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I had concerns like yours before I got 20 Cornish Rock X's this spring. Here is what I have learned: If you are in a cool climate, don't get them too early in the year. They will do fine in a brooder, but their input/output is amazing, and the brooder will get stinky very quickly. I had to...

Rather than posting a pic of my McMurray FRC, I'll work on it myself - for a bit. The feet are silvery grey, as is most of the beak, with a bit of dark amber at the head. Is this foot and/or beak color an important characteristic? It seems to be ruling out quite a few breeds if I pay...

This is my first hatching, so I'm in the "What can I do?" mode, and know I should most likely do nothing. This hatch seems to be peeking now, right on day 21, but some chicks are already 24 hours old. Is it safe to leave them all in there for maybe another 24 hours while the stragglers hatch...

Thanks for this discussion. I'm reading this on day 20 of my first attempt at hatching. Of 37 eggs in the bator, 3 chicks are completely out of the shells, and another 10 eggs pipped. I have been worrying about everything. My teenagers were convinced I should have opened it up to 'save' a...

Now (yesterday and today), I am canning crab apple jelly, apple butter (smell it?), apple sauce and sliced apples in light/medium syrup. My tomatoes here in East-Central MN are just now ripening at canning quantities (50 lbs/day-or-two rather than 5 lbs/day-or-two) just in time for...

Me too! Shafer Township, Chisago County

East Central Minnesota, Chisago County, Shafer (township), very near the Wisconsin border. Just getting started with a flock of 30 Buff Orpingtons.

Hello. I am new to the board, and new to mail-order chicks. The call came from the postman at 6:40 this morning. I received my 30 Buff Orpingtons this morning and my Free Rare Chick, all in great condition. As you can see, I had no trouble picking the FRC apart. My guess is Golden Polish...