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    What Breed Was Your "Free" Murray McMurray Bird?

    They threw in 2 free exotic chicks in my order of 26. One was an EE and the other was an egyption. Both roosters!! The Egyption was beautiful and the fasting crowing bird I have ever seen. He was trying to crow well before he was feathered out. I would have kept him but he was the noisiest...
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    multi strain meat bird breeding mix

    Update on my 6 week old DC X Cornish cross and also Red Rangers. I was having trouble posting pics so I have to use direct link to my photo bucket. In the pics you will see that the white chicks(DC X Cornish cross) are feathered out just as good as other chicks and the are much heavier than the...
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    best hatchery to purchase dark cornish?

    I love this Rooster! He may not be to standard but, he looks super wide and his legs look long enough for him to still be able to breed his hens. I have a nice DC roo doesn't look quite as impressive as this one but seems to be getting it done!
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    Costs Of Raising Backyard Chickens - How Much Is It To Raise Chickens?

    I forgot the benefit of my chickens eating the ticks in my yard! I have 8 dogs and every year I have lived in NH some of my dogs have contracted Lyme disease. All except for the past year. I can tell you it didn't make me any money but, it saved me a bunch of money on Vet bills! Not to mention...
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    Costs Of Raising Backyard Chickens - How Much Is It To Raise Chickens?

    My initial start up was kind of expensive. My son and I built a 10 'X 10' coop with a roofed outdoor area that is 12'x10' that is also tarped in for the winter. The outdoor pen that they have access to at all times is a must in the winter here in NH. Very cold in winter and my yard usually is...
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    cornish rock cross lay eggs?

    I have one CornishX pullet. She started laying just over 4 months old. She is now just over 6 months. I have not weighed her but, she seemed to have stopped or at least slowed down growing once she started laying. If I had to guess I would say she is all of 12lbs. Possibly more just do not want...
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    multi strain meat bird breeding mix

    Thanks for the info... It was a typo. DC roo CR hen.
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    multi strain meat bird breeding mix

    Update on chicks. Red Ranger chick was hatched larger than the Dark CornishXCornish Rock. I would attribute this to the fact that the Cornish Rock was a pullet and the 2 eggs of hers that hatched were smaller eggs. We are now a little over one week old. The Red Ranger chick is now in the middle...
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    multi strain meat bird breeding mix

    I surely will. I have been watching this thread and chiming in whenever I can. I am glad to find people like myself just trying to find a happy medium between meat birds and self sustaining birds.
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    multi strain meat bird breeding mix

    Yesterday I hatched a Red Ranger and a couple Cornish Rock X Dark Cornish chicks to add to my project flock... CR X DC chicks just look like Cornish Rocks at same age.. I will be keeping track of growth rates. I'm hoping to have better growth that duel purpose birds but, less than CR.
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    multi strain meat bird breeding mix

    Love the pic!!!!! Not sure leghorns would ever add beef like that!!! Although I have to say I do have a couple of DC X Leghorns...lol I know.. Why? Well I had a hen go broody and I had never tried to hatch leghorns so I let said hen have a go at it.. I have 2. Pullet is small like leghorn and...
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    multi strain meat bird breeding mix

    At what age did you process? Looks great by the way!
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    Deep litter method

    I wanted to try the deep litter method and this June I tried it out. I have an indoor coop that is 10'X10' and an out door coop that is 10'X12'. My out door coop I like to use straw. I add as I need it. In the coop I use pine shavings and add a bail once a month or so. I was able to just add to...
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    multi strain meat bird breeding mix

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    Breeding Cornish X Rocks

    About 10 years ago I was installing an epoxy floor and fiberglass/epoxy wall system in a laboratory. To my surprise in the part of the lab that was up and running that I had access to I saw the scientists working on genetically modifying chicken eggs. The chickens looked to be pure leghorns...
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