Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

My chickens did that. Turns out they where scared of the dark, silly chickens. Put a light on a timer, till past their bedtime for a while, worked like a charm.

A lot will depend on free range or not. Mine free range in a paddock and have more texture. Also how do you finish them. I don't finish but some on here do corn etc. I'd be interested in the answer too. They free range some and live a comfy life, lol. Free feed at all times, havent given finishing ...

Just curious , Leghorns are the ultimate layer breed not usually raised for meat, any reason why you had them for meat ? I would think any dual purpose bird would be a better feed converter then Leghorns, the taste will mostly depend on what you feed them. We just asked for broilers and thats what ...

Good Morning All, As this is my first time raising barred rocks I'm curious of others experience. We have done Leghorns for meat in the past so we know what they taste like. My guess is that the barred will be ready at about 18 weeks but I am curious what the taste and size diff will be. Anyone got ...

We got barred rocks cause they are a nice dual breed, pretty to look at , not so noisy and the hackle makes for great fly tying materials, lol.

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Sat Jul 06, 2019 12:57 pm

to ...Perth East?..as in Perth Ontario?..didnt know it had an 'east'...anyway, Plymouth Barred Rocks rock...yay you...

It's Perth East township in Perth county.

Hellow from Perth East, tiny hamlet, name gives it away. I have 50 dual purpose barred rocks, not pets for sure more like outdoor pantry.