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[microchick]

Continuously, @Beer can. I love to write though.

DH and I took off to the woods for a walk this afternoon. Found 5 ticks on me so far.Still feel creepy crawly.

I read this week that it's going to be a bad year for ticks. Just dandy, she groans.

 

[Beer can]

Yep!

That happens all the time. You post reminded me of the reverse discrimination case that was settled--It was company policy to not hire old white Guys

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/o...-in-age-bias-settlement/ar-AAwIVUT?li=BBnbfcL

 

[bruceha2000]

We have apparently temporarily moved to tornado alley. Tornado warning for tonight, the T-storm line is approaching from the west. Tornados are really rare here though.

 

[Beer can]

We have apparently temporarily moved to tornado alley. Tornado warning for tonight, the T-storm line is approaching from the west. Tornados are really rare here though.

We've had a few also, but I've never been lucky enough to see one, but I've seen the aftermath of huge trees snapped off half way up for miles. We must live in a blessed area. Every time one hits it wipes out trees, hundreds of acres once, whole hillside next to a town once, never any home damages.
Knock on wood....lol.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Tornado are horrible and others are more prone to live in area I recall being very small
sirens going off walking home from school diving into a ditch as we could see the funnel
coming at us guess it veered off last second as we lived

 

[getaclue]

Ok, I'm having a problem. I got my breeding trio, and hatched out a small batch of chicks. Both roosters from that hatch seem to be infertile. They tread the hens, but I've never gotten a single fertile egg from any hens they've been with. From the hatch last year, I got 2 more cockerels. They're approaching the 1 year mark now. Again, I'm not seeing fertility in the eggs. Yes, I know what fertile eggs look like. My original rooster has produced many with his hens, and I've hatched some out, but he's several years old now. The first group was raised on medicated chick starter, which is all you can get where I live, then put on gamebird/showbird feed which is about 30% protein. I know it affects the hens laying abilities, so I cut back to Purina Flockraiser. Later on, I put them on Mana Pro Layer feed, but give them occasional mealworms, and cat food. I up their protein levels when they molt to around 24% which helps them feather out, and I still get some eggs. Potency with my original rooster has NEVER been a problem. I went more conventional with the second group. I fed them medicated chick starter, later Purina Flockraiser, then about a month ago, changed them to layer feed. I changed out roosters on a couple groups, about 3 weeks ago, and I'm still not seeing any fertile eggs. Yes, the original rooster, and his hens are giving fertile eggs, but none of the offspring males seem to be fertile.

 

[pennyJo1960]

seems odd I never use medicated feed but that is a choice not thinking
it real bad I do not like purina there again personal choice

 

[getaclue]

As I posted, all they have in this area is medicated feed. The feed mills here don't do the non-medicated, so I can't get it. I still don't think that's the problem. BTW, they are beautiful, have been shown, and placed well, so it's not a health issue. Could it be something genetic?

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Oh God y'all guess what's a thing again

 

[Beer can]

Could it be something genetic?

I don't know your birds entire genetic history but I have read that chickens that are too closely breed, no new blood, are prone to infertility. Mostly happens with rare breeds imported here with not enough of a gene pool. Really haven't heard of it much with proper line breeding with tight genetics but can happen and they will have to introduce new blood to improve their stock which in turn sets them back yrs on breeding SOP show winners. But improves fertility.