RonE wrote:I like those little chickens with feathers down to their feet that lay little blue eggs and eat bugs out of the garden. I also like those that roost in trees. Can't remember their breed names.
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The Duck Hammer wrote:RonE wrote:I like those little chickens with feathers down to their feet that lay little blue eggs and eat bugs out of the garden. I also like those that roost in trees. Can't remember their breed names.
Buff Cochins are the only chickens I've had with feathered legs but I don't think they laid blue eggs.
The Duck Hammer wrote:RonE wrote:I like those little chickens with feathers down to their feet that lay little blue eggs and eat bugs out of the garden. I also like those that roost in trees. Can't remember their breed names.
Buff Cochins are the only chickens I've had with feathered legs but I don't think they laid blue eggs.
rebelp74 wrote:The Duck Hammer wrote:RonE wrote:I like those little chickens with feathers down to their feet that lay little blue eggs and eat bugs out of the garden. I also like those that roost in trees. Can't remember their breed names.
Buff Cochins are the only chickens I've had with feathered legs but I don't think they laid blue eggs.
Furry foot chickens is the proper term
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The Duck Hammer wrote:rebelp74 wrote:The Duck Hammer wrote:RonE wrote:I like those little chickens with feathers down to their feet that lay little blue eggs and eat bugs out of the garden. I also like those that roost in trees. Can't remember their breed names.
Buff Cochins are the only chickens I've had with feathered legs but I don't think they laid blue eggs.
Furry foot chickens is the proper term
Impossible. Chickens don't have fur.
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bill herian wrote:Might sound silly, but its always been a dream of mine of raise some chickens. I guess its more the context of raising chickens, living in a good place to do it, that makes it a goal. Same with having a big ass garden.
huntall6 wrote:MT is right.
The Duck Hammer wrote:rebelp74 wrote:The Duck Hammer wrote:RonE wrote:I like those little chickens with feathers down to their feet that lay little blue eggs and eat bugs out of the garden. I also like those that roost in trees. Can't remember their breed names.
Buff Cochins are the only chickens I've had with feathered legs but I don't think they laid blue eggs.
Furry foot chickens is the proper term
Impossible. Chickens don't have fur.
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:hey DH, what's a good dual purpose that is winter hardy? thinking if i can ever get out of this shit apartment i'd like to get some Buff orps and another breed.
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:hey DH, what's a good dual purpose that is winter hardy? thinking if i can ever get out of this shit apartment i'd like to get some Buff orps and another breed.
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The Duck Hammer wrote:Buffs or Brahmas would be good for winter layers and the Brahmas will get big. But as to dual purpose I'm with Jgun. Layers usually don't develop much fat content and will be dry and tasteless. If I was you I'd raise broilers in the spring to eat and have layers all year round. The broilers are really easy to raise, last batch I raised at home, not commercial, I had for 6-7 weeks and when they were slaughtered they were all around 10 lbs. They taste a hell of a lot better than what you buy. I raise 25 at a time and usually have 18-20 make it to slaughter and that will last a year, but I don't know how much chicken you eat.
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(MT)Montanafowler wrote:The Duck Hammer wrote:Buffs or Brahmas would be good for winter layers and the Brahmas will get big. But as to dual purpose I'm with Jgun. Layers usually don't develop much fat content and will be dry and tasteless. If I was you I'd raise broilers in the spring to eat and have layers all year round. The broilers are really easy to raise, last batch I raised at home, not commercial, I had for 6-7 weeks and when they were slaughtered they were all around 10 lbs. They taste a hell of a lot better than what you buy. I raise 25 at a time and usually have 18-20 make it to slaughter and that will last a year, but I don't know how much chicken you eat.
personally i'll slay some chicken, if i raised em i could eat em every day. the woman would probably want to eat the layers since she doesn't like skin or fat (meaning she likes dry and tasteless chicken)
yeah, I dunno how much i buy into the dual purpose stuff to be honest, i think it would be easier to have a few different breeds depending on what you want. I thought the Buffs favored toward meat chickens since they get so damn big, am i incorrect?
I like the look of the ISAs, i'll have to read up on them more.
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(MT)Montanafowler wrote:bill herian wrote:Might sound silly, but its always been a dream of mine of raise some chickens. I guess its more the context of raising chickens, living in a good place to do it, that makes it a goal. Same with having a big ass garden.
not silly at all, I think many here want to do the same.
what is silly is some people think food comes from a grocery store.
one2many wrote:i buy all sorts of food at the grocery store
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aunt betty wrote:Juice Box is a chicken rancher...lol.
Maybe he has some pointers on how assa can get ridda his hawk.
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lolGadwallGetter530 wrote:aunt betty wrote:Juice Box is a chicken rancher...lol.
Maybe he has some pointers on how assa can get ridda his hawk.
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Last year he raised over 100 cocks....... mostly in the alley behind the sheriffs department.
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