BarredBuff's Homesteading Shenanigans

[BarredBuff]

That's quite the haul in of foods! What kind of squash are those?

One of em is Rogue De Ville I think or something like that.
Thanks Morel!!

 

[BarredBuff]

 

[AL]

YAY for baby rabbits!!
My hens are still laying like crazy. 15 hens and I get 7 eggs one day and 10 the next.

I bought my Cornish X from Ideal and worked with their customer service some - I was pleased. I initially ordered cockerals and changed my mind for straight run so I emailed - they were very nice to change the order and confirm the new price, etc. The chicks shipped on Wednesday and arrived on Thursday all alive and well in a box with straw or some filler in it. I didn't lose any to shipping deaths.

 

[BarredBuff]

YAY for baby rabbits!!
My hens are still laying like crazy. 15 hens and I get 7 eggs one day and 10 the next.

I bought my Cornish X from Ideal and worked with their customer service some - I was pleased. I initially ordered cockerals and changed my mind for straight run so I emailed - they were very nice to change the order and confirm the new price, etc. The chicks shipped on Wednesday and arrived on Thursday all alive and well in a box with straw or some filler in it. I didn't lose any to shipping deaths.

The rabbits are going to a dear friend for meat purposes. I am wanting kill some for meat I ve got to muster up some gumption thought. What breed of layers for Ideal do you have?

 

[TanksHill]

I was going to try and order some of those meaties they have on Ideal. Not only have I never ordered chicks through the mail but the meat thing is new as well.

I chickened out.

Congrats on the rabbits and eggs.

 

[BarredBuff]

Meat chickens and ducks for sure. IDK about rabbits though.

 

[framing fowl]

Hey Barred!

Good news on the baby rabbits. Did you say already how long you've had the chickens and rabbits?

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

Have you ordered from Ideal hatchery? Im thinking about Ideal but I'd like to know what epiriences you have had with them.

we love Ideal and have had all great experiences - friendly folks, good birds, excellent delivery

 

[sufficientforme]

My last batch of meaties and egg layers came from them, I had two DOA, they promptly refunded the cost of them and I had none of the remaining meaties die until we butchered them, they were huge birds. I ordered their Ideal 236's which is a leghorn cross, they are laying machines but not huge eggs. I ordered 8 easter eggers and they were all supposed to be hens and 4 of the 8 were roosters, ughh. But they are great to work with and I would order from them again.

 

[lorihadams]

never dealt with Ideal before but I have ordered from Meyers and I like them.