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    White Rock Meat birds

    So here we are...picked up the meat birds June 11 - and at this time, they are all healthy, free ranging, walking fine, still have a few smaller ones, and definitely can pick out the hens and roos. A few of the roos are trying to be fresh with the ladies, but so far, the ladies are a hard no...
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    White Rock Meat birds

    So, here is my quick update. I am free ranging them with the layers, and the only feed they have is layer mash or regular chick mash. Nothing like the grower/finisher. The ones I keep will be kept with the layers and the others relocating (to the freezer) will get the grower finisher . So...
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    White Rock Meat birds

    Thanks for the replies - clarification - they are white cornish X. I wouldn't usually mind just buying the chicks at a little over a dollar each, but this year EVERYONE ordered chicks here in Ontario, and now they are hard to get - thought if I could breed my own, problem solved...but at 3...
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    Review by 'CinderSmiling' in article 'Common egg quality problems'

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    Comment by 'CinderSmiling' in article 'Common egg quality problems'

    I had chickens for years...took a break and now back to Loving my girls...and my chicks...and my roosters... and there were a few pieces that I had no idea! I check on my girls every night because we are open coop/free range, and I notice so many of my eggs have the spots. Is it possible that...
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    White Rock Meat birds

    I am wanting to keep 10 of my white rock chicks, raise them and breed my own - but I know there is a problem with them getting too big, so I am wondering - first, is there anyone here who has successfully bred them, and also, at what age/weight/ did you change their feed? What feed did you...
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