Sorry I didnt make it to auction spent most of my day trying to save my birds life. finally had to call les to the rescue. I had a cannabal type bird. at first I thought it was cause my DarkCornish went gamie, so I pulled out all my White plymouth rocks and Cornish X from the breed pen Including one that had her Whole backend ripped up and even her oil gland eaten. Les says she will make it though so after the seperating I assumed all was well till I found another cornish X hen the same way as the other and the guilty Culprit covered in blood. Soon as I removed the cornish she went straight for the next hen. She is now isolated so what I assume is she began it. the Dark Cornish joined in. I still cant decide if I want to cull her or not this is definatly a Show bird. I could just keep her single and eat her eggs I guess. Scared to breed her incase its hereditary. I might just cull her. Never had such a hard decision But I cant ever get back the 10 months of special raising and conditioning I did to raise my Cornish X hens again. out of 5 only 2 survived the Long haul. its just next to impossible to raise them. But as several people know definately Doable. If I have to start over to try and Resurface my white cornish Rock so be it. we will all experience set backs.
Sorry to vent here but I had to get this off. I dealt with Lots of different scenario's in this short time. and without BYC and Some really good hearted Okies I would never have made it. its hard taking one of your best best birds and deciiding her fate. what ever I decide i am sure it will be the right thing at the end of the day.
Time to make the daily for hatching eggs Got Dark Cornish standard, Buckeyes, White frizzle bantam cochin roo over a bantam Buff white laced buff cochin hen, Buff Brahma bantam Over Partraige laced black cochin bantam, BA's, RiR's, Several meat program Birds, some geese, and some duck eggs going into the bator at 8 pm understand. Peaches, sorry I couldnt come help out.
Micheal we will square u at blanchard,
Al thanks for your calm and intelligent advice.
nnbreeder, You sir are like the Chicken God
Sjarvis00 all the confusion stumped me Forgot completely about meeting you at the auction my mind was racing about my birds. I can meet you anytime your avalible and if you got rid of them also understand. Sorry again my birds come somewhere towards the front of my priority list.
P&B I missed your fantastic enabiling.
ttyl everyone hope you have a good day. and again sorry to anyone I might have let down. Matthew
