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    Processing Cornish X at 6 weeks?

    If you look up a weekly weight gain chart/graph for Cornish x, you'd be able to weigh a few of yours and see what type of trajectory you're on. Cornish x growth rate can really vary based on situational differences. Alot has to do with the first two or three weeks. Just saying that, at 6 weeks...
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    Open Contest BYC Poultry Caption Contest 07-25-25 Pic by iwltfum

    Oh man. How fun. I can't wait to see the captions! Loving the suggestions so far. Thank you for picking my photo!
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    Meat Bird+ Project: Delaware/New Hampshire/Barred Rock

    Oh yes, my apologies. I definitely misunderstood.
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    Meat Bird+ Project: Delaware/New Hampshire/Barred Rock

    Just want to clarify that Freedom Rangers are not New Hampshires. They are most likely a hybrid cross between New Hampshires, Cornish x, and RIRs and either way, the lineage is proprietary so there most likely could be other breeds mixed in too. They are not straight forward to breed your own...
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    new #chickendad check in to BYC! (the LIFE EGGUATIC coop)

    Welcome. Love the coop name
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    Photo Critique Club

    Cool pictures! Did you take these with a macro lens?
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    Easter Egger and Olive Egger confusion

    This is obviously a speculative topic. Neither Easter eggers nor olive eggers have defined breed characteristics from any official entity so anyone with capital and access to a variety of chicken breeds can create a flock that lays colored eggs and call them whatever they want. People want...
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    Older hens killing 11 week old chicks

    😂😂 Maybe I used up all my luck on the chicks. That would explain things.. lol I wasn't trying to throw shade on anyone's suggestions, just genuinely curious about how the dynamics of transitioning/combining chicks and flocks works for other people. I do have a more hands off approach with my...
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    Older hens killing 11 week old chicks

    Ok I have a question about all this. My chickens are completely free range, no run. Their door opens to the world in the morning (about 2-3 hours after the sun rise) and they go where they want. The door closes after dark. I have woods, pasture, and thick brush areas near-by the coop - and...
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    Questions about lockdown

    Yeah I'm definitely ready for a low hatch rate because of the power outage. I'm seeing a few wiggles here and there after starting lock down last night so Im remaining hopeful! Thanks for your reply.
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    Photo Critique Club

    I really like #2 and #1. #3 feels too centered on the horizon. The color of the sky in #2 is wonderful. #1 feels a little moodier. If it were up for slight editing, I would increase the contrast in the sky a bit. Seems like the subject here is the power lines crossing the landscape and I...
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    Photo Critique Club

    Love the light. I feel like the fence is a distraction. But wow what a beautiful sky and tree line background and such nice light. Sort of has an HDR look to it because the details are so defined in both the shadows and the highlights.
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    Questions about lockdown

    Thanks for that explanation. Yes of course I usually write the date down, but life got in the way this time. It's my third clutch in the incubator this season and I just forgot I guess. From what your saying, it seems like a toss up eh? I've been doing a dry hatch because it's so humid here and...
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    Questions about lockdown

    Long story short, my power went out for a significant amount of hours during my latest incubation. So I reset the incubator as best I could to the correct number of days left. But I think my egg turner stopped turning about half a day early because of that (maybe even a day and a half early?) -...
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    Young turkeys dropping like flies

    What is their living situation like? Are they getting plenty of clean water? Enough protein? What type of food are they eating? Coop and run freshened regularly? How much space do they have?
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