I decided to try raising some Cornish Cross this spring, I purchase 20 of these mutants. I'm having issues with them, they are around 4 weeks old, eat like dinosaurs, and this weekend I lost quite a few. As in 7 keeled over, deader then dead. I'm guessing I screwed up and overfed them. Shame on...
I'm looking around for some fertile eggs, and realized I'd like to have a handy book around to help answer my incubation questions. Anyone have some suggestions on reputable books that would help with this? Thank you
I have a hen that started getting really broody about a month ago. I let her start setting, and even snuck in a couple eggs to speed things up. I currently have one rooster mixed in with about 30 hens. I realize the ratio is off, however he started as a "she" and I decided that one rooster was...
I have approx 45 chickens, 2 of which are roosters. I collect eggs daily, I sift through the nest litter to make sure there aren't any hidden eggs. One of my customers told me today that they cracked an egg a couple days ago and found a developing chick... I'm perplexed. How would that happen, I...