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

[Minniechickmama]

Al, are you sure you didn't get a little bit of Silkie crossed into that pullet? A broody Cornish. What is the world coming to

Good luck. I hope she has magic feathers and hatches them all for ya!

 

[big medicine]

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Everytime I go to a big show like this it allways amazes me how much I get to visit and soak up all the good information. I find myself getting involved in all sorts of conversations where you get to hear all the pro's and con's of any particular Cornish subject and chickens in general. I personaly think it's why most of us go, we learn so much in a day of talking than you can in a year of raising. It's just a cool experience and I relish every December when it's showtime. It will be interesting to hear what the scuttlebutt is about this year LOL.

AL

I suspect it will be your whites.

 

[al6517]

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I know really, of all the Cornish hen's I have had and raised I have never had a broody........ ever!!!. and this one is just a pullet and not even laying yet, she was supposed to be a cull because of a slight color issue but I kept her in the hopes she would shed it in her 1st molt which hasn't come yet and won't till next year. Anyway I kept her because she had much better confirmation and was really broad up front and across the shoulders. I am really happy to have one that goes broody and I am excited to see if she hatches any out, if she does it's a big plus for my pen's, I checked yesterday and she is still there and in the trance so things look good so far.

AL

I will try and get a pic of her on the nest and show you it can happen LOL.

 

[Kobey]

Al, I actually had a question about culling.

I understand the principal and point but one thing I was curious about which you just touched on was if shape and form are generally more important, and color is typically a "secondary" consideration when breeding as it can be for lack of a proper term "focused" on later...why cull if a slight off color is the only issue?

And as I type that it occurs to me it probably has more to do with the practical logistics of it all and with less than “unlimited” space there is only room for the best of the best.

And let me again say I truly hope you amaze people at the show...it's actually in large part because of what you have shown me here and your reasons behind it which has influenced my choice to raise Chanteclers’. To try and help bring back their numbers and improve their future so it becomes brighter then it currently is...much like your Cornish program.

 

[al6517]

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Culling is and has always been a breeder setting his own priorities. If one is breeding very simple colors and there is just a small issue than one may still keep them for other reasons. I will always breed for confirmation first, simply because minor color issues can be easily overcome by hatching numbers, as confirmation breeding takes much longer. In this case the dark hen came from stock which had a WLR sire which in this case was being used to enhance the lacing and there was some minor white bleed through on a few feathers, but all of the other dozen that hatched with her had the desired effect and came out looking good.

In short it really depends on several things like space, inventory of quality stock, hatching calender, and good roosters and goal of your program in the short & long term.

 

[Tracydr]

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Good Luck, I know you'll do great!

 

[Tracydr]

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Pretty funny! I have an OEGB doing the same thing. She's only been laying for about a month. The bad thing is the rooster has been so busy trying to breed big hens that I don't have any fertile eggs. I may have to isolate the other banty hen with the rooster for a week and give the eggs to my other little hen.

 

[SteveH]

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Welcome Karl! Sorry I didn't say say hi earlier, much too busy lately, but still reading here daily.

Al;
I somehow thought Cornish were good broodies, so glad to find out different so I won't be dissappointed later. All of my juvenile Darks were hatched by show quality bantam DCs, so I just figured broodiness went with the breed. I hope your pullet stays with it. As far as culling for color, I have two Dark pullets with great bodies but terrible lacing, so they'll go under my new White for splits.

Getting moved and established here slowly, and already had a predator loss last night. I had my WC cockeral in that pen over 8 CX pullets, and glad I lost a pullet and not him. That particular pen isn't as secure, so he's back in a stouter one. The trap's set, but if it's a coyote [as I suspect] the trap's too small.

I've got about 1/2 my flock moved here and housed in portable gowing/breeding pens. Still building pens, have to put an electric backed perimeter fence up around the east acre, and still have the bulk of my belongings scattered over three other properties. Between this bug I can't shake and my rupured discs, I,m just too slow to get anything done quick; but making progress.

 

[kfacres]

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Welcome Karl! Sorry I didn't say say hi earlier, much too busy lately, but still reading here daily.

Al;
I somehow thought Cornish were good broodies, so glad to find out different so I won't be dissappointed later. All of my juvenile Darks were hatched by show quality bantam DCs, so I just figured broodiness went with the breed. I hope your pullet stays with it. As far as culling for color, I have two Dark pullets with great bodies but terrible lacing, so they'll go under my new White for splits.

Getting moved and established here slowly, and already had a predator loss last night. I had my WC cockeral in that pen over 8 CX pullets, and glad I lost a pullet and not him. That particular pen isn't as secure, so he's back in a stouter one. The trap's set, but if it's a coyote [as I suspect] the trap's too small.

I've got about 1/2 my flock moved here and housed in portable gowing/breeding pens. Still building pens, have to put an electric backed perimeter fence up around the east acre, and still have the bulk of my belongings scattered over three other properties. Between this bug I can't shake and my rupured discs, I,m just too slow to get anything done quick; but making progress.

where's the new place... I'm bout always up to some fence building...

 

[big medicine]

Steve are we talking live trap or foot hold here ? If a foothold, you might be ahead to snap it untill you can get some larger steel. As you will be educating a critter that is hard enough to fool as it is.