Where do you order your birds from? Internet site? If so where?
I have been to the Mcmurry site and was impressed with it compared to others.
How do you feel about them?
I am going to by my birds in march/ april from McMurry.
If I buy some turkeys can I cook them for the 2008 holidays? Or will they be too tough to eat by then?
I have a close friend who often helps me with my other animals when they are sick. (30 cats and 6 dogs). I mentioned to her my plan for "laying hens and meat birds". She said " thats animal cruelty". I was taken aback at first then said "well I used to work at Purdue and it will be less...
So if Cornish are best; should keep one male and 2 female so I can hatch whenever I wish to start a "meat flock"?
What if the Cornish female mates with another male? Should I keep them separate? Or should I just separate when I want the chicks?
Sorry I dont know the "chicken lingo" for all...
Hi.
I understand that.
But I dont want all the birds to grow up at one time. And the Cornish must be killed in 8 weeks or the meat is tuff.
I want to be self sufficient when it comes to raising meat so I am not worried about grocery store "looking" meat. I just want to have "no cloned" meat.
I...
We are ordering birds but dont know which to order.
Which are good for the meat?
Mt. Healthy Cornish XRock cross
or
Barred plymoth rocks
or
Rhoad Island red
or
Golden comet
or
light Brahmas
this is new to us and we really want to find a goodmeat bird.
Hi All!
As you can see I am new here.
I want to get some layers and I want to also get some "meat".
I plan on having the meat separate from the layers. Does the pen need to be smaller than the layers? Also I want to be self-sufficient and hatch my own chicks for more food. Is it possible to...
Haven't read the whole thread...
I wonder if she will/can cause trouble for you?
People are fickle and think all food comes / should come from the market.
Ashford ,Alabama.
I am glad to have found this site!
We are going to raise chickens for meat and eggs!
When I was younger we did have layers, but now I want to be a self sufficient egg/meat lady.