Comments for Greenfire Farms http://greenfirefarms.com Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:02:55 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on Greenfire Farms Featured in the New York Times by Kazuki http://greenfirefarms.com/2012/04/greenfire-farms-featured-in-the-new-york-times/comment-page-1/#comment-3384 Kazuki Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:02:55 +0000 http://greenfirefarms.com/?p=966#comment-3384 I recently had a Silver Laced Wyandotte go boordy, late in the season. She is several years old, but although she lays only occasionally, I keep her to set eggs. She goes boordy every year, sometimes will set and raise 2 clutches in a year. A few will be hers, and any others I want to hatch without a lot of work or worry, she doesn't care. She hatched ducks for me last year. This year she hatched a bunch of Ameracaunas, and on day 2, when they were all hatched, I put 2 young peacocks in with her and the chicks in the outdoor pen. She pecked them to go away a bit on first day, but by the next day they were part of her brood. It is so funny to see them in the nest with the rest of them, they were always twice the chicks size. But all are growing well, I mix in turkey finisher and lots of veggie scraps with their feed, so everybody gets fed well. When the chicks were really small, I kept chick feed in a small cage that only they could get into, inside the run. Everyone is happy here in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. (We are 2 and a half hours North of Detroit, Mi.) I recently had a Silver Laced Wyandotte go boordy, late in the season. She is several years old, but although she lays only occasionally, I keep her to set eggs. She goes boordy every year, sometimes will set and raise 2 clutches in a year. A few will be hers, and any others I want to hatch without a lot of work or worry, she doesn’t care. She hatched ducks for me last year. This year she hatched a bunch of Ameracaunas, and on day 2, when they were all hatched, I put 2 young peacocks in with her and the chicks in the outdoor pen. She pecked them to go away a bit on first day, but by the next day they were part of her brood. It is so funny to see them in the nest with the rest of them, they were always twice the chicks size. But all are growing well, I mix in turkey finisher and lots of veggie scraps with their feed, so everybody gets fed well. When the chicks were really small, I kept chick feed in a small cage that only they could get into, inside the run. Everyone is happy here in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. (We are 2 and a half hours North of Detroit, Mi.)

]]> Comment on Grant Brereton’s Expert Advice on Creating New Chicken Colors by Rourke Hiland http://greenfirefarms.com/2012/02/grant-breretons-expert-advice-on-creating-new-chicken-colors/comment-page-1/#comment-3373 Rourke Hiland Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:37:29 +0000 http://greenfirefarms.com/?p=898#comment-3373 You said it Cherl ! He is a great guy in person and through his work in genetics !!! I can hardly wait to see what Greenfire will be in 10 years, most likely the best known importer/inavater in poultrydom. I really want to see what kind of Turkey breeds they will import and support. Hopefully they will get Nebraskan and Recessive Slate. To see them look at Porter's Turkey farm for Recessive Slates and the Fearthersite.com for the Nebraskans. Tell Greenfire you want these breeds as they are extinct in the USA for are popular in the UK and Europe. I hate to see birds that we created , but lost, and other countries are enjoying them! E-mail, call, write, don't let these birds disappear into oblivien! Just a thought :) You said it Cherl ! He is a great guy in person and through his work in genetics !!!
I can hardly wait to see what Greenfire will be in 10 years, most likely the best known importer/inavater in poultrydom. I really want to see what kind of Turkey breeds they will import and support. Hopefully they will
get Nebraskan and Recessive Slate. To see them look at Porter’s Turkey farm for Recessive Slates and the Fearthersite.com for the Nebraskans. Tell Greenfire you want these breeds as they are extinct in the USA for are popular in the UK and Europe. I hate to see birds that we created , but lost, and other countries are enjoying them!
E-mail, call, write, don’t let these birds disappear into oblivien! Just a thought :)

]]> Comment on Red Rooster Pills by anna http://greenfirefarms.com/2012/01/red-rooster-pills/comment-page-1/#comment-3366 anna Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:25:00 +0000 http://greenfirefarms.com/?p=860#comment-3366 ...Reminding me of the story about Calvin Coolidge vis-a-vis the Notable Rooster Potency...[via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coolidge_effect], we have: ...The President and Mrs. Coolidge were being shown [separately] around an experimental government farm. When [Mrs. Coolidge] came to the chicken yard she noticed that a rooster was mating very frequently. She asked the attendant how often that happened and was told, “Dozens of times each day.” Mrs. Coolidge said, “Tell that to the President when he comes by.” Upon being told, President asked, “Same hen every time?” The reply was, “Oh, no, Mr. President, a different hen every time.” President: “Tell that to Mrs. Coolidge.” …Reminding me of the story about Calvin Coolidge vis-a-vis the Notable Rooster Potency…[via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coolidge_effect, we have:

...The President and Mrs. Coolidge were being shown [separately] around an experimental government farm. When [Mrs. Coolidge] came to the chicken yard she noticed that a rooster was mating very frequently. She asked the attendant how often that happened and was told, “Dozens of times each day.” Mrs. Coolidge said, “Tell that to the President when he comes by.” Upon being told, President asked, “Same hen every time?” The reply was, “Oh, no, Mr. President, a different hen every time.” President: “Tell that to Mrs. Coolidge.”

