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Ann Torrence wrote:Adam,
How are the Black Jerseys handling the cold? I am researching breeds for our work chicken breed right now, want a bird that is robust enough to take the winter, mostly for the table but keep a few and hopefully they keep laying.
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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
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Chris Kott wrote:I have temporarily forgotten the name, but there is a large Canadian breed, I think it starts with a "Ch," or maybe a "C," whose main purpose was to handle the cold.
-CK
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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
-Robert A. Heinlein
Chris Kott wrote:I have temporarily forgotten the name, but there is a large Canadian breed, I think it starts with a "Ch," or maybe a "C," whose main purpose was to handle the cold. Not Jersey cold, I mean real cold.
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Adam Klaus wrote:
The other breed I liked, though they have issues with egg productivity and commercial availability, are the old-school Dark Cornish. Because of my desire to hatch out my own chicks, I have abandoned the Dark Cornish,...
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Cj Verde wrote:
Chantecler - no don't do it!!!
Did you see this picture I just reposted:
Yes, they handle the cold very well. These went all winter with no coop in Vermont
Yes, I barely feed them in the summer.
The are very lightweight. No way 4' electro-netting will contain them. Good luck planting that food forest!
They hide eggs. Multiple clutches hatched out unexpectedly. I would've preferred to eat the eggs if I could've found them.
A mature rooster dresses out to 3 lbs and hen even less.
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Agriculture collects solar energy two-dimensionally; but silviculture collects it three dimensionally.
Cj Verde wrote:Yes, they handle the cold very well. These went all winter with no coop in Vermont
Yes, I barely feed them in the summer.
The are very lightweight. No way 4' electro-netting will contain them. Good luck planting that food forest!
They hide eggs. Multiple clutches hatched out unexpectedly. I would've preferred to eat the eggs if I could've found them.
A mature rooster dresses out to 3 lbs and hen even less.
Vic Johanson
"I must Create a System, or be enslaved by another Man's"--William Blake
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Agriculture collects solar energy two-dimensionally; but silviculture collects it three dimensionally.
Owner, Etta Place Cider
Ann Torrence wrote:
How many weeks do you wait before slaughtering the Jerseys? How long can I wait and still have a great dinner. For logistical reasons, I had to get them a little earlier than I would have liked; they are at 11 weeks now. I'd like to go to Labor Day weekend, that'd be 24 1/2 weeks, but is that too long?
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