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

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

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I've heard if you mix a little baking soda and water into a paste that that will help.

 

[kfacres]

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So, is there a "typical" hatching season? I know you can hatch all year but is there a better time than others, and for what reason? Are eggs more fertile, less, is hatch rate different etc...

Thanks

TC

The birds in question, are all currently in the juvienile stage. Their hatching season will begin when they start laying.

From a personal standpoint, we normally hatch in the spring/ summer and fall (if the mature hens are still laying due to molt). Typically we do not hatch through the winter, as most birds will either cease laying, or almost completely quit-- and I like to just throw them all in together in one pen for added maitainace, care, and body warmth through our northern Illinois/ Iowa winters.

It seems that most birds and their fertiltiy rates suffer during the heat stressed summers, and so most of our hatching is limited to spring and fall. In early summer, I hear of these things called black flies, or buffalo knats, which are a pain, knock on wood, we've not dealt with them... I think they come with water, creeks and rivers.

To be quite honest, our spring hatches are the most successful, but during the other times of the year, it doesn't make sense to turn all the eggs into ommelts; when the chances of them hatching are far better in a 'bator, than a skillet.

 

[kfacres]

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OT start a new post.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Anyone on this thread want my 4 Katy's Mixes, 2 cockerels 2 pullets. 5 months old. You pay shipping and their yours. PM me.

 

[Bossroo]

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I've heard if you mix a little baking soda and water into a paste that that will help.

When you are out in the middle of no- where or just need a quick relief for the insect bites... put on some of your own SALIVA. Works like a charm.

 

[SteveH]

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I was dead certain that was a male due to his darker face.................. now I'm starting to have doubts.

But I earler saw a WLR you pictured that I thought was a pullet here, and wondering about it also.

He? has more blue than when I had him; and like Gary I haven't a clue as too his genetics, except they're mixed. I wouldn't let the cushion comb bother me; I haven't been paying much attention but thought one of the whites might go that way also. Pea comb is dominate; so once farther along with some offspring more of the recessive combs will probably crop out. I don't have enough of them to get picky about combs yet.

Mine started going through a weedy growth stage just before I took the last pic of the whites, and looks like that one is too.

 

[NevadaRon]

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This is going to sound crazy, but it works! Put Scotch tape over the bites. I have a real problem with mosquitos myself (that's one of the reasons why I live in the desert

) and it will stop the itching.

 

[kfacres]

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I was dead certain that was a male due to his darker face.................. now I'm starting to have doubts.

But I earler saw a WLR you pictured that I thought was a pullet here, and wondering about it also.

He? has more blue than when I had him; and like Gary I haven't a clue as too his genetics, except they're mixed. I wouldn't let the cushion comb bother me; I haven't been paying much attention but thought one of the whites might go that way also. Pea comb is dominate; so once farther along with some offspring more of the recessive combs will probably crop out. I don't have enough of them to get picky about combs yet.

Mine started going through a weedy growth stage just before I took the last pic of the whites, and looks like that one is too.

I see that stage in life... The 5 are a little stretchy right now... Anymore, I give up on trying to sex these birds visually... Back in the day I was pretty good... Good as even doing day old chicks.... This year, I was 0-4.

but hey, it's all learning...

got your PM.. be in touch and let you know...

 

[kfacres]

Well we added some really great birds to out Cornish flock today, thanks to SteveH, really can't show enough how much of a help he's been to our establishing process.

Good story for everybody.. Tonight, as we were color banding the new birds to show their heritige-- Kelly (DW) stated, I'm going to call these things meatballs... I told her that's been done a zillion times, and that they call the LF birds bulldogs...

Steve, the smaller of the newer birds, fits right in with ours, the bigger bird is just slightly older.. I attribute that to maturity mostly... She's far redder in the comb than either of my 2. I was told they are about 2/3 grown; so that makes complete sense.

I think (hope) the BLR project bird will be ok. He's not lost his appetite any, and acclamated to his new home quite well...

Thanks again, pics coming soon... sometime... for everybody else...

 

[SteveH]

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You're welcome Jody. The bantam DC had gotten so red in the face and comb that I started looking for eggs the past week; I hope your bantam cockeral is old enough to get busy soon.

I also think that LF DC cockeral is going to be a very nice bird by next year.

I'm pretty tired, but had a great time at the weight pull this weekend. My pup took third place both days, which is very good considering it's his first event and I haven't spent the time training and conditioning that I should............................ there were 10 dogs in his weight class and I expected at least 4 or 5 to beat him.