Lazy S Farm - Other Poultry Page

The Rhode Island Red is a breed of chicken that are a utility bird, raised for meat and eggs, and also as show birds. Developed in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, early flocks often had both single and rose combed individuals because of the influence of Malay blood. It was from the Malay that the Rhode Island Red got its deep color, strong constitution and relatively hard feathers.

Rhode Island Red feathers are rust-colored, but darker shades are known, including maroon bordering on black. Their eyes are red-orange and they have yellow feet, with reddish-brown beaks. Chicks are a light red to tan color with two dark brown bars running down their backs. They are generally good pets to keep and safe around children, though they have been known to attack toddlers when provoked. They will happily be kept in a run.

Our Rhode Island Red hens are raised for their eggs. The brown eggs are rich and flavorful. Although we could use them for meat, we prefer the broilers for that. Occassionally, we will hatch our Rhode Island Red eggs and either replenish our flock or sell the offspring. Please see the "For Sale" page for availability.

Our Cornish Cross broilers are purchased from Welp Hatchery (we do not breed them). They grow quickly and the meat taste delicious. We usually raise 100 chicks and slaughter them ourselves. Occassionally, we will sell a few of our broilers, please see the "For Sale" page for availability.

Our Guinea Fowl are raised to control the tick population on our farm. Right now, we have no plans to hatch any of the offspring, but may decide to do so in the future.

Our poultry are raised naturally. They are fed natural feed, corn, and any bugs they catch as they forage. No hormones, antibiotics, other drugs and/or chemicals are used in our animals.

Cornish cross birds are a special strain of chickens that grow their feather quickly, grow extremely rapidly, and have white feathers.Someone once said that a meat bird rooster they knew grew so quickly that he was crowing at the age of 2 days. They are also known to become crippled when they're legs can no longer support their unnatural weight and size, which is why meat birds are usually killed at a young age.

The Cornish cross produces one of the finest quality broiler type chickens that can be found anywhere. They make market weight in 7 to 8 weeks. They give you the desired broad breast, big leg, big thigh, uniform conformation, rich yellow skin, extra fast feathering, real prime broilers.

Guineas were brought to the New World a mere 16 years after Christopher Columbus made his first landing. Birds were stocked from Spanish ships bringing African slaves to the islands of the Caribbean. The birds adapted so fast and were so well established that they were thought by many to be indigenous. They were always quite popular as a general purpose farm bird, but interest started dropping during the eary part of the 1900's. This was due mainly to the drop in the number of small farms and the focus on increasing chicken and turkey production.

This is a family of insect and seed-eating, ground-nesting birds resembling partridges, but with featherless heads and spangled grey plumage. The species for which the information is known are normally monogamous, mating for life. After the keets have grown past two weeks old, they are one of the hardiest domestic fowl.