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Weight vs. \"filled out\"

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bantamhill:
I have found that large fowl Ameraucana cockerels take some time to fill out.

I had a year of thin birds and figured out that I had case of Coccidiosis that was causing the problem. It had been a wet year and the worms were moving a lot. I made a few adjustments and things turned around.

Michael

Beth C:
Michael: I think that\'s definitely part of my problem - I have been fighting an uphill battle w/coccidia for the last 2 seasons. In addition to medicated feed I\'ve also been treating them with Corid. I try to keep the area clean but there\'s only so clean you can get dirt, especially when it turns to mud. Any suggestions? I\'m seriously considering raising the young birds on wire next year. I\'d love to have concrete runs I could wash down but that\'s just not in the budget. The best I can do right now is crushed stone, which will help with the mud but cleaning not so much...

John:

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I\'ve hauled a lot of sand into my pens over the years.  It doesn\'t look very yellow after a while, but it is piled fairly high compared to the ground around the pens (high and dry) and I rototill it and turn it over with a spade when I get ambitious.  It\'s a good idea to cover it with lime each fall.  Roofs over the pens or part of them help to keep them dry.

Beth C:

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What a great idea! Maybe I\'ll go with sand instead of rock then.

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