Hi,
I just joined FFA about three weeks ago and am going to be doing a poultry breeding project. What I will be doing is getting probably around three hens and one roo of a specific breed and hatching out chicks and selling them, and then I will eventually introduce new bloodlines and such.
I can't have roosters where I live so I will be keeping at my High Schools land lab, which is basically a farm type of thing that is primarily taken care of by FFA members, and FFA members that don't have a place to keep animals are allowed to keep them there.
I am super excited about it, and I would like some input on what breed I should focus on. I am thinking silkies just because they are goofy, and are worth good money. I am also thinking about Blue orpingtons(bantam or standard not sure). However I would like suggestions on what breed to keep. I would like to raise something not so common heritage breeds.
Thanks so much, AJ
I just joined FFA about three weeks ago and am going to be doing a poultry breeding project. What I will be doing is getting probably around three hens and one roo of a specific breed and hatching out chicks and selling them, and then I will eventually introduce new bloodlines and such.
I can't have roosters where I live so I will be keeping at my High Schools land lab, which is basically a farm type of thing that is primarily taken care of by FFA members, and FFA members that don't have a place to keep animals are allowed to keep them there.
I am super excited about it, and I would like some input on what breed I should focus on. I am thinking silkies just because they are goofy, and are worth good money. I am also thinking about Blue orpingtons(bantam or standard not sure). However I would like suggestions on what breed to keep. I would like to raise something not so common heritage breeds.
Thanks so much, AJ