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Delawares time to maturity for butchering

post #1 of 10
3/22/12 at 8:45am
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Everyone,

We are about to receive our first Delawares. We are growing them for butchering and would like to know how long it takes to feed them out to butchering size. We have had Cornish X in the past (won't do that again) we are trying to stay with Heritage Breeds for all our animals (Meat chickens, Layers, Sheep, Rabbits, etc.).

 

 

Any information would be helpful.

 

 

Thanks,

Justin

Delphi, IN

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post #2 of 10
3/22/12 at 10:02am

Curiosity killed the cat. Why not do Cornish anymore?

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post #3 of 10
3/22/12 at 10:55am
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They grew too fast, seemed to have problems related to the fast development....

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post #4 of 10
3/22/12 at 3:45pm

I rasied my last year to 15 weeks.   They were free range mostly and the last two weeks were fed free choice.

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post #5 of 10
3/22/12 at 8:41pm

 

18 to 24 weeks, if I want decent size.

 

 

"There are too many books in the world to read in a single lifetime; you have to draw the line somewhere." --Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale

What I'm reading now:  Bullspotting: Finding Facts in the Age of Misinformation, by Loren Collins.

 

 

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"There are too many books in the world to read in a single lifetime; you have to draw the line somewhere." --Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale

What I'm reading now:  Bullspotting: Finding Facts in the Age of Misinformation, by Loren Collins.

 

 

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post #6 of 10
3/23/12 at 5:55am
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Thanks for the information!

 

 

Justin

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post #7 of 10
3/23/12 at 9:14am

Woops I checked my records and they were 15 weeks free range and 3 weeks  put up and free choic feed.   So 18 weeks   sorry about that

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post #8 of 10
3/26/12 at 6:38am
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Thanks!

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post #9 of 10
3/26/12 at 6:19pm

I have some Delawares coming next month to try out for meat.  How did yours do at 18 weeks?  Were you happy with them? 

 

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See how we raise meaties - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMUE-1kzaAA&feature=plcp

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Married to the Perfect Guy with 3 kids and a chicken population that's becoming out of control! 

www.ChickenHues.com ......and now turkeys, too! 

See how we raise meaties - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMUE-1kzaAA&feature=plcp

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post #10 of 10
3/27/12 at 5:14am
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I have some Delawares coming next month to try out for meat.  How did yours do at 18 weeks?  Were you happy with them? 

 

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They were nice at 18 weeks.   I think it was pretty important to give them that free choice feed at the end.

 

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