Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

28722 For feed, i suggest you mix duck starter (almost a crumble) or duck grower (usually pellets) both are over 20% protein and should be the same price as the feed you get now. Turkey starter used to be 28% protein but be 100% certain its not medicated. Game bird feed (typically 24% protein) is g...

Since I have layers and non-layers in my flock I have been feeding everyone "Pullet Grower" ever since the younger ones were added into the coop. The only brand available at my local feed store is Masterfeeds and has 16% crude protein...which is less than even the layer feed I had used before. I hav...

28710 i started out with the frey's "snack pack" and got 2 barred rocks in the mix, and they were wonderful birds! lasted 3 years each, but both eventually laid these humungous eggs and one ended up prolapsing and the other ended up internally laying and I put them both down at 3 years, which hones...

Just ran across this older thread and relieved a bit to hear of people's experience with Frey's Barred Rocks. I started out 4 1/2 years ago with 10 of these day olds from Frey's. I have 3 of my originals left...1 went via coyote in mid-day attack and all the rest died one by one from 1 1/2 years old...

So cute!

Jaye wrote:QR_BBPOST lovely birds.

Thanks! Never seen a chicken I didn't think was lovely lol.
Guess that's how the chicken math happens

Ok i think I figured the photo thing out...tech is NOT my strong point but I love photography and chickens. Will try to show restraint and not post too many . Giffen Farm I have orders for chicks from that barred cochin boy next spring lol. Everyone who sees him wants him!

28628 Welcome aboard, I think that you may have gotten those cochins from me Yes I did!!! They are beautiful birds...I've had many compliments on them. Just had to rehome a roo and had to sell a pullet with him to get him gone. Are you still breeding buff cochin? May want a few next spring ;) I wil...

Thank-you for the warm welcome :)
Look forward to getting to know you all

New member and hen pecked owner of 5 Barred Rocks with attitude, 4 sassy OEGB, and 4 beautiful LF Cochin (1 black, 2 blue and a barred roo)
I've been keeping chickens for 4 1/2 years now and totally addicted!