Author Topic: Breeding for Meat or Eggs (Read 372331 times)

Dave C · « **Reply #945 on:** August 09, 2017, 08:45:37 pm »

Firstly mate, I do like that RIR cockerel

I'm no expert in them but he's a Lovely shape & size and very nice dark colour.

The IG x Speckledy will be very interesting.

And that looks a cracking IG breeding pen you have, good mixture of ages and blood lines.
Looking forward to seeing the results next year

Charlie1234 · « **Reply #946 on:** August 09, 2017, 10:16:02 pm »

Quote from: Dave C on August 09, 2017, 08:45:37 pm

Firstly mate, I do like that RIR cockerel
I'm no expert in them but he's a Lovely shape & size and very nice dark colour.

I saw quite a few for sale but they were defo not rir they were more like warrens,he came from a local pet shop owner that has bred rir for many years. I will be having some hatching eggs off him next season

Dave C · « **Reply #947 on:** August 14, 2017, 01:14:28 pm »

Lost my Project Sasso Cockerel I kept back this morning.
Think it was his heart, last few days his comb turned very pale.

Pleased I kept that back up now.

Charlie1234 · « **Reply #948 on:** August 14, 2017, 06:25:49 pm »

Fox came yesterday evening and took 6 young IG pullets and 1 reserve IG cockerel

Farmer down the road said today a strange van was seen in the area with both rear doors open and what looked like 3 foxes being released by the time the person that saw the van had turned around they were gone.

Now have the remaining birds in the stable for a while,off with the rifle+ lamp later

Quote from: Dave C on August 14, 2017, 01:14:28 pm

Lost my Project Sasso Cockerel I kept back this morning.
Think it was his heart, last few days his comb turned very pale.

Pleased I kept that back up now.

sorry to hear that mate,always to keep a few extras I think.. thats my excuse anyway

landroverroy · « **Reply #949 on:** August 14, 2017, 10:04:55 pm »

Guess that's 7 that definitely were bred for meat then.

Charlie1234 · « **Reply #950 on:** August 14, 2017, 10:28:42 pm »

Just a shame it wasnt feeding me not the fox.

Turns out quite a few people have seen the same van driving around the area recently dumping off foxes but no one thought to get a number plate etc.

Dave C · « **Reply #951 on:** August 15, 2017, 08:36:18 am »

We've had the same trouble with people releasing them near our shoot, fat tame foxes are easy to lamp, but it's the trouble they cause in the mean time.

Gutted for you about the IG mate

How many Pullets you left with now?

Charlie1234 · « **Reply #952 on:** August 15, 2017, 06:50:31 pm »

Quote from: Dave C on August 15, 2017, 08:36:18 am

We've had the same trouble with people releasing them near our shoot, fat tame foxes are easy to lamp, but it's the trouble they cause in the mean time.

Gutted for you about the IG mate

How many Pullets you left with now?

Had a look around lastnight but no sign so using local farmers quad bike to venture a bit further out later + his 2 boys are on the look out with me as they have had problems with fox around their big chicken sheds.

I have no pullets from your lot Dave,just a few old hens and couple I hatched from elsewhere..I have been considering calling it a day for a while as its set me back to square one again but I have been told of a guy in Gloucester that has 4 17 week old pullets for sale and I am going to see family down there on Friday so might have a look at them while in the area.

Dave C · « **Reply #953 on:** August 15, 2017, 09:09:32 pm »

Sad times mate

Let me know if I can help you out.

Charlie1234 · « **Reply #954 on:** August 15, 2017, 09:44:37 pm »

Cheers Dave

appreciate it.

Apparently there is a lead on these Idiots letting foxes loose around here as the local farmers sister is a copper so fingers crossed they do something.

spoke to the guy in Gloucester earlier and birds sound good,he`s old school so does not use the internet so will have to wait til friday to see them

snowyriver · « **Reply #955 on:** August 16, 2017, 03:19:19 pm »

Sorry to hear of your fox problem Darren, I think Heras fencing is your answer up in the woods there, they have so much cover to hide under until they see their chance.

you find the culprits.

If you are looking for some indian game growers, I have some on Preloved at the moment. Hatched 18th June and believed to be a cockerel and 3 pullets, three very well shaped and one lighter coloured with less shape, hatched from eggs I bought off Sue (tractorchick62) on ebay.

Charlie1234 · « **Reply #956 on:** August 16, 2017, 06:39:22 pm »

Hi wynn,I am looking into some of that 5 foot Electric fencing and I can run it from my solar and/or my turbine.
Im visiting my old man on friday and gonna have a look at some I.G. in Gloucester so only a 20 mins drive from parents place.
Will have a look on preloved just now and maybe message you later.

https://www.agrisellex.co.uk/tall-electric-poultry-netting.html