First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

[JRNash]

And Elvis is in the chicken pen.

 

[JRNash]

I have thought about doing this:

Myself if I was breeding and the ratio one way or the other was consistently skewed in a direction I disliked I would start trying to isolate hens to collect and mark eggs to track who was producing what.. spreadsheet time, raw data collection time... despite my love of old folklore I am also pro scientific method and putting science to work.

And if was to continue to hatch at the rate I did this year I would... but I am cutting way back next year, I am even lending out one of my incubators to a friend for the season....not ready to sell it yet, just incase........

Don't Do It!!!!

 

[ZachyWachy]

Keep it! It could come in handy if you have an emergency or something(like if a broody hens quits or dissapears or another incubator breaks down, etc.)

 

[JRNash]

Just snuck outside to check on the birds.

 

[GreatBreeder]

What does FCR mean?

 

[Kusanar]

What does FCR mean?

Feed Conversion Ratio. Or, how much feed do you put in to get meat out.

 

[GreatBreeder]

Thanks!

 

[GreatBreeder]

Calling hubbard later today to find where to purchase their broilers. Sales manager told me about JM Hatchery for their slow growth crosses, now I'll figure out about conventional

 

[GreatBreeder]

Does anyone here have experience with Hubbard Broilers other than the freedom rangers?

 

[Dave C]

I've had Hubbards here in the U.K.

They are very similar to the Sasso medium growth birds.

What info are you after?