tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006996514567195596.post8875440317769668774..comments2023-03-12T03:29:35.715-07:00Comments on the natural chicken: Call me old fashioned, but shouldn't food be real?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006996514567195596.post-60428565881779519252011-03-16T14:42:44.883-07:002011-03-16T14:42:44.883-07:00Hi Elizabeth, that's interesting about the bra...Hi Elizabeth, that's interesting about the brahma/cochin -- I used to get cochins out of my pure brahmas!<br /><br />The pigs sound great, as do the Indian/dorkings. Mouth watering! Ahem... and nice pets.Erica Bandannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289166473144658097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006996514567195596.post-5759428362911776842011-03-16T14:07:49.151-07:002011-03-16T14:07:49.151-07:00Been through this dilemma myself and chose not to ...Been through this dilemma myself and chose not to continue with the commercial meat birds :( I did manage to grow them slowly enough to breed from. I had one hen that lasted for a long time, until, even her, legs gave out, but not before I had managed to breed some good chicks from her. I was sad to lose her, she was a lovely bird. I then went through a time period where I only wanted pure and rare breeds. I found then that crossing my bantam Indian Game with my Silver Grey Dorkings was a nice meat bird. Then more recently, my friend's Dad has been giving me his Buff Cochin culls - wow meaty! I no longer do much with the chooks as the pigs have taken over my life. I have all sorts of mixtures in there now! The Cochin crosses with the Dorkings are throwing back to some nice big white meat birds. I believe it is the Brahma that's coming through. Dunno why there is Brahma in 'pure' Cochin's bloodlines, but then I never did understand how poultry breeders used other breeds to get the characteristics they wanted in their purebreds :-selizabethhttp://kingvalleyfreerange.tripod.com/noreply@blogger.com