Chronicles of Raising Meat Birds - Modern Broilers, Heritage and Hybrids

[ShrekDawg]

On Mareks... I don’t vaccinate. Most of my chicks I hatch from my own chickens. Most I bought at a local farm 2ish years ago and they don’t vaccinate either. I’m very strict about who gets to walk inside my run (only 3 people including myself).

Only 3!? Don’t trust your other boy!?

 

[ShrekDawg]

Either that or it’s don’t trust hubby

 

[FortCluck]

Only 3!? Don’t trust your other boy!?

Lol I didn’t count them because they don’t really go in there. They stay on the outside of the fencing usually.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Lol I didn’t count them because they don’t really go in there. They stay on the outside of the fencing usually.

Makes sense

 

[Parront]

Here is a heritage meat bird and a cross. NNxRR from @Compost King and @BlueBaby compared with a hatchery -Ideal- White Rock 6 weeks old. NNx is 7 weeks old.

The Rock was not as calm about getting weighed as the NN! NNx was 2 pounds, White Rock 1.5.

 

[BlueBaby]

Here is a heritage meat bird and a cross. NNxRR from @Compost King and @BlueBaby compared with a hatchery -Ideal- White Rock 6 weeks old. NNx is 7 weeks old.
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The Rock was not as calm about getting weighed as the NN! NNx was 2 pounds, White Rock 1.5.

Since there is a week's difference in the ages of those 2, weigh the White Rock again in a week to see if it is 2 pound's like the one from me is this week.

 

[Parront]

Since there is a week's difference in the ages of those 2, weigh the White Rock again in a week to see if it is 2 pound's like the one from me is this week.

I was thinking of that, but it has been smaller all along, doubt it will gain 1/2 pound in a week. But, for comparison's sake I will do that. Might have to use a bigger bucket, it was not very tame like the NN was!

 

[Parront]

Hottest time of the day today was 92, with lots of humidity. Thunder, but no Monsoon rain for us today. Both White Rocks had their beaks open, neither NN or the rest (Leghorns & Brown Sex Link) did. Still acted normal, but you could see the Rock X Cornish in these Rocks today!

 

[FortCluck]

Did my Cornish Rocks. They weighed 6 lbs 4 oz, 6 lbs 4.9 oz, and 6 lbs...

 

[jolenesdad]

Did my Cornish Rocks. They weighed 6 lbs 4 oz, 6 lbs 4.9 oz, and 6 lbs...

Fabulous!