Eggs

[muddstopper]

Sent an email to a bresse breeder yesterday. I asked for 4 dozen hatching eggs, but I will settle for a dozen if thats all I can get. I found a list of breeders in different states and there are several around, but not in every state. One thing I found fustrating is most of the breeders dont list any contact info other than email. No website or phone numbers. Also most of the breeders are growing less than 100 birds. Some as few as 20-50 hens. When i was raising hatching eggs, I think the most I had at any one time was around 60 birds at different ages. I raised 3 main breeds but I didnt consider myself as a serious breeder, but i did manage to sell pretty much every egg I didnt eat or hatch as replacments.

 

[sean donato]

We don't heat the coop, or do artifical light. I've never seen a reason to disrupt their natural cycle when you're not in production.
We had a wild turkey once, he was great till he wasn't. Liked to chase people and vehicles. He would jump up and try to spur you. The end for him was when he trapped mom in her car. He did magically learned how to behave after a lead treatment. That was the last wild turkey we had. In his defense, he was about the best gaurd dog we every had. Didn't loose a single hen while he was around.