Friday, September 28, 2012

2 brown

New Chick order (arrives 10/09/2012):
3 Americauna
5 Barred Rock
1 Barred Rock cockeral
14 Cornish X Rock (meat)
3 Rhode Island Red

I've had predation lately - skunk got a Silver Laced Wyandotte.
Existing flock:
3 Rhode Island Red
3 Silver Laced Wyandotte
3 Americauna (3 years old)

Cull the old Rhode Island Reds, possibly Wyandottes by spring 2013.

Spring 2013 flock:
5 Barred Rock pullets
3 Americauna pullets + 3 older Americaunas
3 Rhode Island Reds pullets
2 Silver Laced Wyandotte

8 brown layer pullets + 2 older brown layers
3 green layer pullets + 3 older green layers

Full production: 44 brown, 21 green, 5+ dozen per week.
40 pullet + 4 old brown, 15 pullet + 6  old green weekly

Cull old Americauna and remaining old birds over winter 2013-2014.
Chick order in spring 2014 Buff Orpington (3), Black Australorp (1-3), possibly Rhode Island Red for brown layers, 3 Americauna... look at flock constituency in January 2014 for guidance. Flock of 8- brown layer 2 year olds, 5-7 brown layer pullets, 3 Americauna 2 year olds, 3 Americauna pullets fall 2014... start culling 3 year olds in 2015...

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Looks like a new chick order coming in Sept 25.

12 meat birds
1 Barred rock cockerel (meat)
1 Rhode Island Red cockerel (meat)
2 Americauna
3 Buff Orpington
3 Rhode Island Red
4 Barred Rock

14 meat, 12 layers.
Cull existing flock
4 Silver Laced Wyandotte -> 2
3 Americauna -> 3 Americauna
3 Rhode Island  Red -> 1 Rhode Island Red
1 Americauna pullet survived from first chick order.

2013 flock
3 Americauna pullets + 3 Americauna 4th season
2 old Silver Laced Wyandotte
3 Rhode Island Red + 1 old Rhode Island Red
3 Buff Orpington pullets
4 Barred Rock pullets

13 pullets, 6 old layers, 10 brown layer pullets + 3 old brown layers, 3 green layer pullets + 3 4th season green layers.

Production:
about 7 brown/day about 4 green/day
4+ dozen brown, 2 dozen green per week.

2013 no need to order any chicks. Cull older birds over course of year, flock to 13-15 birds by autumn.

2014 order 3 Americauna, 4 brown layers, meat birds.

1 brown

Monday
no eggs

Sunday
1 brown

Saturday
no eggs

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