Cornish Cross growth day 2 to butcher

[Chickengirl2671]

28 Cornish Cross chicks arrived yesterday and are already getting bigger! I will be taking photos and posting them here to track their growth. Estimated processing dates is May 13-25 depending on how they look. Feel free to share about yours if you're raising them too

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Ill follow!
I eventually want to do meat chickens specifically Cornish cross

 

[Chickengirl2671]

Picked up from post office around 10:30 March 27th. They'll stay in our 7 ft brooder box for three weeks before moving out to the chicken tractor.

 

[Chickengirl2671]

4 days old!

 

[FunClucks]

I'm raising White Rangers from Freedom ranger hatchery. Supposed to be very similar to CX but a 3m broiler. They are looking very CX to me, but about 1/2-2/3 of the growth rate. Bigger than my same aged New Hampshires (dual purpose meat bird also from FH hatchery). Mine are about 2 weeks.

 

[Chickengirl2671]

I'm raising White Rangers from Freedom ranger hatchery. Supposed to be very similar to CX but a 3m broiler. They are looking very CX to me, but about 1/2-2/3 of the growth rate. Bigger than my same aged New Hampshires (dual purpose meat bird also from FH hatchery). Mine are about 2 weeks.

That's cool! I've heard of the Red rangers but not white!

 

[Chickengirl2671]

I'm hoping these grow as well as the last batch did because they dressed out at 5-6 lbs for the most part except for one giant 7 pounder.

 

[Chickengirl2671]

Sadly one of them was dead when I checked in them this morning. But here are the 8 days old photos.

 

[FunClucks]

Sadly one of them was dead when I checked in them this morning. But here are the 8 days old photos.View attachment 3789242View attachment 3789243

It happens. Sorry you lost one. The rest are super cute!

 

[Chickengirl2671]

It happens. Sorry you lost one. The rest are super cute!

Thanks! They've gotten so big so fast!