Recent content by DanIndiana

I just didn't notice! I think it was down from about day 11-14, or so. I'm turning by hand now, but what will be the result? It's day 15 now. Thanks

Sounds like a good method. We now always put our meaties in the main coop with all the other chickens and I love it. They do seem to grow a bit slower because they are outside with the others all the time, and not eating constantly. The maintenance is way reduced.

We've been selling the remainder of our batch that weren't pre-sold, out of the freezer. How long can you consider frozen birds fresh enough to sell? I assume you should date them on the package. 2 months maybe?

This may be too far, but Martin's Chicken Butchering in Goshen (574) 831-6267. Never used them, but have heard others say they're good. Search on Google and you should be able to find someone closer.

Here's some pics of my 11 week old White Rocks to throw into the debate. Some 3 week old Cornish X nearby also.

I'm sure it's wrong, but I'm wondering about the theory that they could be White Plymouth Rocks. I realize they wouldn't be that heavy. I have some 11 week old White Rocks that are 3 pounds. In your picture those birds seem kinda tall.

Contrary, Do you candle your eggs? If so, what type of candler do you use? Does anyone use one of those high intensity commercial candlers? It looks like a blue box. Sells for about $400

It sounds like alot of you can sell retail without formal grading. Where I am, they say anything besides off the farm or farmers markets, i.e. retail, must be graded, and that includes restaurants. Reluctantly, I must agree that any restaurant customer deserves the right to know the eggs they...

Nice job. Feels good having it done, doesn't it? I really pushed it with my current batch. They've been out since 1 1/2 weeks with the warm weather. Not a single problem so far. We've got a big coop now, so they go in right with all the other chickens. No special treatment really. I think they...

I know in Indiana you're supposed to grade them for retail sales, which includes candling. The question really is whether it's worthwhile to do that for a fairly small amount of sales-about 30 dozen a week or so.