The Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Program will host a tour next month of several farms in eastern New York that feature value-added operations.
ELLICOTTVILLE Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Program will be hosting an in-person field crop congress
Apr 8, 2021
Amy Barkley, Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Program team member, and Jason Detzel of Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster, discuss why keeping roosters may not be right for everyone, and why purchasing of straight run chicks should be carefully considered.
Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Program and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County recommend those looking to purchase female chickens for their farm or homestead steer away from straight run chicks unless they have plans for the roosters.
Ordering in chicks has been difficult this year. Not only has the pandemic resulted in an increased demand for backyard poultry, but the recent cold snap in the Midwest led to hatcheries still playing catch-up on orders that were cancelled because of the recent live animal weather-related transport ban. Straight-run chicks, or a 50/50 mix of males and females, are an attractive option to attain desir
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