sirsholly
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If I remember right you have chickens. Which ones do you recommend for egg layers and meat production combined? I've spent 6 days at the fair and i've figured out my choices for live stock: cows - highland (They are cute. The meat is good and the hides and horns would sell well at SCA events. I'm not sure about cows as I actually diliked the ones I had in the past.); hogs - durocs; rabbits - californians for meat and english angoras for fiber; goats - boer for meat, hide, and hiking pack goats, cashmere for milk and fiber. But I just can not get a solid opinion on chickens. Any recomendations? Hey CounrtySong. I do not have duel purpose chickens any longer because, quite frankly, i an too much of a weenie when it comes time for the second purpose. Because of that i go for the best egg producer, which is the Leghorn. They start to produce earlier then other breeds (about 5 months) and live an average of 10-15 yrs, with production dropping off around age 8. These are not good for purpose #2, as they are too skinny. A good duel purpose is either the Plymouth Rock or the New Hampshire (real names...i am not making this up). Now, these breeds may be exclusive to the US, but i am not sure. The egg production is much less then the Leghorn. A bit of advice...chickens die tragic deaths. They are beloved by the fox, raccoon, and average three year old. A lot do not live to see the table, so to speak. You might be settling for less of an egg production just to have its feathered tush become dinner for the nocturnals.
< Message edited by sirsholly -- 9/24/2009 1:06:39 AM >
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