Red Laced Cornish X and project talk (pics p. 8) - Page 242

My two oldest DC chicks, the younger one just getting its first head feathers.

I pulled a steve today---

It's been so hot here, I normally keep all my young chicks in the greenhouse, with a fan pulling hot air out...however, I though this batch of 12 was big enough to go in the outside growout pen- which is make from 2" panels b/c they looked like they were going to heat stress on me in there...  Stupid me- figured they'd stay in, thought they were chunky enough not to squeeze through... Overnight, most of the terds decided to escape-- and ended up can't find my one and only blue cornish chick gone, will never been seen again...  and have one WLR pullet-- that's a corn field resident now.. Hopefully she'll make it through the night, and I'll have to outsmart her tomorrow.  

so out of my batch of 12-- i think I'm down to 10...  

needless to say-- I learned my lesson AL-- and they will reside in a different pen for the time being-- up off the ground and newly hatched chick proof...  

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Originally Posted by kfacres 

I pulled a steve today---

 

It's been so hot here, I normally keep all my young chicks in the greenhouse, with a fan pulling hot air out...however, I though this batch of 12 was big enough to go in the outside growout pen- which is make from 2" panels b/c they looked like they were going to heat stress on me in there...  Stupid me- figured they'd stay in, thought they were chunky enough not to squeeze through... Overnight, most of the terds decided to escape-- and ended up can't find my one and only blue cornish chick gone, will never been seen again...  and have one WLR pullet-- that's a corn field resident now.. Hopefully she'll make it through the night, and I'll have to outsmart her tomorrow.  

 

so out of my batch of 12-- i think I'm down to 10...  

 

needless to say-- I learned my lesson AL-- and they will reside in a different pen for the time being-- up off the ground and newly hatched chick proof...  

Sorry to hear it Man, it happens sometimes, but you know how to protect them overall. It's not a normal thing for you to lose any....... like some who lose them every year for lack of insight or whatever. The WLR will show up soon.

I had a pullet a couple of years ago, after a dog attack who came back after 2 days of being MIA.

Good luck.

Sometimes they just need to hear a rooster crowing or some familiar noises and they show right up, maybe leave a little scratch trail leading to the coop.

o, I'm not too worried about it.. kinda bummed about the ONLY blue chick being the one gone...  O well- life will go on-- Have another dozen and a half in the 'bator to hatch Wed.  have a half dozen under a broody DC banty to hatch on Friday, have 10 under a silkie to hatch next week, 10 under another silkie to hatch in 2 weeks, have a dozen in the 'bator to hatch late next week-- and might be setting another dozen in the next day or two.  AND I might have another cornish wanting to go broody on me...

JEEZE-- these hens going broody on me, is about to DRIVE me nuts.. It's been one after another for nearly a month now.  really hurting egg production-- but o well-- that's the best way to hatch in my book...  I just can't believe they're going to broody during this HEAT>

Welllll, Kelly, try the dunk the broody.  I just read this the other day, so put the hen in a bucket of cool water a couple of times and see if it breaks her.  I am definitely going to do this next time I have one that I don't need.

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Originally Posted by al6517 

 

 

Sorry to hear it Man, it happens sometimes, but you know how to protect them overall. It's not a normal thing for you to lose any....... like some who lose them every year for lack of insight or whatever. The WLR will show up soon.

I am genuinely sorry to hear he lost them, and surprised but glad to see you two have become pals again. Even though you seem to delight in putting me down for my losses, the last two of which were preventable had it been possible for me to buy and install the electric fencing sooner, I do not wish those type of losses on anybody.

I still have some pretty decent adult Cornish, though that predator got my best, and I still have a bunch of chicks showing much promise. 

Today I took pictures of two of the three DC pullets I have left, they turn one year this month. They were sitting eggs for the last three weeks, so not looking their best.  

They turned out to be poor mothers, pecking their chicks to death as soon as they hatched.

So, this is my latest cockerel at 14 weeks tomorrow. He's an Americauna/Marans over a dark Cornish hen.
 

I know someone here was doing Am/Cornish crosses (was it Al?) so am wondering what this young feller is by comparison. I don't know how much he weighs (don't know how to weigh a live chicken) but he's very tall, and is heavy despite his gangly looks. Probably due to the fairly tight feathering.

not the best pics - it was very sunny and I had to do some photoshopping to get better exposure.

So, please anyone - my feeling won't be hurt by a bad critique. Is he worth keeping to go back over the Dk Cornish?

ok, I adjusted the other photo so his nice wide breast shows up better, although it does wash out the photo.