Recent content by Agape Builder

Looks like you are right. They are not perfect with sexing and most hatcheries only claim about 85% accuracy on sexing.

Nope. Haven't seen your birds.

And, how is that?

No, diatomaceous earth does not go bad. It is made up of fossils so it is already at least thousands of years old already when you get it. It may cake up some if it gets wet since it is a lot like powdered lime in appearance but it will never go bad as long as it is really pure DE.

It looks like they gave you something like a RIR or, more likely, a New Hampshire Red or a hybrid like a Red Sex Link like a Golden Comet. I think you already realize it is not the same as the Cornish crosses you ordered. On the bright side, at least you can get a good side by side comparison of...

I think that part of the point of this thread is that we were NOT trying to get the same growth rate as the hatchery Cornish crosses. That insane growth rate produces tender meat but unhealthy chickens. Also, I am wondering if you can point me to the evidence that the Cornish crosses used by...

Hello, bluere11e! You said, "However, I don't like black ink dots on my meat where the feathers were." It might seem funny, but a barred rock hen that I had (before a stupid hawk killed her) used to help me pluck the other chickens when I was butchering them. While other chickens would try...

Well, the chick didn't make it. I led it to water and food, but it just never wanted to eat or drink. I think that it just wanted to lay down and die. Took him a couple of days to do it, but he is gone anyways. That makes 2 out of the hatch that died. Thankfully, the other 15 are doing great.

Quote: Guess I happened along at the right moment. Betadine is OK for the first cleaning of a dirty wound, as it does kill germs, although it needs to be diluted before use, and rinsed off with saline. Because it contains iodine, however, it also kills any new skin cells. It should not be...

Quote: That chicken had MOST of its head cut off. It still had the brain stem and a little portion of brain left. ----------------------------------------- For the person on the opening post, do not put any gauze or pad dressing on the wound. Instead, first make sure to disinfect the wound...

I would eat them. Their sweet red meat steaks taste great. I wonder what the feed conversion rate is if they have some land to range on?

Quote: "They were once used for food..."? Isn't anyone on here using their ostriches or emus for their meat? I have never raised any of them, but I have eaten them. The meat I had was red meat steaks that tasted just like the best quality Angus beef, only better. But, their meat was pretty...

Don't they mate for life like a goose or a swan? If so, you may be fighting a losing battle at this point in time. I am no emu expert, but it seems like you may almost have to raise the male and female together to get them to mate.

Quote: hush your mouth, that's not even funny! Hahaha... That is hilarious, BUT... it might not be that funny when a warm day comes and then a cold night and causes a crust on top of that snow! They will be high stepping it then!!! Better get a plow or snowblower out there by the fence...