End of the Road Ranch
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I just ordered my batch of chicks for this spring. My goal is to have a completely self replacing poultry setup within 2 years. Each year I get some Cornish roasters for our meat birds, a few replacement Black Australorps for laying and pray I can find just a few turkeys at the same time at some local feed store. Last year no one had turkeys - I still don’t know why, but I called ALL the feed stores within a 2 hour radius and no one had them. So this year I broke down and ordered the minimum 15 from McMurrary's Hatchery planning to sell at least 7 (I already have 4 reserved) of the 9 Broad breasted bronze. I also got 6 Narragansett Turkeys which are rare, but known to be quiet and make good mothers. These will be my breeding stock, hopefully, for years to come. Instead of the large Cornish roasters I'm going to encourage my Black Australorps to set their own and we'll just eat them. They are smaller, but so is the price tag. So this year I am getting the breeding stock up and next year we'll start the brooding. I'll also be getting guineas either this fall or next spring. I know they are noisy, but our new property is filled with predators and my beloved B. Australorps are so tame I'm afraid they'll all get eaten the first time they range on the new land. We also pulled a small tick off my 2 yo son after being on the property (just crawling around, not bitten) and guineas are known for really reducing the tick, spider and snake population wherever they range. We can always eat them if they are too noisy! Order now if you haven't yet. McMurray Hatchery has a list of what chicks are left and it is now updated hourly, many breeds are gone. { Post a Comment } { Last Page } { Page 20 of 26 } { Next Page } |
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