Blind Meatie worth keeping?

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The first concern is why a hatchery would send you a chick in that condition? If this was the packing peanut, fine, but if you paid for this chick it should be replaced!

Cornish X are voracious eaters and are like piranha. A weak chick will never make it to the food bowl. I am raising 28 CX right now. They are so excited to see me when I bring food that they jump on each other. They crowd out the feed trough and each chicken really has to shove their way in. A chick with any weakness will not stand a chance!

My CX are 5 weeks old. Just this week, I had one not feeling good. After two feedings he hadn't gone to the trough. Without strength, he never would have pushed his way in there. Luckily, I grabbed him out, got him better and was able to put him back with the group later that day but it took work.

As much as i hate to say it, this chick won't make it and it would be kinder to cull it. Chickens have a violent pecking order and weaknesses like this could prove deadly anyway.
 
If it's not being picked on, I suppose you can supervise and make sure it's getting enough food and water, but with their appetite that may get harder to do and it may get miserable as it grows...
 
Yes, it's a tough decision. I had eggs hatch this week and one was born without eyes. It was the last one and so little and weak. I kept it for overnight before I noticed the eyes. I thought he just kept them closed. First time for me and not easy. But I felt it was necessary to put the little thing out of it's misery. And it would have been misery. One twist and it was over. Sorry.
 
JessicaThistle said:
The first concern is why a hatchery would send you a chick in that condition? If this was the packing peanut, fine, but if you paid for this chick it should be replaced!
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That would be McMurray Hatchery. I told them about it as soon as I saw it and they refunded my money for the chick, and apologized that it got past quality control.

I asked DH to cull it for me today. He did, thankfully, because I could not do it. I know it was best but it was a hard decision because it was not in pain. I read every one's comments and what you said was true, it would have no quality of life. The reason I decided to raise meat chickens was to have animals treated as humanly as possible, and I feel like it was the human choice. Thank you all for your support.
 
Good for you for keeping your chicken's best interest in mind. It is hard to make that decision. I always hate it when it comes to that, but you've gotta do what you've gotta do.
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cmchickens said:
That would be McMurray Hatchery. I told them about it as soon as I saw it and they refunded my money for the chick, and apologized that it got past quality control.

I asked DH to cull it for me today. He did, thankfully, because I could not do it. I know it was best but it was a hard decision because it was not in pain. I read every one's comments and what you said was true, it would have no quality of life. The reason I decided to raise meat chickens was to have animals treated as humanly as possible, and I feel like it was the human choice. Thank you all for your support.
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You are a very good person as well as very brave, even if you didn't do the deed yourself. I know it's really hard, especially when they are so tiny and cute and helpless. I don't think there is anybody here who enjoys the butchering process. People think that in order to raise and process meat birds it means you must callous, cold, and psychopathic...I find the exact opposite to be true. Pretty much everyone who frequents the Meat Birds section are deeply compassionate people who want to do what's best for their birds and for their loved ones no matter what.

Glad you got your money back and your chick is at peace now. Best of luck with the rest!
 
Bethel3330 said:
The Cornish Cx are produced by using a male Cornish over a female white Plymouth Rock.
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What Bethel said...The Cornish and the Plymouth Rocks they use all come from the same four grandparent lines which have undergone very select breeding in order to produce the fast growing traits of the CX when they are bred together. You couldn't just cross a Cornish with a Rock and get a CX that will grow super fast like the "official" CX chicks. Every CX in the nation comes from those 4 grandparent ines, and only high restricted authorized breeders get to start breeding true CX chicks.
 

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