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  1. J

    Cornish X heat question..

    I thought i read somewhere that they can't handle hot weather? Is this true? I want to raise some during the summer, it will get to be in the 90's even in the shade.
  2. J

    Do you leave your chickens in the tractor overnight?

    We have currently been moving ( by hand, 53 chickens daily) from their coop to a run, daily. The current coop can not be hooked up to a run, so we are building another coop somewhere else on the property that can. That being said, we imagine this run will get depleted of greens and turn into a...
  3. J

    Best hatchery to buy Cornish X ?

    looking to buy 125, quality is more important than price. Any experiences? recommendations?
  4. J

    Hardware cloth vs welded wire

    Hey yall I'm building a coop and trying to determine, should I use hardware cloth around the bottom 3 ft of the walls and then a 1x2 welded cage wire for the remaining middle/top of the coop walls? The hardwire cloth I'm looking at is 23 gauge, the description states that it is for "temporary"...
  5. J

    Anyone used New country organics broiler feed?

    :) Im looking for feedback on their broiler/grower feed before investing, anyone used it before? Out of VA Thanks!
  6. J

    Can you tell me your experience with New Country Organics feed?

    Hey yall Im looking at ordering a 1000lb tote of New country organics grower/broiler feed. They are out of VA. Has anyone used this company and this particular feed? Id love a review before diving in... If no one has a comment I will probably buy just a few 50l bags first, which im sure is a...
  7. J

    chicks scratching and pecking bedding

    Hey yall I was just reading in " Storeys " chicken raising book that when chicks scratch and peck looking for food in the bedding this means they are overcrowded, cant get to the food source and are bored. Further, leads to disease because they end up getting coccidiosis. I thought it was good...
  8. J

    Do I need a heat lamp/brooder light?

    I've read that the temperature of our brooder for our less then 1-week old chics needs to be 95 degrees. if this is achieved by room temperature is a brooding light even necessary?
  9. J

    Tpost and fence design advice needed

    Hey ya'll Ive been browsing the forums for the past week or so and have gleaned alot of great info!! My name is Jesse and i really appreciate it! Im putting up a budget run for my Novegens and Freedom Rangers, and hope for some feedback, We have raccoons and possums around here, i was planning...
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