of the hens comes up to me like a buddy. Mine are black/dark colored, so it helps them hide from predators.
Good point I hear that chicken folk like it when ravens hang around because the hawks don't want confontations with them. So must be same deal with dark color hens. I'm going to remember about the jersey giants.
Have 17 Delawares in the incubator ready to peep on Easter. Can't get meat chickens from local hatchery for a few months. Glad I kept a few back for egg layers in case this happened.
Nice, we get free eggs from my daughter's best friend their hens lay more than they can, the shells are so thick I have to use both hands to crack them.
When her hens aren't laying we buy from a farmer, it's well worth it.
I ONLY do business with a "SMALL" beef business where I live...they even have "fresh" eggs and buy everything on Sunday!!!!!! EL YUMMO for the flavor and NO STEROIDS!!!!
I just hatched some new egg factories.
I'm liking the Jersey Giant chickens ---- gentle rooster.
Although slower growing they seem perfect for backyard chickens. Healthy, kid friendly, good layers, good hatch. One of the hens comes up to me like a buddy. Mine are black/dark colored, so it helps them hide from predators.
Good point I hear that chicken folk like it when ravens hang around because the hawks don't want confontations with them. So must be same deal with dark color hens. I'm going to remember about the jersey giants.
The Jersey Giants are supposedly healthier, at full size, than other heavy meat birds but they are slow growing.
My rooster is plenty fertile. He is still young and about 2 feet tall.
you mentioned 'meat birds'...do you know anything about sandhill cranes? I saw a comment on FB saying they're the 'sirloin of the sky' 🤔
Have 17 Delawares in the incubator ready to peep on Easter. Can't get meat chickens from local hatchery for a few months. Glad I kept a few back for egg layers in case this happened.
Nice, we get free eggs from my daughter's best friend their hens lay more than they can, the shells are so thick I have to use both hands to crack them. When her hens aren't laying we buy from a farmer, it's well worth it.