Recent content by newbie645

  1. N

    Can someone tell me if this egg is fertile?

    I'm used to seeing the white dot with a ring around it to determine fertility but this looks more like a hole with a ring around it. Does anyone know if this egg is fertile?
  2. N

    Can anyone identify this disease?

    I live outside of the US (Grenada) and not aware of any poultry lab or such facility to help me in my location. So I was hoping someone with the same problem could help me identify the issue. I can't be the only one.
  3. N

    Can anyone identify this disease?

    Hello everyone. I usually raise a few broilers every couple months for meat and have been experiencing roughly 5% losses as chicks which is normal from what I've read. Recently the losses have been getting greater and greater, sometimes as much as 40% and it happens when the chicks are 3+ weeks...
  4. N

    Cornish cross growth rate

    I know it's important to get the nutrient proportions right and I don't plan to get too random with what I fee the birds. I guess I was more or less trying to find out if anyone has tried substituting some or all of the commercial feed with something homemade and still achieve the fast growth rates.
  5. N

    Cornish cross growth rate

    I have been raising small batches of Cornish crosses for some years and they usually reach slaughter weight in 6-8 weeks. I have a friend who works at a restaurant and gets lots of food scraps so recently I was considering substituting some the commercial feed with a homemade blend. I couldn't...
  6. N

    Raising Cornish Crosses For Meat!

    I usually raise small batches and tend to lose about 5% most times so you should definitely raise more than 4. Also as mentioned above, you can chose the best quality as some of them tend to grow a bit larger/smaller than the others.
  7. N

    Why do so many people breed mealworms for their chickens?

    I see lots of tutorials here and elsewhere on how to breed mealworms for your chickens. But why do people bother do do this when it's cheaper to just buy chicken feed? I tried looking for an answer to this question all over the internet but could not find it so I hope some of the mealworm...
See more
Back
Top Bottom