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Off to the processor in a few minutes! Heaviest birds are a bit over 7lbs! Here’s some pics from a few days ago.

I have to say that I think I’ll try Freedom Rangers next year. The CX enjoy eating, drinking, and lazing about, just like everyone says. If there’s a dandelion leaf right in front of them they miiiiiight eat some of it. I’m sure they’ll taste great! But they are definitely a bit disturbing in...

Average of 3lbs 7oz tonight at 4 weeks. And a high weight of 4lbs from one!!! He’s a big chonker! In the process of switching them to 18% feed, just finishing up the 22% bag. Tractor is working really well and hasn’t been too hot. I don’t think my hens recognize the Cornish as chickens lol. They...

Also, picking up more feed this weekend. Another bag of 22%? or 20% or 18% protein? Brand is Country Companion if it matters.

Weights!! Think I averaged everything correctly

Birds went outside yesterday evening. They seem to enjoy it! The dog is very interested but not too interested lol. Reflective tarp should be arriving today or tomorrow so that will help with more shade. Relatively cool this week in the low 70s. Last week in the garage was a pain because we hit...

The chicken nuggets are doing well! I’ve been plopping one on the scale every few days and they seem to be gaining 20ish grams a day. I’ll weigh everyone on the one week mark Wednesday. Had to use the dog’s little foot grooming scissors to get some poop off of two of them. Wet paper towels...

I’m actually going to have the butchered at a local USDA inspected processor. Doing the butchering myself the first time around is a bit too much for me. Hoping to find a class, but so far no luck. You’d think it being Idaho there’d be something lol. I bought the tractor, I built the coop with...

Good to know about the 4 week mark! I have a compost pile and if it gets too big for that I might see if gardeners with compost on the Nextdoor app are interested. Will be spending time keeping the time dog away from the poop before I get it into the compost (which is well fenced off from her)...

All home and pretty well settled in. Silly things keep climbing into the water. 😬 Had to gently blow dry one off. Way more chill then my girls were as day olds. Not skittish of my hand and got weights easily. 41.8, 42.5, 44.1, 40.2, 40.8, 46.9, 42.5. They really are too cute at this age (I mean...

Picking up 7 Cornish Cross from Dunlap Hatchery tomorrow. First time trying to raise meat birds. Kind of a project in suburban self sustainability. I’ve had my hens for 2 years now who are like pets to me, so we’ll see how do with the meat birds lol. Part of the reason I started with CX is...