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We are processing most of our FRs tomorrow and expect them to be 4-5 lbs. They are a little short of 10 weeks of age. I have read that some of the meat birds that take longer than the CX to grow to market weight should be cooked slower and at a lower temperature, but I'm not sure that that...

Thanks for all the suggestions, which I might well try next time. Tomorrow we are processing all of the FR save the underweight ones, so some of the victims of the bullying will have more time to grow and enjoy life. We plan to add our 45 CX (aged 30 days) to the fenced area where the victims...

Thanks for the further information. The hard facts are that the feed used was 390 pounds and the total meat after processing was 141.8 pounds. That is a feed conversion ratio (FCR) of 2.75 for dressed weight which is equivalent to a FCR (live weight) of about 1.84 to 1.98 which is outstanding...

I spent some time out with the 48 FR we have (62 days old at the time) and was surprised to see some of the largest ones bullying the others, especially around the feeder. They would peck at them and drive them away. I added another feeder but the bullying persists. Have others observed this...

We have about 50 FR and around day 55 one or more of them began making crowing attempts, sounding something like a broken horn. It was a loud and startling sound. Stuart

Thank you for this very informative posting! I am extremely interested in the feed conversion ratio, so was interested to see that you process and eat your CX as they die. We have been hesitant to do this, and so we compost them or give them to the pigs. Since I try to learn from all the...

Thanks for your comments. We are going to do the deed (ie process them) this Saturday at age 66 days. I'm hoping to weigh some of them just before processing and thus see for myself what the relationship is, dressed weight to live weight.

If we want our FR's dressed weight to be 4-5 lbs, what should their live weight be at the time of processing? One source I have read states that dressed weight is 75-80% of live weight; another source states that it is 2/3 of live weight. What help can you give? I love to track weights, feed...