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  1. Bossroo

    Meat Birds!!?

    Why settle for a 2nd or 3rd rate chicken when one can raise the CornishX ...the Gold Standard of the meat birds AND at a much less cost. So what if one can't " breed one's own " as it costs much more to keep and feed the breeders than buying the meaty and raising them for only 6-8 weeks...
  2. Bossroo

    Mystery piece of flesh inside chicken

    More than likely an egg that didn't get layed !
  3. Bossroo

    First time raising broilers any advice is appreciated.

    For the money , you can't do any better than raising the CornishX ... BAR NONE ! They will require a little bit more animal husbandry than the run of the mill birds, but they are so worth it. Ask the hatcheries for the proper husbandry protocol of limiting their feed and be aware that they eat...
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    Not pleased with Cornish X

    As the old Scottish proverb says ... " The eye of the master fattens the cattle ! " ... The Cornish X is just NOT your average chicken ,it was developed to grow at a very rapid pace to market weight on the least amount of feed to maximise profit therefore it needs lots of feed in that short...
  5. Bossroo

    Black Rangers? New To Me

    Oh , don't forget when you butcher the Black Rangers the carcass will have lots of BLACK PIN FEATHERS !!!
  6. Bossroo

    When is it not cost or labor effective to butcher?

    I OWN GUNS !!!!!! I believe that everyone that wants to own a gun has the RIGHT TO OWN A GUN , but be aware of how powerful a weapon it is and use it properly to hunt or self defense or enjoy the target shoot hobby. I am a hunter ! I hunt all the time !! I agree with you that the misguided...
  7. Bossroo

    When is it not cost or labor effective to butcher?

    WARNING ! Be very CAREFUL with the use of a .22 or any other bullet to kill any bird or animal prior to processing !!!!!! A .22 bullet will travel up to a mile if it doesn't hit the ground immediately. There is a news story right now from Vancouver, Washington area ( just made national news...
  8. Bossroo

    Breeding for Meat

    Consider this ... there are thousands of chefs at fine restaurants that prefer to use the CornishX as their chicken of choice and TWO that prefer the Copper Maran. Also , MILLIONS of CornishX are produced annually not only for commercial chef use, but also for everyday dinners and BBQs at...
  9. Bossroo

    Question about Meat Birds

    I would heartily recommend the Cornish X as it is the most efficient converter of feed to meat in the shortest time of any chicken type out there. It is a terminal cross and the cross is a Industry secret that was selectively bred by scientists many years ago. Commercial meat chicken business...
  10. Bossroo

    Best meat breed with nice temperament?

    " most unhealthy bird for us to eat " ... rediculeous statement around at best . Have those that claim this to show scientific proof that is published in a peer review journal of that statement !
  11. Bossroo

    Best meat breed with nice temperament?

    The so called " dual purpose " chicken will lay eggs and produce meat, as such it means that they are mediocre at both. Nothing compared to the specialists like Leghorn for eggs or the Cornish X for meat. The Cornish X is the most efficient converter of feed to meat in the shortest time of all...
  12. Bossroo

    Jumbo X Cornish Cross chick behavior

    Congratulations ! You have just exposed the nonsence of the naysayers and their own lack of basic animal husbandry skills. After they are 2 weeks old you can allow them to forage but bring them in in cold / wet weather as they will not have full feathering. Also , limit their daily food...
  13. Bossroo

    What meat chickens should I raise? What's the differences?

    First you have to sign a contract with the company such as Ross or Avigen,then provide approved housing with proper ventilation, heating, lighting with bio- security, a bulk feed storage facility and a feed purchase contract AND the minimum is 10,000 2 parent line breeder chicks. Only then...
  14. Bossroo

    Some meat bird questions/concerns

    I have raise the so called " heritage" chickens for decades, then about 5 years ago, I switched to the Cornish X and never looked back. The Cornish X is the most efficient converter of feed to meat of any chicken out there... BAR NONE ! I butcher mine at 8 weeks of age and don't experience...
  15. Bossroo

    Raising Meat Birds on Fodder

    Since meat birds require much more protein than layers do, and your experience of feeding the layers on fodder resulting in less than optimum results... your other formula fodder thought will only add to the production costs with no guarantee of a balanced or adequate diet giving you only mixed...
  16. Bossroo

    NEW BUSINESS PLAN!!!!

    I don't know about the current economics or chicks' costs , their housing costs, feed costs , labor costs, utility prices, processing costs, transportation costs, selling prices for chickens or even needed profit to stay in business and provide you and your family with income in S. Africa ...
  17. Bossroo

    Making Money On meat Birds Question

    Considering ALL of the TRUE overhead costs ( be honest with yourself ... feed costs are not your only outlay of $$$s) of this or any other small operation in this scenario , the short answer ... GOOD LUCK WITH THAT THOUGHT .
  18. Bossroo

    Wrong food.

    Is the feed that your owner buys for you manufactured by the local co-op ? Inform your owner that buying your feed from a local co-op is more often then not have proper amount of protein nor enough minerals, vitamins, fats, enzymes or properly balanced micro nutrients as quite a few local...
  19. Bossroo

    Cost comparison

    If you buy a whole chicken at the store, one can buy them for $0.79 -- $0.89 / lb. and this is the type of chicken carcass you get when you grow your own. If you buy only the already cut up and packaged breast meat not so much. If one includes all of the true costs of keeping the breeding...
  20. Bossroo

    what breeds to cross for meat?

    Your current choice of breeds is NOT going to give you what you are seeking ... too long to mature, which will require much more of your labor , not to mention the added feed costs involved as well as housing, predator control etc. and still will not give you a satisfactory results. To save...
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