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[NTBugtraq]

Just a mini update on my 2 hatch sets that are on-going...I candled and weighed the eggs in my Brinsea this morning only to find that 3 eggs were glued to the foam flooring. Turns out one egg cracked and leaked, which spread to 2 nearby eggs. It might have cracked when I put it in, or after, I have no way of knowing...as I had "just left them"...;-]

Also, I had totally forgotten to check the water in the humidifier, so humidity had gotten down to 31% yesterday...I refilled it...

More updates in a little bit on my Hatch-a-long thread.

 

[WalnutHill]

So you're saying the ones I have now that are about 12 weeks or so are going to die soon?

I do agree they eat a ton!!! I am buying chick feed every week now. Its terrible how fast it goes. And they do poop a lot. The guy who wanted to buy them still has not contacted me so I hope he does soon. I need to get them gone so I can move my flock around a bit.

12 weeks and you haven't had any flip and die or cripple? Good for you! What ration are you feeding them?

Commercially the Cornish crosses are harvested at 6 weeks. I prefer a meatier bird, so I start them on chick starter, move them to the coop after 2 weeks and switch them to grower, go lights-out at night between 2 and 3 weeks, just before they become eating machines, and switch them to finisher after 5 weeks (or if I have too much grower on hand, I just supplement with scratch to lower the protein). After 5 weeks they go out on the lawn on nice days, and I process at 9-10 weeks. Even then, I still lose a few to their genetics.

 

[rossfam06]

12 weeks and you haven't had any flip and die or cripple? Good for you! What ration are you feeding them?

Commercially the Cornish crosses are harvested at 6 weeks. I prefer a meatier bird, so I start them on chick starter, move them to the coop after 2 weeks and switch them to grower, go lights-out at night between 2 and 3 weeks, just before they become eating machines, and switch them to finisher after 5 weeks (or if I have too much grower on hand, I just supplement with scratch to lower the protein). After 5 weeks they go out on the lawn on nice days, and I process at 9-10 weeks. Even then, I still lose a few to their genetics.

Nope. Right now they are eating machines though. LoL!!!! I have them on medicated chick starter. I normally give them 3-4 cups a day (I use an old peanut butter jar). And that's for 6 chicks, 2 are roosters and 4 are pullets. They all seem like they are walking around great. A couple of the pullets don't even look like cornish crosses. So I.....really don't know. LoL!!!!

 

[WVduckchick]

I wondered why Rural King still had so many chicks! They are Cornish crosses. <<smacks head - duh!>>

 

[rossfam06]

So I found the ad of the guy who is selling these chicks in terrible condition. And this is what his ad says the birds are:
red sex links, black sex links, green eggers, Brown leghorns, buff orpington X Cornish rock generation two. So I am not sure what I have except I do know I have one that is A Buff/Cornish, I have 2 red looking ones/Cornish, and 3 white ones.

 

[WVduckchick]

Anyone notice we were #1 yesterday?

 

[scflock]

Just a mini update on my 2 hatch sets that are on-going...I candled and weighed the eggs in my Brinsea this morning only to find that 3 eggs were glued to the foam flooring. Turns out one egg cracked and leaked, which spread to 2 nearby eggs. It might have cracked when I put it in, or after, I have no way of knowing...as I had "just left them"...;-]

Also, I had totally forgotten to check the water in the humidifier, so humidity had gotten down to 31% yesterday...I refilled it...

More updates in a little bit on my Hatch-a-long thread.

I can "just leave them" because I'm not pounding them between the rails with a hammer

That foam pad isn't a necessity, so if you don't like it, don't use it next time. How were the candling results?

 

[scflock]

Anyone notice we were #1 yesterday?

I never looked, but I assumed

 

[WalnutHill]

So I found the ad of the guy who is selling these chicks in terrible condition. And this is what his ad says the birds are:
red sex links, black sex links, green eggers, Brown leghorns, buff orpington X Cornish rock generation two. So I am not sure what I have except I do know I have one that is A Buff/Cornish, I have 2 red looking ones/Cornish, and 3 white ones.

Ahhh....ok not the commercial Cornish crosses. That explains a lot. But they are way too old for starter no matter what they are!

 

[scflock]

Ahhh....ok not the commercial Cornish crosses. That explains a lot. But they are way too old for starter no matter what they are!

That's just not right...