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JRNash--Cute little suckers! Can't wait to see how they grow.

That is amazing! I have a couple that might be good candidates to skip freezer camp, but I think we're going to process this entire first batch. Maybe in the future though!

Thanks y'all! I just wanted to make sure I'm on the right track and didn't need to change what I'm doing.

:lau And now I'm hungry

My nuggets made it through my weekend away! I was confident in the farm sitter's abilities, but that doesn't mean you don't breathe a sigh of relief when you get back ;) I can't believe how big the little suckers have gotten in the two and a half days I was gone! I have one very dominant roo...

The consensus seems to be whatever amount the birds can eat in 15-20 minutes. Ralphie shared his article which is super helpful: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/raising-large-table-birds He focused on making them really big, but the info is solid no matter what your goal weights are. His...

You might have an obsession when: and that's not even all of them :lol:

Yeah nevermind, I should have just gone ahead and read your article before opening my mouth (keyboard?). I'll start with twice a day feedings :)

Bubra-I assume you are in a warm climate? In case it helps you decide what to do, our lows are about 60 (darn cold front), and they're in the garage which is fairly well insulated so I'm guessing keeps them around 70. I'm impressed with them though; they're still all fuzzy for the most part and...

Woo hoo! I successfully kept the heat lamp off all night (low was 60, plus they're in the garage). They were huddled this morning--mostly, I have one hot natured thing that always sleeps far away from the others--but not excessively, and sprung to life and ran around for breakfast. This is...

Oh my so cute!! They had ducklings in when I grabbed my cx, but we always say maybe next time :/

Got the chicken nuggets some outside time today! We had to miss yesterday since it rained all day long. I was much happier with the result. I pulled their food overnight and then scattered their morning ration in the grass. Lots of running and scratching and a little playing keep away lol! I...

Bahahaha just like a man :lol: Yes, I'm just bowled over at how they're growing. I got them on Sunday and they fit nicely into the brooder. Today they're filling it up. They're not crowded yet, but it won't be long. I am a little surprised that they aren't guzzling more feed. They seem fine...

Hi all, I thought I'd jump in! I actually got some cx a few days ago but thought I'd read this thread from beginning to end lol! I got to about post 575 and realized that I was still in 2014 haha, so I've skipped ahead for the time being. This is my first go with meaties, and actually only my...

Cute lil booger!

Does that include if it's painted? We had some treated wood that was starting to rot, which was the biggest reason the coop collapsed when it hit the ground after being flipped back over. I was told that it was rotting because I hadn't sealed it up well enough. If that's the case, what do you...

So I'm no help on the gable question, but I finally figured out how to post pictures from my phone. Actually it survived that. It was the flipping back over that kicked it. Ugh.

That's a good thought. Generally the pig comes behind and cleans up, so I guess it doesn't *really* go to waste lol. You can see him in the picture behind the leghorn. Actually he's probably eating the chicken feed :lol:

Thanks! The beginning of this thread is helpful, but that one is a lot longer, so I'm excited to start wading through it.

Thought I'd jump in here. I've recently been forced to let my hens full time free range: They've done exceptionally well, and my feed bill has basically gone down to zero. The only reason it's not is because I insist on offering them some feed every day, apparently because I like watching...