First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

[lpatelski]

Is there a hump in his back?  Have you let him try to cover a hen?

That hump is his hips. His breast is so heavy his front end is weighted down and his butt is in the air causing a humped appearance. Watch out for green muscle in a breast that large. Deep pectoral myopathy (DPM) is a degenerative muscle disease of heavy chickens and turkeys commonly referred to as 'Green Muscle Disease'.

Cockerels have to be able to pull up their chest to jump up. I believe he will be an AI candidate as long as the excitement does not cause aortic dissection.

 

[duluthralphie]

That hump is his hips. His breast is so heavy his front end is weighted down and his butt is in the air causing a humped appearance. Watch out for green muscle in a breast that large. Deep pectoral myopathy (DPM) is a degenerative muscle disease of heavy chickens and turkeys commonly referred to as 'Green Muscle Disease'.

Cockerels have to be able to pull up their chest to jump up. I believe he will be an AI candidate as long as the excitement does not cause aortic dissection.

I think he can safely mate with hens without running a risk of a heart attack, however, as a precaution I would only mate him to the ugly hens so he does not get too worked up over them.

 

[JRNash]

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I think he can safely mate with hens without running a risk of a heart attack, however, as a precaution I would only mate him to the ugly hens so he does not get too worked up over them.

 

[JRNash]

I will try the natural route,but I believe he is just too big. Then again,we once had a Doberman mate with a poodle. Talk about UGLY. Linda I do worry about the muscle death,at this point though there isn't much to be done. As far as heart attacks go If he was going to have one he missed an excellent opportunity when one of my True Blue Whiting Roosters snuck into the cage during feeding time. I mistakenly thought he was too big to defend himself. Boy was I wrong. He trounced the whiting in short order

 

[Turk Raphael]

I will try the natural route,but I believe he is just too big. Then again,we once had a Doberman mate with a poodle. Talk about UGLY. Linda I do worry about the muscle death,at this point though there isn't much to be done. As far as heart attacks go If he was going to have one he missed an excellent opportunity when one of my True Blue Whiting Roosters snuck into the cage during feeding time. I mistakenly thought he was too big to defend himself. Boy was I wrong. He trounced the whiting in short order

He might fool you.

Turk

 

[JRNash]

Nature abhors a vacume

 

[JRNash]

Off to work y'all have a great day

 

[abbevilleoz]

Hi! We're getting our first run of CXs next week. 25 from Cackle Hatchery. What's the consensus on medicated starter for broiler chicks?

 

[Chicken girl 15]

Hi! We're getting our first run of CXs next week. 25 from Cackle Hatchery. What's the consensus on medicated starter for broiler chicks?

I use non medicated 28% protein starter. Keep in mind I'm only on round 2 of cx as well as my family uses only non medicated feed for all our animals.

 

[Chicken girl 15]

Hi! We're getting our first run of CXs next week. 25 from Cackle Hatchery. What's the consensus on medicated starter for broiler chicks?

that is a picture just now taken of my cx that cackle sent to me on 8-17. Growing good and very healthy.