Dark Cornish chicks

Our feathered friends face a fowl genetic flaw: and a hatching halt

Oh, the heartbreak of a hatching halt! After 35 years of raising Dark Cornish chicks, u/Hurrymonarch gets the dreaded email: Cackle Hatchery is done with the breed. Anyone who's cracked open an incubator knows the fowl genetic flaw they're talking about, those chicks that just don't make it to the big day. It's a clucky tragedy that makes you wonder if the Dark Cornish is becoming too tough to sell. So where's a Midwest chicken keeper to turn for reliable new blood? This isn't just a sourcing problem; it's a question of whether this quirky, troubled breed has a future. For more feathered friend dilemmas, check out "My Backyard's a Buffet and the Chickens Are the Only Ones Eating."