Search results for query: *

Did 10 cornish cross this morning by myself. Took about 2.5 hours from kill to chill tank total, not including setup time. 30 minutes for kill, scald, pluck, 2 hours to clean. I gotta work on my cleaning skills, for sure. I only have 2 kill cones, so that added some time to the first...

Hello, I currently feed my ducks and geese 18% feed from a local supplier, and I supplement with niacin in the water. For starter feed, I have tried just going with the 18% and my ducks look a little underweight (they are meat ducks). I'm feeding them a soy free feed, and the 18% is the...

Hi all. I have some White Muscovy ducks from Metzer's. This is my first time raising ducks of any kind. I've had the birds for about 13 weeks now. Flock health has been good, they have needed very little attention from me. They get a steady diet of 18% poultry feed from a local supplier...

Hi, I joined this community because I'm raising waterfowl for meat primarily. I may expand into breeding and eggs. I currently have 3 breeds of geese: French Toulouse, American Buff, and African, all from Metzers. I also have white muscovy ducks from Metzers as well. I'm using a locally...

Hi, I've read on various sites that Roman Geese lack a keel that other geese have. Has anyone found this to be true? I'd like to try to cross breed them with Toulouse or African geese to see if I can produce a larger keel-less bird. Any thoughts?