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Quite interesting. I had read it months ago as a newbie, but re reading it really changes the dynamics for me. Edited to add: Four out of seven of my hatchery Dels died the first week. No reason.

Thinking about the ducks. Have you ever tried to finish your plucking by dipping in wax and plunging in cold water? I've been thinking about getting white muscovies and this is my quandry. How much harder are they to do than chickens?

Hi Leslie, good to see you. I haven't seen this post until today. Sorry. Very interesting. Not the study I'd read but it has something in common. I traded my 2 hatchery Delawares and 2 smaller super blue egg layers for a Blosi White Plymouth Rock pullet 5 mo old. It'll be a start on...

Considering I've got 12 cockerels right now and with the 13 in the incubator and another doz coming next month, I'm going to be overrun with them. Even with 50/50 ratio that's still going to be another 12. I'm ordering velcro as we speak, to try and shut them up a little Glad to hear...

I've heard this also. But I read something the other day that interested me. The more nutritious the feed the hens lay more pullets.. Less nutritious is more cockerels. The author said that the hen knows what she is eating and if her nutrition is low she knows that the cockerels can live...

If you are interested in fermenting let me give you a site that can answer any questions. I feed out of a v shaped wooden trough but you can buy a rain gutter and cut it in half and have two 5' long ones. http://tikktok.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/fermented-feed-faq/

Well, that says it all.

I read something yesterday that the better fed birds with lots of protein and nutrients have more pullets. The lower end of it is more cockerels. The hen knows this and that pullets don't survive on scarce protein and nutrients. The cockerels have a better chance of survival. I thought that...

This is good to know. I only have 4 hatchery Dels and they are good sized but pinched tail on all . The coloring is a little sparse around the neck. But I'll be selling these so I'm not worried.

Hey Neal, You are the expert. I'm still in the infancy of my chicken raising. My big pullets 5 mo old are just now starting to lay. And I have 2 sets of Sapphires blue egg layers. Crested cream legbar cock over White leghorn. They get bigger than americaunas. 12 cockerels half 8 wks...

Hi Neal, Great to have you. I don't think that Bee has a lot of the Dels. She mainly has White Plymouth Rocks. I could be wrong though. I do know that she lost one of her two good dels not too long ago. Check around. You might be able to find some. Where are you located? I'm in...

Glad to have you. I don't have an answer for you . Just wanted to say hi. Others will be along.

We're on here too. Come and visit different threads. A lot of interesting people There's a couple of rock threads.

Hi Leslie, maybe you could put in a few mutt eggs and take hers. She won't notice the difference.

Man, that sounds like a winner. Try it and let us know how it turned out. I know what you mean about your back. I lost a 10 day old baby out of the brooder and had to contort into various positions just to catch the little sucker. I bought a fish catch net but that thing would land an...

That's why I'm eagerly awaiting my first eggs. Egg Foo Young. Yum!!

I loved pickled pigs feed. It's still in our stores. Deep South. Oxtails. I thought everybody had them. Not cheap. About $9 lb. Rib eye is $8 down here. I saw Sunny prepare them on Food network. . But then she's a southern cook.

The first day I had my incubator I had it in the storeroom. Not insulated so even with A/C it was 100. My incubator kept going well over 100, up to 110 once. So I brought in the house. Hatched 11 out of 14. Not Delawares but blue egg layers. I'm waiting until later to get more. La...

Now this I like. Thanks