Recent content by Bossroo

Why settle for a 2nd or 3rd rate chicken when one can raise the CornishX ...the Gold Standard of the meat birds AND at a much less cost. So what if one can't " breed one's own " as it costs much more to keep and feed the breeders than buying the meaty and raising them for only 6-8 weeks...

More than likely an egg that didn't get layed !

For the money , you can't do any better than raising the CornishX ... BAR NONE ! They will require a little bit more animal husbandry than the run of the mill birds, but they are so worth it. Ask the hatcheries for the proper husbandry protocol of limiting their feed and be aware that they eat...

As the old Scottish proverb says ... " The eye of the master fattens the cattle ! " ... The Cornish X is just NOT your average chicken ,it was developed to grow at a very rapid pace to market weight on the least amount of feed to maximise profit therefore it needs lots of feed in that short...

Oh , don't forget when you butcher the Black Rangers the carcass will have lots of BLACK PIN FEATHERS !!!

I OWN GUNS !!!!!! I believe that everyone that wants to own a gun has the RIGHT TO OWN A GUN , but be aware of how powerful a weapon it is and use it properly to hunt or self defense or enjoy the target shoot hobby. I am a hunter ! I hunt all the time !! I agree with you that the misguided...

WARNING ! Be very CAREFUL with the use of a .22 or any other bullet to kill any bird or animal prior to processing !!!!!! A .22 bullet will travel up to a mile if it doesn't hit the ground immediately. There is a news story right now from Vancouver, Washington area ( just made national news...

Consider this ... there are thousands of chefs at fine restaurants that prefer to use the CornishX as their chicken of choice and TWO that prefer the Copper Maran. Also , MILLIONS of CornishX are produced annually not only for commercial chef use, but also for everyday dinners and BBQs at...

I would heartily recommend the Cornish X as it is the most efficient converter of feed to meat in the shortest time of any chicken type out there. It is a terminal cross and the cross is a Industry secret that was selectively bred by scientists many years ago. Commercial meat chicken business...

" most unhealthy bird for us to eat " ... rediculeous statement around at best . Have those that claim this to show scientific proof that is published in a peer review journal of that statement !

The so called " dual purpose " chicken will lay eggs and produce meat, as such it means that they are mediocre at both. Nothing compared to the specialists like Leghorn for eggs or the Cornish X for meat. The Cornish X is the most efficient converter of feed to meat in the shortest time of all...

Congratulations ! You have just exposed the nonsence of the naysayers and their own lack of basic animal husbandry skills. After they are 2 weeks old you can allow them to forage but bring them in in cold / wet weather as they will not have full feathering. Also , limit their daily food...

First you have to sign a contract with the company such as Ross or Avigen,then provide approved housing with proper ventilation, heating, lighting with bio- security, a bulk feed storage facility and a feed purchase contract AND the minimum is 10,000 2 parent line breeder chicks. Only then...

I have raise the so called " heritage" chickens for decades, then about 5 years ago, I switched to the Cornish X and never looked back. The Cornish X is the most efficient converter of feed to meat of any chicken out there... BAR NONE ! I butcher mine at 8 weeks of age and don't experience...

Since meat birds require much more protein than layers do, and your experience of feeding the layers on fodder resulting in less than optimum results... your other formula fodder thought will only add to the production costs with no guarantee of a balanced or adequate diet giving you only mixed...