White Cornish: Building a Quality, Sustainable Flock for Meat and More.....

[Fat Daddy]

The chick you opened the wing up on came from pen "C".... one pops up like that once and a while. It may show a freckle as it feathers at first. If so it will molt out soon. I cull those but you may not have enough to do that. In a few weeks you wont be able to tell it from the others, so mark it if you want it gone.

 

[Fat Daddy]

No you're right about the build in the chicks.... but by the time they are 6 weeks old, they're almost identical....

 

[GregClark38]

I am getting some White Cornish in September. Where did everyone get their start? They seem to be very hard to find. I stated a facebook page for them but can't find a good picture of one, does anyone have a nice picture they would be willing to let me use for my page? Thanks.

 

[JRNash]

I got my start from the originator of this thread FD.

 

[JRNash]

FD I don't think I can cull anything at this point. You've got me started I think next spring it will be a numbers thing. I don't know what the sex split will be. Right now 3 of the 2nd batch have hatched for a total of 9. I don't know how the rest of the hatch will progress. I've kept Humidity at 54% and temp at 100. Still have the mechanical thermometers so I figured I'd bump the temp a little. If the sex split give me two to three pair I believe I'll be in business. There have been more than a few breeds brought back from way less. If I'm understanding the breeding program correctly I should have more than enough diversity. I say this with a dose of salt.lol my luck here lately would be all male or female.

 

[Fairview01]

I am getting some White Cornish in September. Where did everyone get their start? They seem to be very hard to find. I stated a facebook page for them but can't find a good picture of one, does anyone have a nice picture they would be willing to let me use for my page? Thanks.

Click this. I got started by an individual on the link and from FD Had it not been for him I would have not been able to set up a good breeding program.

 

[JRNash]

X2

 

[JRNash]

I also fully intend to have my cabinet incubator built by then.

 

[Fat Daddy]

If you leave that chick in question with the others. It will be unidentifiable in 6 weeks or less unless you mark it someway. The only reason I cull them is it just feels like a defect. That and I hatch a truck load of chicks! I put them in a meat pen and they look as good as any of the other pens after a few weeks....

 

[JRNash]