Red Laced Cornish X and project talk (pics p. 8)

[SteveH]

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Yes , IL , and it hasn't been necessary for me to get inspected yet for a NPIP # . I think any bird I would ship would first have to be vet inspected plus shipping would be pretty costly just to get a hatchery quality cockeral ; certainly would not be worth it to me if I were looking for one . I'm either culling all but one or maybe all of my WLRC cockerals this week if all goes as plans . Hopefully some of the WLRC pullets will start laying while my CX roos are still breeding [ and if they are capable in the first place ] and I'll offer hatching eggs for sale here at BYC if anyone wants them . My 4 CX pullets' combs went red this week and they are now in a breeding pen with a silver and red EE cockeral now waiting for the first eggs to be layed , and the EE will be replaced with a splash Ameraucana as soon as he matures . My other breeding pen is composed of three CX cockerals over WLRC , EE , and B/B/S Ameraucana pullets but not expecting any eggs there for at least another two months .
This was taken two days ago before they were divided into breeding pens , though the Ameraucana in the backgound have always been segregated . I built a creep feeder that allows the young Ameraucana access to full feed , but keeps the larger CX pullets from feeding , and now keeping them together .

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

I'm taking the plunge this fall and getting my NPIP . . . mixed feelings about it, and it's not required in Idaho, but my friend who owns a small hatchery has convinced me.

 

[SteveH]

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Probably a good move if you plan on selling live birds .

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

I know, I do recognize all of the good and legitimate reasons for it. I just hate extra government involvement; our state is one of the ones with the least regulations and most of us see that as at least part of the reason why we live here.

 

[Chickanmanfromarkansas]

My brother has the White Laced Red Cornish, the Dark Cornish and the Buff Cornish. All hatchery stock. They are for the most part in my opinon are up to if not APA standard. The WLRC are a little slower to mature. As far as cornish not being the best layers these have just started laying they were Feb. chicks. The eggs are a little on the small side but so are many other breeds when they are from pullets.

 

[SteveH]

I thought I had predator proofed my pens but had a kill in my pens last night .

I'm pretty sure I found the point of entry and secured it . At least it was a RLWC [ I've got more than I want ] but wish it had been cockeral . Only skeletal parts missing were the head and neck ; the breast meat and entrals were picked clean [ possibly by the other chickens ] , and the pullet was halved with the back half on the other side of the pen completely untouched . The remains are in a livetrap setting just outside of the pen tonight .

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

bummer steve . . .

 

[eKo_birdies]

did you catch the culprit?

 

[al6517]

Everytime I think everything is super secure a coon get's in, but only every couple of yrs. I trap coon and possums on a regular basis just to keep the population down. No attack for the last 2 yrs but now that I have said that my luck will turn LOL. Keep after it Steve it's an ongoing thing.

Breeding has come to a stop for the summer, now just waiting to see how the spring hatch of all the crosses shapes up. The heat this year is brutal but only lost a few little ones to piling, not bad though. I had some good looking project birds hatch and I am working on body type first before I begin with speeding up their growth rates although I have been breeding and culling for it, and feel confident I can infuse it later.

AL

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

sad day for me, I lost 40 CX chicks last night, all my fault. I left them out in the tractor as it was warm enough, thought I might loose one or two due to pile up but NOOOOOOO . . . I lost all 40 (well actually 35 because I brought the 5 runts inside) to the sprinkler

My non english speaking gardner obviously mixed up 12 AM and 12PM when I told him I wanted the sprinklers coming on at noon. I got up to 35 soaked dead babies. Oh my gosh I feel so terrible. and now I have the 5 runts whoopeee