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Cochin are probably the best, that is what I plan on using next season. This year I used whatever was broody, BCM for the most part.

The top one is an India Blue, possibly a cock, the other one is a Black Shoulder, without knowing the parents color I could not guess what color it is. Sexing a Black Shoulder takes more time than other patterns.

When all else fails....

Quote: From what I have read that is too high of a percentage, I feed 23% You could cut it down, but that would delute the medication. There have been reports of leg problems when using high percentage protein feed, I have not seen it.

Quote: The information I read on the bag of Medicated chick starter says twenty weeks. I am not sure if that is really necessary or a selling point by the manufacturer. I like to assume that the big manufacturers like Purina, etc. have done lots of studies and know what an animal needs and...

Be careful and watch those hens, here are a couple of chicks I hadn't pulled soon enough. This one is healing up pretty well, it still has a sore under its left eye. And this one the hole is still not healed up, it was pecked open to the skull, but it seems to be alright, it just...

I have 15 broody chicken hens employed at the moment. Here is this weeks production from three of them. I was going to reward one of the hens and let her raise one of the white chicks. She did not protect it from the other hens in the broody pen and the chicks head got pecked open to the...