This is my first shot at raising Cornish X. They seem to be acting fine with no oozing so I am not too worried. The floor is a wood floor of a barn covered with hay.
I have 30 Cornish X chicks and a few of them have a swollen and bare area beneath the vent. I palpated the area and it is soft so i do not think it is a bowel obstruction or compaction. The chicks seem fine by personality and are still eating normally. Any advice or insight would be awesome. I...
I just bought 30 Cornish X but I would really like to sustain and breed my own meat flock. From what I have read it isnt feasible to breed the Cornish X because it is a hybrid and wont necessarily breed true. So what I am wondering raises a bird or even crosses two true breeds to make a good...