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I have a brand new layer who seems to be egg bound. I have done everything I can to try to get that egg out and help her but nothing is working. I do plan to cull her - but should we eat her too? Could the fluid in her abdomen make her unhealthy to eat? She is only a leghorn so there wont be...

Well since my red broilers seem to be dropping like flies I need to find another type of meat bird. Can anyone recommend a source for Delawares or white rocks? I am okay with a slow grow out. We tried cornish cx and it just didn't work well with our suburban yard set-up. Thanks!

So I have tried red broilers and have cornish cx going now which will be ready next week. I would like to try a dp chicken next. My set-up can accommodate 10 meaties. I live in the city and only have a 1/4 of an acre. I keep 11 layers in a fenced side yard and do not mix them with my...

What is the ideal finisher for Cornish CX? I can get 20% or 16% and of course the latter is much cheaper. They are 6 weeks old. Thanks!

I checked the welp hatchery chart and they report their cx should be around 1.9 on day 21. My cx range from 1.5 - 1.3. I feed them 24%. Are we on track? This is my first time raising cx. Thanks!

I have two little cornish X chicks that keep getting pasty butt. They are also not growing as fast as the others. I keep cleaning the area off. Is there anything I can do? They are 5 days old. Thanks!

My red broiler cockerel looks great (love how I got just one roo out of 8 birds in a st run) but some of the hens look pretty small. They are 11.5 weeks old. Their harvest date is this Saturday. If I hold off on harvesting some of the hens, how long can they go? Has anyone kept a red broiler...

I purchased some medicated starter for my meaties as the feed store didn't have what I normally buy. Their harvest date is Oct 8. When should I withdraw the medicated feed? Its the purina chick starter. Thanks! Ashley

Today at a local feed store I saw some cornish x and white rock crossed chicks. Anyone tried that? They were $3/bird!

Hello! My red broilers (this is my first broiler experience) will be 12 weeks old on Oct 19. I have a straight run and live in the city - when will the roosters start crowing? It would be best to process before the roosters crow. I have only kept layers and so I have zero rooster experience...

I found a local source for 28% wild game feed. They also have 20% protein layer pellets. Would the 28% be better for the meaties? I have them on the purina chick starter and they are almost 3 weeks. The price difference is $2 per 50lb bag. The 28% is $13. Has anyone tried both ways? Thanks!

I have a baby chick (5 days old) that is squinting one eye. The eye doesn't look damaged at all. I do have a fan blowing on their brooder - I am in Texas and its 100+ in my garage. I moved the fan so that they are no longer in the breeze from it. Should I put something on the eye? Thanks!

This morning we found one of the girls laying on the bottom of the coop floor. She cannot walk. She is a year old EE. She is unable to stand and is on her butt with her legs sticking straight out. Her comb is oddly bright red, super bright red. I have her separated. I dont know if she was...

A few days ago we noticed one of our lower rung girls had a huge crop and could not walk. I tried to help her out of the run and suddenly the flock was on her, not just pecking but actually coming at her with their feet, etc. It was vicious. I whisked her away to the garage and spent 2 days...

I have a sweet sweet pullet that was somehow scalped today. I can see her brain through a thin layer of tissue. The bleeding has stopped and I have put triple antibiotic and guaze on the wound. I dont think stitches could help her because there is no extra skin to pull up for sewing. Any...

I need to nudge my ladies into better production - we are at 25% now with the loss of daylight. I was wondering if anyone had a LED solar slight that they used and liked? I can't run electricity and was hoping for a solar power light that would last just a few hours into the dark and then lose...

This chicken was sold to me 3 weeks ago as a 14 week old pullet. She is taller than my 6 month ladies, flighty, and just weird. I have a feeling he/she is a very young rooster. She is supposed to be an EE/BR mix. She does have some odd brown feathers in a few places. Its hard to get a photo...

I have been lurking for a bit and decided it was time to join! I have 7 chickens: 3 EE, 1 Buff Orpington, 1 Barred Rock, and 2 black Australorps. They are about 25 weeks old. So yeah, HOWDY!