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    12 hr feeding vs. 24 hr measured feed?

    Who here feeds 12 on / 12 off vs. measured feed? In the past I'd do the 12 on /12 off method but with my current batch of CX's I started weighing the amount of feed for the quantity of birds based on their age and letting the feeders in for 24 hours. This batch of birds is keeping better pace...
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    Bread crates for floor in broiler pen?

    I have 75 CX's coming next week and am building a new grow pen for them. In the past I've used our garden shed as the brooder until week 3 or so. Then I move them to small grow pens. 20-25 birds per pen. Now the shed is getting too full of stuff so won't work for the brooder. I'm building a...
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    Shelf style brooder for CX's

    Before I get my next batch of CX's, probably mid-August, I'd like to revisit my means of brooding. In the past I've just used the floor of my garden shed and I can fit about 70 birds in there until 3 weeks of age. Them they go into tractors. Typically I've only done birds in early spring so...
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    Feed options

    I'm trying my best to stay local with my meat bird feed purchases but this last batch of Cornish crosses I raised were not very impressive with their weight gain. I talked to the hatchery and they recommended a higher protein on my feed but my local mills are not making a 20% plus protein chick...
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    CX vs FR/DP daily care needs

    I've been raising Cornish crosses but now I'm thinking of venturing into a fry pan bargain of dual purpose or freedom rangers. The main reason is the daily care needs. As we get into the summer months I travel a fair bit which in the past has prevented me from raising CX's after the beginning...
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    CX growth rate - I'm falling behind

    I'm raising 68 CX's that were 2 weeks old yesterday. I've been taking average weights of 18 birds every 2 days from the start. I've seen a couple of growth charts around here and other places online as to where they should be at the end of each week. I'm falling behind and wondering if there...
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    What is a good foraging grass for CX's?

    In about another 2 weeks the 70 Cornish crosses I'm currently raising will be ready to go to the growout pens. I have three 5 ft by 10 ft pens that I'm going to use. I'll move them probably every day or 2 to fresh areas of grass in my yard. The area they'll be in is some pretty healthy grass...
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    How high can a CX jump at 3 weeks?

    Working on setting up my brooder shed for 65 CX's I'm getting this week. I'm using my 7x10 garden shed as the brooder until they go into the tractors full time. I have lots of experience with DP birds (Buff, Barred, Reds, ect.) as layers and know once they get about 3 weeks they start trying...
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    Source for broiler feed in South Central PA?

    I am picking up a batch of Cornish crosses this coming Tuesday. The mill I get my layer feed from has 50# bags of starter 19% protein, grower and layer ready to pick up. With all this quarantine stuff going on now I'm not able to go into the mill and pick up my stuff like normal. This week I...
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    Brooder size for 70 Cornish X's?

    Hello all, I have 70 Cornish X's coming next week. I'll use tractors with 25 birds max once they are on pasture full time, but right now I'm setting up my brooder. I have always dealt with 16-20 layers at one time in the past and have used plastic bins for those. This will be my first foray...
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    My newest automatic water system

    Here is my newest version of an automatic waterer. The larger pipe is 4" SCH 40 and the smaller is 2" SCH 40. It's what I had lying around (I'm a contractor so no shortage of leftovers). Inside the 4" pipe is a toilet fill valve. There is a glue in test plug where the 4" coupler is and that...
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    Returning member

    Hello all. Several years back I had a username but can't for the life of me remember it. So starting over. We are located in south central PA. We currently have 7 layers (3 years old) and I have 6 more chicks coming in 2 weeks. We've been messing around with layers for about 10 years now...
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