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Dave C

  • Joined Aug 2014
  • Teesdale, Co Durham
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #570 on: March 06, 2017, 12:41:43 pm »
Very nice  :thumbsup:

Looking forward to hearing how you get on.

madchickenlady

  • Joined Nov 2013
  • Old Newton Suffolk
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #571 on: March 06, 2017, 08:56:21 pm »
Lovely looking birds.  :thumbsup:
Heather

snowyriver

  • Joined Dec 2012
  • Montgomeryshire
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #572 on: March 06, 2017, 10:02:15 pm »
Thank you.
I'm pleased with them and hopefully when this bird flu ban is over, they can make the most of our paddock and stream.

Dave C, those meat birds of yours look pretty damn good.

Dave C

  • Joined Aug 2014
  • Teesdale, Co Durham
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #573 on: March 07, 2017, 12:05:59 am »
Thanks, they taste pretty dam good as well  :innocent:

Dave C

  • Joined Aug 2014
  • Teesdale, Co Durham
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #574 on: March 08, 2017, 09:25:05 pm »
Now I've sorted out my Indian Game breeding pen I have put 2 nice cockerels in the for sale section.

Perfect for cross breeding for table birds.

I might be able to deliver/ meet up most places in north England as I travel through work.

macgro7

  • Joined Feb 2016
  • Leicester
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #575 on: March 08, 2017, 09:36:43 pm »
Are you planning to pass by leicester or nottingham anytime soon?
Growing loads of fruits and vegetables! Raising dairy goats, chickens, ducks, rabbits on 1/2 acre in the middle of the city of Leicester, using permaculture methods.

Dave C

  • Joined Aug 2014
  • Teesdale, Co Durham
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #576 on: March 08, 2017, 09:44:45 pm »
Hi Mate, Chesterfield is about as far south on the M1 as I get.

Any good to you?

Bramham Wiltshire Horns

  • Joined Oct 2014
  • leeds
  • Bramham flock Wiltshire Horns
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #577 on: March 09, 2017, 10:03:02 am »
first cou cou de rennes egg this morning
follow on FB@BramhamWiltshireHorns

Dave C

  • Joined Aug 2014
  • Teesdale, Co Durham
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #578 on: March 09, 2017, 11:32:39 am »
Excellent  :thumbsup:

Charlie1234

  • Joined Feb 2017
  • Powys
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #579 on: March 09, 2017, 06:50:17 pm »
My speckledy pullets have just started laying today also,must be the sunshine. :sunshine:
They are growing well and look quite meaty so later in the season I might put a few of the eggs in the incubator.
Anyone tried I.G. x Speckledy as meat birds ??
5 Dogs,5 cats,40 chickens,2badger faced sheep + a full freezer

Dave C

  • Joined Aug 2014
  • Teesdale, Co Durham
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #580 on: March 12, 2017, 03:12:28 pm »
What's your plans for this year?
Re stocking, improving type, egg numbers or meat birds?


I will be setting my first batch tomorrow.
It will have eggs crossed between my two French free range meat hybrids (Gallic x Farm Rangers)
This will be the second year project and tell me whether they can be kept sustainable, they survived the year and laid all winter so if the finish at the same weight x time ratio they will prove to be the excellent duel purpose birds.

I'm also starting a second project crossing my Galic x Cuckoo Marans.
The Marans are from a good utility stock so should produce black Pullets of good laying brown eggs and Barred cockerels of a good meaty weight.
If they are successful I will keep a barred cockerel back to breed back over the black hens producing double genes of meat bird and dark layers.
Well that's the plan ha.
All The offspring will all be barred, so also uniforming colour.

Another interesting year   :yum:

Charlie1234

  • Joined Feb 2017
  • Powys
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #581 on: March 12, 2017, 05:39:14 pm »
sounds like you have it all planned out Dave  :thumbsup:
Im starting my Indian game x Barnevelder project from scratch I have barnie + a few indian game eggs in incy now
Then I also want to breed a few I.G. for around the paddock as I grew up with them and a few cockerels im sure will make it to the oven.

Look forward to putting a few of your I.G. and your Gallic x Farm Rangers through my incy too mate  :innocent:

I processed my 8 week old cobbs x2 today and what whoppers they were. :hungry:

picture is of the 1st one,8 weeks old ans weighing just shy of 4kg.
« Last Edit: March 12, 2017, 05:49:17 pm by Charlie1234 »
5 Dogs,5 cats,40 chickens,2badger faced sheep + a full freezer

Charlie1234

  • Joined Feb 2017
  • Powys
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #582 on: March 12, 2017, 05:43:56 pm »
Second one weighing 3Kg
5 Dogs,5 cats,40 chickens,2badger faced sheep + a full freezer

snowyriver

  • Joined Dec 2012
  • Montgomeryshire
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #583 on: March 13, 2017, 10:08:11 am »
I'm also starting a second project crossing my Galic x Cuckoo Marans.
The Marans are from a good utility stock so should produce black Pullets of good laying brown eggs and Barred cockerels of a good meaty weight.
If they are successful I will keep a barred cockerel back to breed back over the black hens producing double genes of meat bird and dark layers.
Well that's the plan ha.
All The offspring will all be barred, so also uniforming colour.

Hi Dave.
This is a project which I'll be keeping a close eye on as it's something I'm seriously thinking of doing next year, but I'm undecided which french meat hybrid would best suit the project. I've a trio of very nice cuckoo marans from renowned breeder Kevin Bowkett and 7 quality cuckoo marans growers from Heber Hargreaves, both from dark egg strains and producing eggs in reasonable numbers, but cuckoo marans are not winter layers, hence my question, 'which of the 2 french hybrid meat birds did you find to be the best winter layer and why have you chosen the gallic in preference to the farm ranger for this project?' Another option for me could be the 'Greybro' from Piggots Poultry which looks good on paper, it's hardy, a good ranger and could produce a 3kg carcase in 13 weeks.
Are you using cuckoo marans cockerels or hens in your cross?
Regards,

Dave C

  • Joined Aug 2014
  • Teesdale, Co Durham
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #584 on: March 13, 2017, 11:54:19 am »
sounds like you have it all planned out Dave  :thumbsup:
Im starting my Indian game x Barnevelder project from scratch I have barnie + a few indian game eggs in incy now
Then I also want to breed a few I.G. for around the paddock as I grew up with them and a few cockerels im sure will make it to the oven.

Look forward to putting a few of your I.G. and your Gallic x Farm Rangers through my incy too mate  :innocent:

I processed my 8 week old cobbs x2 today and what whoppers they were. :hungry:

picture is of the 1st one,8 weeks old ans weighing just shy of 4kg.

Nicely dressed birds mate  :thumbsup:
and good weights.

Did you get barnie eggs or Pullets?

Yes I will sort you some Galic x Farm Rangers out, I'm going to call them Bishop Rangers and my eggs are going in the incy tonight  :excited:

Also got my first IG egg today  :innocent:

 

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