Posts by stone_family3

I know I could build one, problem is I suck at building and I would have to do it on my own. I've looked for some local builders and they want upwards of $500 for something similar. 

I'm looking at a few that say they're for 4-6 chickens, but they look very small. Are they talking standard size or bantam size? I would be making a bigger fenced in area for them to roam when I'm home with them. Right now i have RIR,...

Oh okay, thanks. I'm not doing it for profit so that's not an issue.

I'd love to grow some in rain barrels for my two ducks. Anyone else do this?

Quote: Originally Posted by donrae  You didn't offend anyone who should be hanging out in the meat bird thread. I wonder why some folks come here, I think they're lost lol.   So 20 week pullets really...

Do a check on craigslist I see people listed the processed birds on there all the time. Last year I sold them to my dad at $15 each, which was a bargain. This year he wanted to argue on the price so to shut him up I let him pay $11 per...

They are pullets. I got them as straight run, but there were no cockerels in the batch :(  Quote: Originally Posted by popsicle    How old are they now, and how much do they weigh?  Pullets,...

Quote: Originally Posted by donrae  I agree, how old are they now? Higher protein will add more muscle, restricting exercise will add weight overall and supposedly make the meat more tender. Corn will add a nice...

Quote: Originally Posted by Clackclack  How about going to the grocery store instead... they are animals, not eating machines for human consumption!   Holy crap no one said I was going to feed them till...

I have six production red birds, they are scheduled to be processed mid June. So I would have about 4 weeks to "fatten" up the birds.   How would you go about doing that?    They're kind of skinny and I want them...