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  • From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>
  • To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Hatching your own (was Re: A shameless plug)
  • Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:42:55 -0600


Now that's a concept, Harvey - no incubators. In your experience is that
better for the chicks? One more area where rising cost of electricity may
slow down production of chicks commercially. Or if folks are off-grid they
look for ways to cut down the kilowatts. Hmm?


paul tradingpost@lobo.net

Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.
--Henry David Thoreau
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On 7/21/2006 at 1:03 PM Harvey Ussery wrote:

>> We've always bought hatchery chicks up to now, but I want to start
>trying to
>> hatch my own with silkies and cochins. . . I still don't have my
"broody
>> hen," but she gave me a silkie that is nearly grown, along with
>Welsummers,
>> Barred Rocks, one that looks like a Barred Rock but I don't recall it's
>> name, and she hatched some RIR's and White Pekin ducks from eggs I gave
>her
>> too. So now I have about 30 chicks of various sorts, NONE from a
>hatchery. ~Gwen
>
>With all the NAIS BS and avian influenza hysteria, I've decided to
>become a closed flock ASAP. I'm already there with regard to the
>chickens and guineas--this is the second year I haven't bought in any
>outside stock, have hatched all my own. I hope by next breeding season
>to be equally independent with regard to ducks and geese.
>
>The key for me is broody mamas--I never use artificial incubators.
>
>Gwen, that silkie is a sure-fire broody for you. The cochins should also
>give you a high percentage of hens who retain the instinct.
>
>The other breed that looks like a Barred Rock could be a Dominique (if
>rose combed) or Cuckoo Marans (if single combed). I breed CM's--they're
>a great breed.
>
>~Harvey
>
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