So I have 15 Red Rangers, 9 of which are cockerels. They are at about 10 weeks of age and two days ago, I found out that one (possibly more) started crowing in the morning. And this concerns me. The hatchery (Murray McMurray) states that the Red Ranger takes about 12 weeks to mature, a time...
So out of my 16 Cornish Cross, one of them have this condition where it can't stand up for more than 3 seconds. I am pretty sure it is not a splayed leg because both legs are pointed fairly forward. Its legs are spread wider apart than the other ones and I don't know if that causes it to not be...
I have ordered 30 chicks to be vaccinated against coccidiosis, not knowing that my feed store does not provide non medicated feed. So I brought 2 fifty lb bag of medicated starter and have been feeding it to my chicks for three days. They seem fine, but I know I am not suppose to do that...
I am having my broilers chicks arrived at late-February and I am thinking to brood them on the school farm. However, the chicken pen is outdoor, with 4-ft tall panels all around and the chicken wires to enclose the rest. I know a brooder must be warm and I will have heat lamps. But I will...
I am planning to raise some jumbo cornish rock as briolers, but I have read alot about their health problems. My question is how should I feed my chicks from brooding to processing so that I could decrease the chances of them having leg problems? what kind of ration(percent) should I use at each...
If i want Black Star chicks and all i have is Black Star hens and roosters, can i breed them together to get Black Star chicks? or do i have to breed Barred Plymouth Rock Female and the Rhode Island Red Male?