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Layers -this year I am trying Buff Orpingtons
Meat birds- first batch Cornish cross
Second batch freedom rangers
Decades of voting for the lesser of two evils has gotten us just that.....
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Savant
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Campfire Savant
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Don’t have any, wish I did.
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Campfire Kahuna
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I am MAGA.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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Barred rock Rhode Island Red buff orphington aerakoona white leghorn
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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2 years ago
I had 3 rhodes, a california white, 2 australorps, 1 auracuna, 2 barred rocks and 1 buff orpington
The orp hen was the biggest of all, and never laid a single egg for the 18 months I had them. Although she sat all the time.
Swore I’d never get orps again
The california white was a smaller ‘runt’ size complared to the others but she dropped an egg every day and never missed a beat
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Campfire Regular
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Same as Jim. I have a Red & Black Sex Link mixed flock. Very good layers.
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Campfire Regular
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Campfire Regular
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The cow is where you are, the bull is where you want to be.
No one gets something for nothing unless someone else got nothing for something.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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Im going back with straight comets next time
Chickens of different sizes in my mini chicken gulag we constantly picking and scabbing each other. Like some Lord of the Flies type deal
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2 years ago
I had 3 rhodes, a california white, 2 australorps, 1 auracuna, 2 barred rocks and 1 buff orpington
The orp hen was the biggest of all, and never laid a single egg for the 18 months I had them. Although she sat all the time.
Swore I’d never get orps again
The california white was a smaller ‘runt’ size complared to the others but she dropped an egg every day and never missed a beat Well the Orpington have the summer to put out or they get put up with the freedom rangers.... lol
Decades of voting for the lesser of two evils has gotten us just that.....
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Campfire Sage
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Campfire Sage
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I've been through several different breeds in the last 13 years, but now have mostly Barred Rocks. I have three mutts, too, that are white (one white rooster and two white hens). They are said to have some Buff, some Leghorn, and some Brahma in them.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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I wanted to deep fry that orpington in my turkey cooker but ended up just giving the whole batch away.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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Wifey bought 15 barred rock chicks several yrs ago 13 Roos in that bunch.Sounded like a jungle until slaughter time
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1 Rhode island red rooster,
14 black australorps (egg laying machines don't slow down in the winter),
6 buff orpington (another egg laying machines that doesn't show down in the winter)
17 guinea
5 bantams
No ticks, snakes, lizards, toads, slugs, grasshoppes, crickets, etc etc etc.... anywhere 100 yrd perimeter around the house.
Hardly have an issue with bugs in the garden.
Last edited by MPat70; 02/18/23.
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
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Campfire Outfitter
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Buff Orp
Barred Rock
Sapphire
Welsummer
Cuckoo morans
Barnevelder
Starlight
Americana
Rhode island red
Australorp
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Barred rock
RIR
Ameraucana
Silkies
Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Bear, Elk....It's what's for dinner.
If you know how many guns you own... you don't own enough.
In God We Trust.
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Campfire Oracle
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I hope youse guys birds are resistant to Avian Flu.
Ecc 10:2
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
I Dindo Nuffin
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Costco Chickens $4.99 Ready Eat Best Deal in Town If not for these, I would starve to death. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/6Q63y9sB/Costco-chicken.jpg)
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Campfire Sage
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Wifey bought 15 barred rock chicks several yrs ago 13 Roos in that bunch.Sounded like a jungle until slaughter time LOL. You have to buy the sexed chicks if you don't want a bunch of roos.
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Campfire Member
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I had Lohman Brown Layers. Great egg producers but a modern small breed. Waiting until spring to get a dual purpose bird to replace those. Hoping to find Barred Rocks or Rhode Island Reds.
Nick
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