Posts by Lexiluke

At my house, if they get to 8 lbs, it's time!  Regardless of age.  Usually it is between 7-8 weeks.

This time of year, I would call all of your local grain stores to see if they have any in.

I am in the middle of my spring vacation and in the midst of a turkey hatch.  It is really funny how all of my teaching friends are following the hatch from Florida and other areas.  I had good intentions of getting some...

I am at 3 now with a bunch more rocking the house!  It is day 27 here.  Congrats to the both of you, too!

My Tom I don't trust around my young ones.  He has chased both and pecked my 3 year old's back.  He is never a problem around adults, though.  I have a 1500 square foot pen for them that they hang in when the kids...

It's only day 26 and I got my first poult!  The others are rocking and 3 more have pipped!  They just want out.  My 6 year old is glued to the incubator!

Bourbons are great.  I have two incubators with them right now and a hen sitting on 10 eggs.  One incubator on lockdown and due to hatch on Wednesday.  I hope you have as much of an adventure as I am having.  Good...

Quote: Originally Posted by chicken pickin  Mine are doing ok. Im trying my hand at staggered hatches. I have 3 batches, 1st due to hatch 4/21, next on 4/29 and the last on 5/5. I have 2 hens and it seems...

Quote: Originally Posted by chicken pickin  I dont have my meaties yet. Last year I got them in august and processed in sept, at 6 weeks 6 days old we did 26. This year we may do more. And I havent decided what month...

I just ordered my spring broilers.  I pick up 30 sometime late next week.  Anyone else out there raising any meat birds this spring?  Last year I raised them to 7 weeks and had very large birds.  I am thinking of...