Posts by SmokinChick

Enjoy while you can.   80 is hot.  I did it in the high 69's.  BUGGY!  Gnats flying around.  Does make you appreciate a fall batch.

I feed mine a 18% broiler mash, locally ground.  Start to finish.  I also follow the Welp chart and the 12 on 12 off schedule. If they can see food they will eat it.  You can't go wrong or over feed them.  My...

congratulations to you and the family.  You'll be patting yourself on the back until the next batch.  then you'll be "seasoned".  Just a word, if they will be on ice until Monday make sure they are on/in the ice and...

You have 60 SLW's in a 80 sq ft pen?  I hope I read that wrong.  That is awfully tight, includes feeders and waters.  I raised 35 CX in a 98 sq ft mobile tractor that is moved daily and they were tight in there. A CX @...

So the birds pictured on page one are NOT color sexable.  Since they are not available to the masses.

One of the misnomers about CX is brought about because they are usually kept in tight quarters.  I dare say, if you kept the same # of eggers in that same space you would have a similar smell.  Now remember they eat more, so...

Interesting read, thanks.  According to the patent the birds should revert to all white by a suitable age. Where can a backyarder get color-sexed broilers?  I haven't seen them available/ Thanks

Quote: Originally Posted by dmack  Doing good on weight. I find that a lot of them falling over dead has some to do with the type of feed. I have found that mash puts a steadier weight on them and isn't as harsh on the...

Keep us posted on how you like them when processed.  They look like Red Sex Links to me.  Not a cross of " heaviest dual purpose breeds still in existence".  Hope it works for you.  If they are RSL's you will...

You really can't fatten a chicken! That being said, what you would like to happen is the chicken put on more "meat" prior to processing.  What will happen is there will be larger fat deposits in the bird.  The meat of...