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Raising BackYard Chickens
Feeding & Watering Your Flock
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<blockquote data-quote="Florida Bullfrog" data-source="post: 25957325" data-attributes="member: 540891"><p>The kind of breeding I value is very much like creating and maintaining an heirloom variety of plant. Diverse genetics and hardiness seem to go hand in hand. </p><p></p><p>I’m actually moving away from maintaining my pure Crackers as the various half-breeds I’m making seem superior both as survivors and for practical human use. My pure Crackers don’t need any help being predator resistant but last year they became very susceptible to coccidiosis. I think I inbred them too tight. I lost entire broods of chicks within days of them hitting green grass for the first time when brooded away from grass for the first few weeks of life. The half-breeds have no such issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Florida Bullfrog, post: 25957325, member: 540891"] The kind of breeding I value is very much like creating and maintaining an heirloom variety of plant. Diverse genetics and hardiness seem to go hand in hand. I’m actually moving away from maintaining my pure Crackers as the various half-breeds I’m making seem superior both as survivors and for practical human use. My pure Crackers don’t need any help being predator resistant but last year they became very susceptible to coccidiosis. I think I inbred them too tight. I lost entire broods of chicks within days of them hitting green grass for the first time when brooded away from grass for the first few weeks of life. The half-breeds have no such issue. [/QUOTE]
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