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    First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

    I fed to the Welp Hatchery guidelines (I think 16 or 18% protein), but I also fermented, and let them free range as long as the sun was up. Mine could fly, hop, run, scratch, dust bathe, and everything until the end. The ding dongs even chased flys. They never knew they were fatties. Went to...
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    First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

    10 ish of our CX appear to be badly sunburnt on their rumps where they haven't feathered. I can go buy something tomorrow afternoon (we don't live in town) to treat it, but would blue spray lotion help at least a little bit for now? I was also hoping it might be dark enough to protect from more...
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    First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

    Jessica, thanks! I read the first 15 pages and then scanned a few more pages from there. Holy Cow that is a lot of chickens! Do you have any info anywhere already on your egg mobiles? I'm especially interested in the sun shades or whatever on the sides. We let our rangers free during the...
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    First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

    I hate march. ;) Last week the weather was great, but the chicks weren't feathered out. So I did take them out for one day, but couldn't everyday. This week it is getting up to 82 degrees, but it's calling for a high of 55 on sunday & rain. ughhhhhh. Today was their first day in one of the...
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    First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

    I think this is my first time posting in this thread, so, HI everybody! We just got our first set of 100 Cornish X from McMurray, after having probably every other broiler they offer. We decided to take the chance this summer, since it took 18 (gulp!) weeks to raise other meaties in two...
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    First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

    Yeah but then there are the super crazy B's who go and pick up allllll of your feathers, FILL the horse through with them for a photo shoot...force feed them to the horses and pay for the vet to come out and tell her that your chickens are posing a health problem and once all of her ducks are...
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