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It's looking like that's the case? I'm confused because I raised 21 CX to processing on basically the same food access schedule in a very similar setup, except I kept them on meatbird feed throughout, and had less trouble with them. Both of these breeds are supposed to be hardier and less...

Update on my Freedom Ranger New Hampshires and White Rangers (3m broilers). They are now ~8 weeks old. At 6 weeks I had to process one of the NH for a varus/valgus deformity. It was barely 1-2 lbs fully dressed...

Has anyone had Angel Wing show up in their meat birds? Any idea what causes this in chickens or what to do about it? Should I remove these birds from my breeding population? I have 2 month old Freedom Ranger New Hampshires (dual purpose but optimized for meat) and White Rangers (CX derived...

Something weird happened in the shell gland while the chicken was laying the egg. Usually I get odd shaped eggs similar to this when my girls are under stress, they had something scary happen while the egg was in the shell-application portion of their egg making system. Older hens can also be...

I'm gonna agree with @aart on this one. It really depends on how old/big the cockerels are, whether they've peacefully lived together before going in the cages, and how willing they are to fight. And remember, it could change in a moment. I like to have a spare isolation cage or two available...

Yup, your babies will be olive eggers. How olive depends entirely on how dark the chocolate coloring genes are that dad passes on. That baby is looking roosterish to me due to comb development and pinkness, but it's a guess at this point. It's too early to tell, and I could totally be wrong...

Awesome! Welcome to BYC! Lots of cool info on here on every topic you can imagine. Have fun!!!

Have at it! Better solve it soon, or other chickens will pick up the bad behavior- it can be very hard to break. Sometimes you can try all the things and nothing works, depends on the chicken. Good luck!

Sounds like you have an egg eater, and your presence reminds her that there are eggs to eat. Several options: Use rolling nest boxes so the eggs roll away from the hen where the chickens can't reach them just as soon as they're laid. Put fake ceramic eggs in the nest boxes and collect the...

Be prepared for hate if you put your contact info out there. A number of folks have significant objections to caponizing chickens. Also, have you processed any chickens yourself yet? Like, processed them to eat from flock to table. Because you can see the testes on the inside of the bird...

That is totally what happened to my chicken! Thanks for the information! I'll be sure to watch for that in future offspring of this flock.

I skin mine, part them out, put them in gallon ziplock bags by item type (boneless/skinless breasts in one bag, bone-in wings legs and thighs in another), let them rest in the fridge until joints move easily, then freeze. Because I want to eat them as soon as they're thawed. Works great...

In case anyone ever reads this thread and wonders, I processed this chicken, and it ended up being a birth defect. The hock joint was functioning properly, the tendons were going over the correct locations and the knobs of the bones fit together properly, but just below where the two bones...

Anyone know what to do?

UPDATE: Added Pictures. Pls help! I have a New Hampshire from Freedom Ranger Hatchery, optimized for meat (dual purpose), male, hatched March 10th. Been feeding 23% meatbird food until about a week or two ago when I switched to 20% all flock. Today I noticed he had a leg going out to the...

Take a human Calcium citrate tablet with vit D, maybe 600mg of Ca, and pop it in the affected hen's mouth until she swallows once a day for a week or two, up to a month, until the issue resolves. This can help reset her system, and she may be fine for a few months or longer. You can re-treat...

Sorry you had to cull your favorite rooster. It happens, and is one of the hard parts of chicken keeping. I had a favorite rooster turn mean around 1 year old, and processing him was one of the hardest things I've had to do yet, but I couldn't allow him to attack my children. I cried the...

You want a razor blade sharp knife. They make game processing kits with replaceable razor blade knife blades. I tie my chickens up to a tree with wire on the feet, the wire you use to secure chain link fabric to topline poles. Use a cut-proof glove or chain mail gauntlet like they use in the...

Glad that worked out for you! SF are so cute!

If you have a bit of NutriDrench, you can try to give her some. It can help perk them up out of stress and shock. Hope she continues to improve!