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    State a fact about yourself!

    I was born on Halloween!
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    Jumbo Broiler

    Okay, that makes sense. Thanks everyone!
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    How Much Do Your Birds Sell For?

    Thanks everyone! I think I will definitely raise 5 or 6 birds and sell a pair of two at the auction.
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    How Much Do Your Birds Sell For?

    Well, I have been in 4-H for a few years, am already in other projects and show a few LF breeds. I enjoy it, I would be in 4-H anyways.
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    How Much Do Your Birds Sell For?

    So do you suggest I sell my pairs in the auction next year, or find other buyers?
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    Jumbo Broiler

    Doesn't specify. Doesn't really matter, just wanted to know
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    Jumbo Broiler

    Okay, but I still don't understand how their cockerels can get this big if they are a Conish X/Rock.
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    Jumbo Broiler

    Here is a pic: http://www.sunnysidehatchery.com/images/birds/JumboBroiler.jpg
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    Jumbo Broiler

    Sunnyside Hatchery in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, sell a meat bird they call a "Jumbo Broiler". Is this a Cornish X/Rock, or do you think it is a strain they came up with? My reason for asking is, I have read Cornish X cockerels get between 4-6 lbs around eight weeks, but Sunnyside claims their...
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    How Much Do Your Birds Sell For?

    Okay, thank you all! I will get all cockerels then. :)
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    How Much Do Your Birds Sell For?

    !!!! What??? I plan to have a show coop right next to them, would this cause a problem? They would range sometimes with supervision.
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    How Much Do Your Birds Sell For?

    Thank you again!! The auction is the end of July so end of May-beginning of June should do.
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    How Much Do Your Birds Sell For?

    Thank you so much, you've been very helpful! I think I will try to time the chick purchase so that the birds are between 4-6 lbs by auction time.
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    How Much Do Your Birds Sell For?

    Thanks everyone! I can't wait to start raising meat birds! Is there an ideal weight to butcher the birds or is it dependent on age?
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    How Much Do Your Birds Sell For?

    Well, I live in a small town in Wisconsin with not a lot of chicken farmers around. The kids sell the birds live, and the buyer has the option of taking it home live (which happens almost never) or having it processed through the seller then delivered in a week or two later. I just can't believe...
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