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    Why do you think my eggs are not hatching?

    Hello, I have several breeds of chickens that I am trying to incubate eggs from. I have two incubators, both are the Little Giant still air incubators. I have the temp at 101 degrees at the top of the eggs. I have one incubator that I keep the eggs in till they are ready for lock down, then I...
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    Why am I getting so few eggs?

    We have about 10 layer hens, and 4 are for sure old enough to be laying. The ones that are old enough are barred rocks. 2 are marans, one is a silkie, and one we think it a ameriaucana. We were getting 2- 3 eggs a day all summer, but now we are only getting one a day. I know that the lack of...
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    Chicken can't stand or walk

    Breed: Cornish Cross Age: 12-13 weeks Sex: Female Back story: We ordered 25 cornish cross chicks mid summer. We had two die as young chicks, they appeared wet, small, and lethargic. These chicks passed within a few days or showing signs of illness. After these two died we had no problems till...
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    Chick not eating or drinking!

    I picked up my order of 26 baby cornish X two days ago. They all looked good at first, but one doesn't seem as well as the others. I noticed she was peeping frantically while all the others were quiet. She gets trampled by the others. Her butt was all caked up with poop. I haven't seen her eat...
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    what dual purpose breed would you recommend?

    Well, with more and more research we are finding that it is unlikely that we can breed our own cornish crosses. We're looking for a large bodied breed that makes a great dual purpose bird. What do you all recommend and why? Thanks
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    Breeding your own meat birds???

    We originally ordered baby cornish cross from a local feed store for the purpose of raising for meat birds. We have made alot of modifications to our setup, and we have been brainstorming ideas on chicken farming year round. We thought about keeping a handful and incubating the eggs to breed our...
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