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    Breeding meat birds

    We had ours in a chicken tractor that I lifted up once they started getting bigger and had a electric portable fence around them. They had lots of room to move and we moved them to fresh grass everyday. We butchered them at 9 weeks and they were between 5-6 pounds. We feed them Purina starter...
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    Breeding meat birds

    I personally don’t get heated at all, quite the opposite. I just butchered 25 bought CX yesterday and they look absolutely amazing. So pleased with them! And if breeding my own meat birds doesn’t work, I will have no problem going back to purchasing them. Heck, I may continue to purchase them...
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    Breeding meat birds

    okay, so you found what I couldn’t! Yay! Thank you! I started looking into these two breeds and It brought me to a pretty heated thread on BYC from 9 years ago! yikes! I am definitely going to keep digging but the quick look I have done I think it’s safe to say the closest a New be chicken...
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    Breeding meat birds

    Yes, agree with sustainability. our goal is to be able to be self reliant on food as much as we can be. Figured it would be easiest to start with our chickens than our pig and steer. Learning as we go! I just want it to be worth our time and efforts and like you said not have scrawny meat birds...
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    Breeding meat birds

    Wow! Thanks so much for all the great information! Definitely a lot to think (and read) about before pulling the trigger. Should be fun tho! Thanks again!!
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    Breeding meat birds

    Thank you! Happy I posted so I can start looking in the right places! I really appreciate you taking the time to answer :) I am a little surprised to hear leghorn as well. I have read they are slender so not the best for meat. I do not personal have any so I am totally just referring to what I...
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    Breeding meat birds

    Hey guys, So I’m thinking of trying to breed my own meat birds instead of purchasing the Cornish x chicks. My thought is to get a Dark Cornish roo and 5 ish white rock hens. I completely understand they will not be like the Cornish x I have been purchasing BUT I am looking to get a larger bird...
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