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    Tex452 replied to the thread First time hatching quail eggs.
    I want jumbo because of meat production. My breeder pen is 11 hens and 2 roosters, 5 of the hens are just starting to lay, right now...
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    I realize this is a month+ old but… when butchering avoid cutting or ripping too much skin when opening the abdominal cavity. When...
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    Tex452 replied to the thread Meyers Hatchery.
    I just received 12 pullets and 3 cockerels, “ speckled Sussex “ from Meyer hatchery, they all arrived alive and look very healthy, one...
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    Tex452 replied to the thread Spots on eggs.
    I can’t see any problems from these pictures.
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    Tex452 replied to the thread First time hatching quail eggs.
    I had 15 of my eggs set, 11 hatched two more are trying. I was very happy with the fertility. Actually amazed.
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    Tex452 replied to the thread Teach Me How To Raise Meat Birds.
    We showed them at 6 weeks.
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    Tex452 reacted to fuzzi's post in the thread Speckled Sussex with Like Like.
    I have bantam Speckled Sussex. As a whole they are inquisitive, friendly, and some are extremely chatty. Some hens got broody, some...
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    Tex452 replied to the thread Smallish backyard and meat birds?.
    You will get more bang for your buck raising Cornish x, because of feed conversion. I have been getting hatching eggs from different...
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    Tex452 reacted to Bigdumogre's post in the thread Smallish backyard and meat birds? with Like Like.
    Meat birds like cornish cross eat a lot and poop a lot. Thats the main reason to move them daily because they produce a lot of waste...
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    Tex452 replied to the thread Teach Me How To Raise Meat Birds.
    When we showed meat birds we would start with 50, feed one bag of high protein turkey starter, then finisher all over the way to the...
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    Tex452 replied to the thread First time hatching quail eggs.
    Yes, some of mine are supposed to hatch in the next couple days, one is pipping now. Yes, Myshire is a first class operation, I even...
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    Tex452 replied to the thread First time hatching quail eggs.
    One of my eggs hatched so I have 24, 22 in the brooder and 2 in the incubator, Myshire is refunding me half of my money back because I...
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    Tex452 replied to the thread Speckled Sussex.
    My chicks arrived today from Meyer hatchery, they are healthy and very lively, I’m going to hydrate them for a couple of hours then give...
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    Tex452 replied to the thread First time hatching quail eggs.
    I had 23 hatch so far I have 15 of mine in another incubator that need a couple more days.
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    Tex452 reacted to BigBlueHen53's post in the thread Processing Cornish X at 6 weeks? with Like Like.
    We also only fed ours during the day. I also would go out in the afternoon and give them a little scratch and mealworms. They'd all be...
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