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hl walker replied to Zaher Hajo's discussion Anyone has any experience with Hubbard Isa Brown chickens? in Micro Livestock
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Dec 8, 2013
Catherine, The Herb Lady replied to Zaher Hajo's discussion Anyone has any experience with Hubbard Isa Brown chickens? in Micro Livestock
"Zaher, you might post a note on this older thread on Turkens.

http://www.phoenixpermaculture.org/group/keepingchickens/forum/topi...

Or I would start a new post with the Turken/Naked Neck Chicken in the title to get more attention.

Good luck."
Dec 8, 2013
Zaher Hajo replied to Zaher Hajo's discussion Anyone has any experience with Hubbard Isa Brown chickens? in Micro Livestock
"Hi Catherine:
Yes I agree with all that you said. All I am trying to do is to apply the essential permaculture principle of minimizing inputs and maximizing outputs. Heat tolerant breed to me means a breed that has better chance of survival if my…"
Dec 8, 2013
Catherine, The Herb Lady replied to Zaher Hajo's discussion Anyone has any experience with Hubbard Isa Brown chickens? in Micro Livestock
"Hi Zaher, no I have not heard of the Aloha breed.  From a sustainability aspect any chickens breed for several generations in Arizona will be more heat tolerant than newbies, just as plants successive regional generations perform better.  As for the…"
Dec 6, 2013
Zaher Hajo replied to Zaher Hajo's discussion Anyone has any experience with Hubbard Isa Brown chickens? in Micro Livestock
"Yes Catherine I have read this discussion and many others like it on the web. The problem is that there is no consistency in the experiences of different people! If breed A survives the summer in your backyard it doesn't in another's! And this is in…"
Dec 5, 2013
Catherine, The Herb Lady replied to Zaher Hajo's discussion Anyone has any experience with Hubbard Isa Brown chickens? in Micro Livestock
"Zaher, personally I loved my Americana/Araucana's (Easter Egg chickens), but a lot of folks have favorite breeds.

Here is a link to this kind of discussion last year with some recommendations. This give you some info to make some choices on.  I…"
Dec 5, 2013
Zaher Hajo replied to Zaher Hajo's discussion Anyone has any experience with Hubbard Isa Brown chickens? in Micro Livestock
"Thank you Catherine for your thoughtful input. As I am new to keeping chickens it is probably wiser to start with a less challenging breed. Problem is finding one that is suitable for our area in general and my own circumstances in particular! Which…"
Dec 3, 2013
Catherine, The Herb Lady replied to Zaher Hajo's discussion Anyone has any experience with Hubbard Isa Brown chickens? in Micro Livestock
"Hi Zaher,  I have not had experience with them but in looking at information on the web about them, I would suggest caution unless you plan on keeping them for a single laying year and then using them for meat.

As a hybrid created for heavy…"
Nov 24, 2013
Zaher Hajo posted a discussion in Micro Livestock
Hello all: I want to start keeping chickens for eggs and have been trying to pick which breed(s), I have just read about this breed online and I am wondering how suitable it is for our area? Any thoughts!
Nov 24, 2013
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