From my experience, chickens, regardless of breed or makeup that are allowed to free range are far less likely to have leg problems than those that simply lay around with their faces in a trough.
J.
We wrap a piece of cheap duct tape around the wings, hang them on a line by the feet, then slit....Quick and easy...they bleed out very well with no flapping, no bruising.
POA...Pony Of Americas. Usually small to medium size and frequently featuring Appaloosa markings. Tough hardy steads with excellent feet and great endurance.
We were taught as little kids that you NEVER make pets of food animals. We could pet our dogs, cats, horses and sometimes our girlfriends but that was just about the extent of it. Later on, we were told that our girlfriends were sometimes out of bounds and now we have a herd of big-headed...
It would have to rain here in biblical proportions before anything other than our stock ponds and tanks would over-flow. In fact it has rained here to the point that we only had a three day period to get hay cut and put up before it started again.
There are many advantages to living in a...
It's no CX but it looks meaty enough for 5 days old. Being hybrid, it will be larger and have better breast meat than either parent. Should be an excellent F-1 bird with multiple uses.
Jason