Posts by Brunty_Farms

Quote:Originally Posted by bigredfeather Before I starting raising CX, we ate chicken about twice a week on average.  Now that we raise and sell them, I would say out of 14 meals a week (not counting breakfast - the layers have...

Quote:Originally Posted by chicken crazed 1o1 Hi i am looking for a good meat breed that is 5 lbs or 6 lbs . no cornish crossThe best birds to grow to that rate dressed? I think you have to be a bit more specific in what your...

Quote:Originally Posted by SteveH Quote:Originally Posted by AlbionWood Well, this thread certainly went right off the tracks!  People believe what they want to believe, and ignore whatever they don't want to understand, I...

A.T. Hagan :I find your reasoning to be somewhat sophistic.  F1 Cornish Cross, by which I take it you mean the broiler chicks that many folks order from the commercial hatcheries, are NOT SUPPOSED to reproduce themselves.  That...

Quote:Originally Posted by eatmorechicken A.T. Hagan :Quote:Originally Posted by eatmorechicken Cornish X are not a sustainable option, they are the product of the Green Revolution.  They were designed for factory,...

Quote:Originally Posted by eatmorechicken Here is the thing. Sustainable agriculture and sustainable alternatives were revived in response to the calamities of the Green Revolution. Cornish X are not a sustainable option, they are...

I read the first post, not sure how I missed this, however I didn't read all six pages of it. Those are some bold statements regarding pastured poultry, and the commercial broiler. It's funny, because none of those things stated in that...

Quote:Originally Posted by itsy What I have:  13 Red Broilers from IdealArrived:  Thursday, June 16, 2011.What I have fed:  25lbs Nature's Best Organic 20%Southern States "Sporting Bird Flight Developer"...

BRed... did you can the broilers? Those things are horrible canned, due to their age the meat is just mush when it's cooked that long. Old layers are perfect... Mac no need to age the meat is as tender as could be. We have a lot of Amish...

I opted to do my own instead of custom processing, a few thousand birds later it still is working like the day I bought it. I keep good care of it, stays inside and gets cleaned after every use. Worth every penny and then some.