Noll's Red Meat Makers

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beanmcnulty

beanmcnulty

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8 Years
Feb 10, 2011
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50 chicks arrived yesterday in fine condition, none dead, from PA to OH, they only took a day and a half to get to my post office. I am going to try to keep track of feed and general weights, nothing too detailed, much too busy! The colors are a bit varied, some are just dark buff, some are very chipmunky. I'm looking forward to raising them!
 
Congrats on your new brood! Sounds like an exciting experiment! Let us know your outcome!
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Here they are at 4 weeks old! 50 of them ate (plus ~18 DP chicks which are a drop in the bucket):
week 1 i filled up 8, 2' feeders
week 2 it was 16 feeders
week 3- 6 feeders and 25 pound bag
week 4 ate about 2.5, 25 pound bags= 63 pounds

ETA: So far I lost one to human error, 2 to unknown causes (flip?)- found dead out of the blue- on their backs, and one has leg splay.


 
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I've been interested in trying the Kosher Kings. Maybe using them in a cross for some sustainable meaties. Thanks for the info on the reds. Blaine
 
yes I've been thinking the same thing- be curious to see how the girls lay- i am keeping about 5 hens and breeding to a del roo, then i'd like to keep a roo from that mating to get some 75% colored rangers to see how they do. I was disheartend to see the one's leg issue and flip pop up- I was hoping they would have zero issues!
 
My largest are a wyandotte hen and a Sumatra cock. I'm thinking about putting an Asil over the wyandotte to see if I can get the double breast and free range ability from the Asil and then use those over The KK's
 

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