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    Flock integration with cx's

    Funny story......I rehomed my egg laying chick from the brooder to the coop. They aren't big enough to hang with the hens and guinea without getting pecked so I put them in with my near-harvest Cornish crosses. I figured the coop was big enough and the meaties are just lazy oafs anyway...
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    Comb color proxy for health in broilers?

    I have mature cockerel broilers and we have been harvesting them of late. As they get into their 10th week we are getting some congestive heart failure issues. One thing I noticed was each of the three birds that we harvested/lost had pale combs. Is comb color a proxy for heart health? I...
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    Protein and weight gain

    I know most places commend 18-20% protein for Cornish cross meat birds. Would feeding 22-25% cause them to grow faster or would the extra protein just pass through in the poo? Lets say I could put them in a support to keep them from breaking their legs and could keep them from having a heart...
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    Roo not servicing the flock

    I have a buff orpington rooster that was servicing the entire flock of 11 hens in the Aug-early-Oct time frame. I have a variety of breeds, ISA browns, barred rock, bo's, EE, etc. It now seems that he isn't interested or isn't effective. Except for the BO eggs (which I can differentiate bc...
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    when to start feeding suet

    I'm planning to have small amounts of suet available for my flock this winter for a little extra energy. It is getting cool in Ohio, but still a long way before cold. Would you guys suggest putting it out now to prepare them for cold, or wait another 6 weeks or so when temps are regularly...
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    MY HEN IS BROODY!!!!!

    Yahooooo!!!!! My hen has gone broody. Last night was her first night on the nest and we managed to find it today. She has been laying for about 2 weeks and we couldn't find the nest. My dog actually found and pointed her out to me without (proud of my 16 wk pup). Now my dilema. I think I...
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    crossing production birds with dual purpose...worth the time?????

    As part of my kids educational process, I plan to hatch out some chicks. When they grow up, we'll keep as many layers as we need and eat the roos and extra hens. Our roo is a Buff Orpington, our hens are barred rock, amercuana, buff orp, black australorp and ISA browns. These birds will not...
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    Bantam Dominique Roo 1-year old...gentle

    I have a very gentle, Dominique bantam roo that needs to go to a good home. All of his hens have died and I'm shifting away from bantams. He is a great roo and even adopted my ISA browns after his hens died. The only reason I am seeking a new home for him is because I have a buff orpington...
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    guinea breeding season

    I have seen references to guinea breeding season in a couple threads here. Rather than thread-creep the other threads, I thought I would ask my questions directly..... When is guinea breeding season? Does the hen stop laying when the season ends, or does she just lay infertile eggs? Can...
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    can I trick my guinea hen to going broody?

    I recently got 1 adult male and female guinea to help me replace the keets I lost to predator slaughter. My plan was to incubate some of the eggs, but for a few reasons, I won't get to that until late this fall and may miss this laying season all together. I understand that several guinea...
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    blood, sweat and tears

    We moved the chicks to the bottom of the hill in the empty space where the meat birds were. they would be cooler and get their stink out of the garage. When it came time to put them in the brooding box, two guinea got into a thorn bush, and in trying to get them out, I scracthed the living heck...
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    keeping chicks safe from snakes

    My chicks are stinking up the garage with their brooding box. They are currently 1-wk-old Australorps, Orpingtons and guinea keets. I would like to move them to an area of my coop that is protected by chicken wire, but not hardware cloth. Coons, possums and other predators can't get in there...
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    lessons learned from my first batch....

    We just processed our first batch of CornishX's yesterday. I know there are lots of 'lessons learned' threads. These were helpful to me, so I thought I would add my own. 1. GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR MY KIDS. My kids embraced this and we had a fun, productive experience together. They are so...
  14. OHSpartan

    MY FIRST GUINEAS!!!!

    I am a rookie and convinced my DW to get guinea to go along with our new chickens. 10, two-day-old keets came in the mail today. They are so SMALL! We got buff orps and black australops at the same time and they tower over the keets. I just moved them to separate brooding boxes because I...
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    I know all puppies are gross, but.....

    OK, I know that all puppies and kids are gross. But, I have a new 7-week-old puppy and the thing is absolutely fixated on eating chicken poop. If she comes across an area in the yard where they have been, she sniffs out the poop for immediate consumption. She even digs it out of the treads...
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    Border Collie - Black lab puppy....tips on intro & protection

    In a couple weeks, we will be getting a puppy, which is a Border Collie (mom) and Black Lab (dad) mix. Do any of you have suggestions or tips on how to properly introduce the puppy to our existing young chickens and our baby chicks/keets that will come in a couple weeks? How can I train it...
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    traumatic, freak accident...could it be true????

    My 5-yr-old had a traumatic experience today. About 10 AM, he was carrying our Dominiuque hen, petting her. This is not unusual, he loves to carry and pet the birds and he is usually very soft and gentle with them (certainly more than any other 5 yr-old could be). When I looked at the hen...
  18. OHSpartan

    LOL! Scary moment that made me laugh!

    We just started letting our CX's out in the yard on warm, sunny days. As you can imagine, we are a little over protective. One of my cockerels looked like he was turning blue. He was off-color, laying on the ground with his eyes closed. I immediately thought he was too cold and going to...
  19. OHSpartan

    Stupid LIVE TRAPS!!!!

    OK, I have tried two different brands of live traps. One local-made by a guy that sells them on comission at the feed store. The other from Tractor Supply, but I don't remember the brand. The first one has an inadequate locking mechanism and they have no trouble escaping once they trigger the...
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    when can I tell my CX pullets from cockerels?

    I have 2.5 wk-old CX's. When and how will I be able to tell the boys from girls?
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