Wow...I didn't check this in afew days and things quickly got out of hand. I appreciate everyone's opinions. I will clarify that my birds are far from disgusting, I was just curious if there were any techniques on keeping them a little cleaner. Since I am a true backyard chicken enthusiast, my...
This is my first time doing meaties. Im sure this has been addressed a few times on here, but I am just wondering what I can do to keep my CX hens cleaner. I have 16 in a 8 x 4 tractor. I was moving the tractor daily, then twice a day and now 3x a day and they are still a mess. They are a little...
My 17 cornish X (and 4 RR's) are 28 days old today and after doing a little research, I am wondering if they are under weight. The first 3 weeks I was feeding them 24% fermented feed. I recently in the last week have switched to 21% FF. They are somewhat active and have been moved from brooder...
So I am in the middle of my first round of meat birds and the use of FF. while shooting a little video of a chick on the table after 1 week, she took a nice little poo. But the point is to see how different the poo is on FF....no smells or dirty butts.
Thanks for the input. I will call for more information. I am located in Mason, so nky is a decent drive, that is why I am trying to get as much info as possible. It would be nice if I could find a spot that will do it on a Saturday due to work m-f. Thanks again.
We have just started our first round of meat birds and I was looking for any suggestions or recommendations on processing locations in southwest Ohio. If it was up to me, it would be in my backyard. But my wife said no way to that. Thanks!