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macgro7

  • Joined Feb 2016
    • Leicester
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #930 on: August 03, 2017, 02:04:15 pm »
Right...
I'll try ringing them.
Naked necks are ugly lol but I never had them.
Was so do naked necks so it's probably theirs.
Do you know any other suppliers of meat bird chicks in the UK? I can't find anyone else! Except for massive broiler units that will only sell thousands
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macgro7

  • Joined Feb 2016
    • Leicester
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #931 on: August 03, 2017, 04:17:22 pm »
I rang them. He said they still supply meat chicks. 86p a piece plus delivery.
I'm gonna order from them then  :excited:
He said to email him which breeds I'm interested in, how many etc.
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Dave C

  • Joined Aug 2014
    • Teesdale, Co Durham
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #932 on: August 03, 2017, 07:58:46 pm »
Well done mate  :thumbsup:
Wonder why they not getting back to folk then  :thinking:

I've always found Steve a good guy to deal with, the Farm Rangers are the Sasso Intermediate X431A and the Poulet Galouise are the Sasso T551 (which are very good DP and breed true).

Let us know what you go for mate.
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macgro7

  • Joined Feb 2016
    • Leicester
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #933 on: August 03, 2017, 08:02:22 pm »
Maybe they have some issues with website e-mail receiving etc
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Dave C

  • Joined Aug 2014
    • Teesdale, Co Durham
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #934 on: August 03, 2017, 10:26:23 pm »
Well I'm pleased there still going strong.

There a nice couple and sell some good stock  :thumbsup:
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Charlie1234

  • Joined Feb 2017
    • Powys
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #935 on: August 05, 2017, 12:26:27 pm »
Out with the camera before the rain came and took a few update pics.

Black hen is the I.G x Maran that I had in with some bought in I.G. Eggs..blue hen is her I.G. sister

Cannonball Hens are now regrowing their feathers. Last pic shows her width of back.
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Charlie1234

  • Joined Feb 2017
    • Powys
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #936 on: August 05, 2017, 12:27:10 pm »
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Dave C

  • Joined Aug 2014
    • Teesdale, Co Durham
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #937 on: August 05, 2017, 09:12:04 pm »
Nice shape to them  :thumbsup:
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Charlie1234

  • Joined Feb 2017
    • Powys
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #938 on: August 06, 2017, 12:53:05 am »
Cheers Dave  :thumbsup:
The trio I bought last are out of quarantine now and I have mixed the hens with the other birds and my old cockerel and the new cockerel is now running with the r.i.r. + speckledy hens,thought i`d give him a change of hen  ;)

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Dave C

  • Joined Aug 2014
    • Teesdale, Co Durham
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #939 on: August 08, 2017, 09:03:47 pm »
Took these last week when the sun was out.
Faces are starting to reden at 17 weeks, there mothers started laying at 18 weeks last year, so fingers crossed for some eggs soon.








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Dave C

  • Joined Aug 2014
    • Teesdale, Co Durham
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #940 on: August 08, 2017, 09:12:08 pm »
Some IG at 7 weeks

Sold a lot this year but these are keepers
Like there shape








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Charlie1234

  • Joined Feb 2017
    • Powys
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #941 on: August 08, 2017, 10:18:11 pm »
Sasso`s are looking nice mate  :thumbsup:

IG are looking strong ans shaping up nicely.
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Charlie1234

  • Joined Feb 2017
    • Powys
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #942 on: August 09, 2017, 07:22:19 pm »
Finally collected my R.I.R. Cockerel and he is a nice fella,easy to handle and easy on the hens,also I have 3 reserve Young I.G. cockerels in with them and not a sign of aggression.
Should make for some interesting breeding next year + plenty of meat from the surplus cockerels. ;)

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Charlie1234

  • Joined Feb 2017
    • Powys
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #943 on: August 09, 2017, 07:31:21 pm »
Also the IG X Speckledy chicks I hatched for a local woman that was recently widowed has asked me to have them back as they are harder work than she had imagined  :thinking:

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Charlie1234

  • Joined Feb 2017
    • Powys
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #944 on: August 09, 2017, 07:48:56 pm »
Last pictures I promise  :)

I have my mixed group of I.G. for next years breeding,older hens,show stock hens,young ones courtesy of Mr Dave.C  :thumbsup: and a few I hatched earlier this year..My old cockerel + my chosen young blue cockerel..I do have 3 reserves tucked away also  :innocent:
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