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Still fishin'

Im a fan of always available. If you want to switch to meal times I would wait until adequate muscle has been developed, so if I had to guess (this depends on breed) but around the 6 week mark you could switch to meal times. (edit: K0K0shka is preaching with those words, but it is up to your...

I use a (warm) wet Q-tip for cleaning my birds, then if it happens again when they're older I use wet wipes. (wet wipes can clean just about anything) ((don't get bleach/any toxic wipes))

I would recommend putting newspaper or a bed sheet over the shavings until about day 5 or 7, It could be the temperature, or it could also just be a faulty breed. The birds could also be choking on the feed itself, I recommend a crumble feed instead of pellets until about week 2, if you...

Heat lamps are the most cost effective, It cost about 7 cent per hour to run a heat lamp, Broiler chickens should be around 85-90 degrees until I think week 2? You'll be able to tell if birds are too hot/too cold based off their location in the coop. If they huddle under the lamp they are cold...

Yes! Firm meat is a wonderful trait in show broilers, I (from personal experience) don't think it would beat a bird with a better taper, but if it comes down to you and another bird of equal standing, firmness is a trait judges will look for.

Gone fishin'

Hello! My name is Eb, Im a junior in highschool I've been raising show broilers for about 3 years now. My show season has just ended! In my senior year, I plan on doing all the Major Shows In my area. I have 13 birds at this moment but I'm 95% sure that they are all on there way to a processing...