My Marans and some good yard hatch red birds, big brown egg layers that I’ve liked for 15 years, I always hatch 35-40 eggs, (sometimes more if people are ordering and have made deposits) but I hatch myself 2 times each spring here on the homestead.. keep the freezers full and pay for the feed...
I have kept 60-80 layers for 20 years, lost everything to a tornado 7 years ago and never got back to my old numbers.. I have Coturnix Quail, Florida White Rabbits, 5-6 BBB Turkey poults, and 45-50 layer hens now. I’m thinking of downsizing due to health and the heat.. just stumbled on the...