]]> Comment on The Solar Barn, Part 12 by J.R. Lucas http://greenfirefarms.com/2012/02/the-solar-barn-part-12/comment-page-1/#comment-3365 J.R. Lucas Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:16:44 +0000 http://greenfirefarms.com/?p=929#comment-3365 Looks good. Looks good.

]]> Comment on How Dwarfy is an Olandsk Dwarf? by J.R. Lucas http://greenfirefarms.com/2011/10/hpw-large-is-an-olandsk-dwarf/comment-page-1/#comment-3364 J.R. Lucas Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:13:28 +0000 http://greenfirefarms.com/?p=745#comment-3364 About the size of Bow Lake fowl. It's good that they're bigger than OEGBs and Dutch; they are so little they can't be easily used for brooding and they loose heat quickly. Very nice bird. About the size of Bow Lake fowl. It’s good that they’re bigger than OEGBs and Dutch; they are so little they can’t be easily used for brooding and they loose heat quickly. Very nice bird.

]]> Comment on The Tolbunt Orpington Project, Part 1 by J.R. Lucas http://greenfirefarms.com/2012/02/the-tolbunt-orpington-project-part-1-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3362 J.R. Lucas Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:36:04 +0000 http://greenfirefarms.com/?p=931#comment-3362 I can't wait! Actually, I was at one time considering creating a Tolbunt pattern breed (before I ever even heard of Tolbunt), and I had calculated it would be quite easy if I crossed Speckled Sussex with GLWs. Tolbunt is just Gold-Laced with Mottling. It's very pretty. I can’t wait! Actually, I was at one time considering creating a Tolbunt pattern breed (before I ever even heard of Tolbunt), and I had calculated it would be quite easy if I crossed Speckled Sussex with GLWs. Tolbunt is just Gold-Laced with Mottling. It’s very pretty.

]]> Comment on The Tolbunt Orpington Project, Part 1 by Michael http://greenfirefarms.com/2012/02/the-tolbunt-orpington-project-part-1-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3359 Michael Sat, 25 Feb 2012 02:35:44 +0000 http://greenfirefarms.com/?p=931#comment-3359 I saw this topic on the-coop. I am sure they will be stunning when complete. This is one of the things I love about chickens, so many things to 'play' with as far as breeding goes. Good luck and keep everyone posted on the outcome! I saw this topic on the-coop. I am sure they will be stunning when complete. This is one of the things I love about chickens, so many things to ‘play’ with as far as breeding goes. Good luck and keep everyone posted on the outcome!

]]> Comment on Playing the Landrace Card by Eisenbeis http://greenfirefarms.com/2011/08/playing-the-landrace-card/comment-page-1/#comment-3357 Eisenbeis Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:28:01 +0000 http://greenfirefarms.com/?p=639#comment-3357 This is so well written! I will be working to further preserve the Swedish Flower Hens this year, and they are amazing, not to mention positively their own pure breed! Thank you for this! This is so well written! I will be working to further preserve the Swedish Flower Hens this year, and they are amazing, not to mention positively their own pure breed! Thank you for this!

]]> Comment on The Tolbunt Orpington Project, Part 1 by Laura Hopkins http://greenfirefarms.com/2012/02/the-tolbunt-orpington-project-part-1-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3356 Laura Hopkins Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:20:23 +0000 http://greenfirefarms.com/?p=931#comment-3356 They are gorgeous! I hope you great have success with your program and such a beautiful Orpington will be available someday! They are gorgeous! I hope you great have success with your program and such a beautiful Orpington will be available someday!

]]> Comment on Pumpkin Hulsey Videos by The Farmer http://greenfirefarms.com/2008/12/pumpkin-hulsey-videos/comment-page-1/#comment-3355 The Farmer Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:41:51 +0000 http://greenfirefarms.com/2008/12/pumpkin-hulsey-videos/#comment-3355 We don't sell eggs. Sorry. We don’t sell eggs. Sorry.

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