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Thanks for the link! I will definitely check it out :) And I love that so many South Africans are joining!

My RIR hen, one Silkie chick and Mutt Cockerel died. Sold my Blue Orpington trio and 4 Red Sex link hens Hatched a Light Sussex chick, so it's - 10 and +1 on my side (- 9) 15588 - 9 = 15579

Will definitely try it both ways. Phew, a lot of projects I want to start! Broilers on different kinds of feed, breeding Light Sussex and caponizing the males for future meat birds (Might even do an experiment crossing Light Sussex with CornishX). I see a busy year coming! Bring it on!

Hi Trevchar!

Here is an excellent thread on Fermented feed for broilers https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/832053/100-broilers-and-fermented-feed-project What I want to do is combine fodder and Fermented feed, as well as raise mealworms for them

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Oh yes, please keep us updated on how they do. My CornishX are coming at the end of March and I want to feed them a combined diet. Something like Fermented feed in the morning, fodder twice during the day and FF again in the evening. May start a new thread on that (?)

Feeding fodder along with fermented feed? Is that recommended or not? As in grow barley, wheat and BOSS fodder along with fermented grower feed and free ranging them?

If you have the stomach for it, crack 'em all open to see if any of them made it further? (If you are scrapping this nest that is)

I can't remember where I downloaded this from, but it may help with comparing your cracked eggs to? Sorry if it's too graphic or something.

(Dog) Ohhhh no little ones, the shortcut to Grandma's house is behind me, through the woods

I was going to order 100 from the previous supplier and split the order with 2 other people. I would ideally like to order about 100 in March and then another 100 in September from someone who can supply good meaties :) I will PM you my email address

Where did you get your broilers from? I am struggling to find some to raise myself. The first time we bought "broiler chicks" which turned out to be a lady selling all the Rooster chicks of a Red sex-link layer hatch. I had some ordered now, but the supplier had baboons break into his...

I haven't practiced again. I don't have any cockerels other than 2 6-week old Rhode Island Reds out of which I want to keep the best one for breeding. The other one will be culled - but since I can't determine which one is the best one yet, I can't practice on them Soon though... I'm...

Sadly, the one chick who didn't absorb his yolk fully after hatch died this morning, so now I just have the one little lonely Light Sussex left. The one that is left is doing well though.

Chick in front: "Ummm, human... Did you come to feed us? Or feed us to this monster???"

I've sent an email and awaiting their response. It's really important to me that I get my first stock from a variety of suppliers so that the chickens are not inbred. I have these two from the Altro Pets eggs and planning to get a few chicks from them when they have stock again, if I buy a few...

Great - I will definitely let you know. I am starting a breeding project on them, but obviously that takes a while to establish. Eventually I plan to be a supplier of Sussex chickens in Cape Town because they are so rare. In the meantime, if I track someone down who sells sexed Sussex I will...