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    Yet another Jumbo Cornish Cross Thread

    If you do it right the magic number is 3 weeks... You need to start changing the amount of heat they get after week one. By the end of week 3 they don't need light and can take 40° temps easy. I just but a batch out that were exactly 3 weeks old and they are doing great
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    Fox!!

    Electrified poultry net should cure your problem. It's portable and extremely effective, fox can't get by it. If I had that kind of fox, it would get lead.
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    Cornish X - Pullets or Males?

    I have to respectfully disagree... The birds start crowing at about 6 weeks, it's not like a full grown rooster crow but they can and definitely do crow. I've had some batches that were quiet and some that were noisy. I'm amazed about what people will complain about. Nobody seems to care if...
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    Fox!!

    Easiest way is a leg hold... The odds of that fox going in that box is slim, not impossible but unlikely especially set like that. If you made it look like a way in the coop that would help. #1 1/2 leg hold and a baited dirt hole will catch it no problem. Takes a little doing, watch a few...
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    Parasite prevention in chickens

    He said all outdoor birds have similar load and its normal. Because it was a pastured poultry convention all producers that were attending keep thier birds one full season, a few do 2 but that's rare. it didn't hurt the birds production, she has plenty of eggs inside and laid extra large. As...
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    Spotted CornishX chicks?

    They are just like every other CX grow and eat fine... By the time they are full grown you can't hardly see the spots
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    Spotted CornishX chicks?

    The spots are a trait that appears from one of the Cobb strain of meat birds. I know this because I called moyers when I had spotted meat birds delivered.
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    Parasite prevention in chickens

    I'll add a little bit of advise... All chickens that live outside have worms, can't be avoided. You can deworm them but you need to induce chemicals to do so. I attended a necropsy class given by the head of animal sciences from UCONN. Once he got to the digestive tract he said I want to show...
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    My Cat Chases the chickens

    Ok...again this topic comes up. Cats love to kill birds, chickens are birds. It's that simple. Cats can and do kill chickens, there are no rules to determine weather or not YOUR cat will kill your chickens. You have to put them together and see what happens. Then when everyone is outside by...
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    Nipple drinking start

    It's simple... Take all other forms of water away and check on them in 2 hrs. They will figure it out just out of curiosity. When you first put it on hold it down so it drips and the birds see it. That's it they will do the rest. I've switched LOTS of birds to nipples and never had a issue...
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    Raising a variety of meat breeds

    I like the wagon... I just finished building one my self
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    Where do I start?

    I would say honestly don't do it... Sounds like it's against what you want to do, it will most likely not be worth it when your done. CX are a different experience than layers, actually they are like pirañas with feathers. They eat more than you can even imagine, and the amount of waste they...
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    Neighborhood Dogs

    They will only touch it once... Maybe twice We use electric poultry netting and they learn
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    How to deter domestic cats

    Didn't realize you were in the UK... Box Traps catch cats perfectly well, use a empty can of tuna that way you can have a sandwich while you wait. After that do what ever you want with it.
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    Neighborhood Dogs

    My kids do not bother the electric fence, they are 3 and 5 and it's fine. Just tell them and it's a non issue. They see the pigs get zapped once in a while that's all the reinforcement they need lol
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