I am interested in the leghorns. Where are you in Northern Indiana? Are they still $30 for all? Did you hatch them? Have they had any vaccines. Sorry for all of the questions.
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My Cornish X's are 5 weeks old on Wednesday. They are dirty, breath heavy and are a bit bare on the belly and bottoms.
My run around like normal chickens, scratch, swarm me when I walk in their room, and talk constantly. They sadly are the sweetest chickens I have had but won't go...
Thanks for the encouragement! I agree with all of your philosophical reasoning as to why I should do it myself. I am sure I could do the actual gutting, it's just the killing that I am unsure of. My husband or another family member could do that part. Maybe I will one day be brave and try it...
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Where did you end up going to get your chickens processed? I have 3-5 weeks before mine are ready, but so far I am not getting anywhere with the butcher shops around here.
I have 5 week old Cornish X chicks from Welp. They are doing great! I have been feeding them Homestead Grower (17.5%). I was thinking about mixing my own (using corn, soy bean meal, and chick-en-egg concentrate) for the rest of their time to save on costs. The mix I was planning on making is...
I just received my three day old cornish rock chicks. They look very healthy and are drinking water, but they are not interested in food. Is this normal for meat chicks?