California - Northern

[chrissyr]

Haha!! Reminds me if the "I love Lucy" episode where she is doing the commercial for the green vitamin stuff lol!!

Vitameatavegimin (sp?) I loved those Lucy shows!!

 

[chiqita]

Oh yes vegamite is nasty stuff. You have to eat it 3x a day since you are a baby to aquire a taste for it. Even then it does not always work. Many Australians don't like it.

Those people who try and tell you marmite is better and you should try it also lie...

 

[Chickengirl1304]

After worming how long should I wait before eating eggs again?

 

[chiqita]

10 days after the second worming iirc. Of course you can always incubate them!

 

[chrissyr]

The 6598
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Sorry, My cat Sasha just typed the numbers...

20% corid powder lasts a long time. TSC has it.

1/2 tsp per gallon for 7 days. They need to be exposed to some dirt or the outside first. Wait a couple of weeks. Make sure you give them some B vitamins after treatment--Corid is a Niacin dis rupter and will make them deficient.

Ok, so the babies will be 2 weeks this week. is this a good time to do this? And this treatment will build resistance?

 

[Chickengirl1304]

10 days after the second worming iirc. Of course you can always incubate them!

Trouble trouble trouble

 

[ronott1]

Trouble trouble trouble

Ducks should be set on Wednesday for the NYD Hatch. You have a week from Wednesday to get Chicken eggs ready and then we move on to Quail..Lots of hatching opportunities....

 

[tommysgirl]

Tell me please you fine people:

1)Do you process your dual purpose cockerels at or around 20 weeks?

2) Do you let them free range then pen them for a couple of weeks right before?

3) If I take them and Beakface out of the Broody pen and put them back in the big coop should Ozzie play nice with the boys even after BF kicks em to the curb?...they hatched in his coop and have been ranging together their whole lives so he knows them well.

4) And lastly I have been feeding an all purpose pellet 20% protein and no added calcium but should I switch to a grower? Are the the same?

I am pretty sure I am looking at two cockerels at least in the broody pen and since this will be my first experience raising them past 6 weeks I was hoping you could advise me.

I will post new pics of the kids at the end of the week. The mutt is silver/blue cuckoo. The Wys have more feathers than they did but are still absurdly downy for nearly 6 week olds.

My next untried broody will get just CA grey eggs so I can see if the Mix with Ozzie produces a silver sex link.

Beakface will hopefully get some NH eggs from Deb next time she is broody.

 

[ronott1]

Tell me please you fine people:

1)Do you process your dual purpose cockerels at or around 20 weeks?

2) Do you let them free range then pen them for a couple of weeks right before?

3) If I take them and Beakface out of the Broody pen and put them back in the big coop should Ozzie play nice with the boys even after BF kicks em to the curb?...they hatched in his coop and have been ranging together their whole lives so he knows them well.

4) And lastly I have been feeding an all purpose pellet 20% protein and no added calcium but should I switch to a grower? Are the the same?

I am pretty sure I am looking at two cockerels at least in the broody pen and since this will be my first experience raising them past 6 weeks I was hoping you could advise me.

I will post new pics of the kids at the end of the week. The mutt is silver/blue cuckoo. The Wys have more feathers than they did but are still absurdly downy for nearly 6 week olds.

My next untried broody will get just CA grey eggs so I can see if the Mix with Ozzie produces a silver sex link.

Beakface will hopefully get some NH eggs from Deb next time she is broody.

Cockerels, for tenderness, 16 to 20 weeks. Older(notice I did not say larger--tenderness goes by Breed and Age) will be tougher and need brining and moisture cooking. Pullets can go over 20 weeks. Dual Purpose Meat, like Bresse, Process the pullets too.

2. I cannot free range Rooster in town.....

They go when they crow....

3. If they have been separated for more than a couple of days they will often fight even if they hatched together. Sometimes they fight anyway...

4. It is the Protein that is the biggest difference. 20% is fine for cockerels.

 

[chiqita]

Tell me please you fine people:

1)Do you process your dual purpose cockerels at or around 20 weeks? 

2) Do you let them free range then pen them for a couple of weeks right before?

3) If I take them and Beakface out of the Broody pen and put them back in the big coop should Ozzie play nice with the boys even after BF kicks em to the curb?...they hatched in his coop and have been ranging together their whole lives so he knows them well.

4) And lastly I have been feeding an all purpose pellet 20% protein and no added calcium but should I switch to a grower?  Are the the same?

I am pretty sure I am looking at two cockerels at least in the broody pen and since this will be my first experience raising them past 6 weeks I was hoping you could advise me.

I will post new pics of the kids at the end of the week.  The mutt is silver/blue cuckoo.  The Wys have more feathers than they did but are still absurdly downy for nearly 6 week olds.

My next untried broody will get just CA grey eggs so I can see if the Mix with Ozzie produces a silver sex link.

Beakface will hopefully get some NH eggs from Deb next time she is broody.

 

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I process when they seem to be settled and not growing much and I have time. My roosters grow up with the big boys so there is not much if any fighting. There is a bit of chasing around the yard but its a big space.

Young rooster will get schooled when they start to make the moves or find treats for hens. But unless there is more then a bitten comb I would not worry.

I feed everyone 20% and offer oyster. I need more oyster...