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Santa left 6 Java Chicks in my incubator on Christmas eve. I am proud of them because the temp has been under 35 all month. 64% hatch rate off pullets next weeks hatch will be bigger and have a better % hatch. that will end the incubation till Feb.

Sumi You can make your first cull of your cockerels’ at 12 weeks you cull for width of head remember (the head leads the way) eye color and points on their comb. you will find you can cull 75% during this cull. i have never found that i missed a good cock when i have culled this early. the next...

I have found that too many people think that just because the animal/bird is rare that makes them too valuable to cull I feel that to save them you got to eat them So I cull ruthlessly I eat well!!

what do you mean by grading? My cull method is at 10 to 12 weeks i separate the cocrals from the pullets. Then I look the cocrals over and cull by comparing head with, eye color, weightt, and comb points. I set aside the top ten. the rest go to the broiler pens at 20 weeks i go through the...

I don't have problems with the rosters when they are in the broiler pen it is when they have a harem to protect that the fight comes out. I got my first Java chicks from Duane Urch. I may be spelling his name wrong I was able to get Jim Adkins to come out to the ranch while he was here judging...

I wouldn't say there is no interest I for one have just remained silent tell i get my breeding flock to meet the slandered of perfection. I have black java's my incubator has two small batches of eggs in it now. Things I have observed in my flock They start to lay early They lay eggs later in...