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Right? The breasts grew so big so fast they looked crazy.

The confinement is the main issue for me. I'd love to just pasture them, but we have a lot of predators. This batch I had in a tractor which was in electric netting. I didn't lose any, fortunately. That's one of the reasons I'm looking at trying to manage a dual purpose flock. Longer...

They were mellow and friendly, but they were also nasty. I also noted that it WAS the manner in which they were raised. I'm sure, if raised differently, that they'd be fine. That's not the result I was after, though. I was after large harvestable birds in a short time with an eye to...

I'm new to all this. A year ago I moved to the country and now I have bees, maple taps, 2 layer flocks, pigs, garden, broilers, etc. Nothing like jumping in with both feet, but I'm learning as I go. I didn't want to take them longer because I have no experience. I'll go again in the...

I did. The last few weeks we took it up at night, but I honestly don't think that made any difference at all. They were sleeping. It's amazing how fat and disgusting these birds are. It's made worse by the close quarters they're kept in.

A couple days over 8 weeks. Kept them in a chicken tractor that I moved every few days. Mostly for cleanliness reasons, they didn't do much grazing. If I didn't have so many predators, I'd have pastured them.

Processed my first batch ever. Got all 25 birds through to processing. 144 pounds total.

Because I don't have the slightest idea what 20 minutes of feed is.

I'll look into those for next batch. In the meantime, I COULD put food out at 0530 then have someone take it in 1-3 hours later (depending on the day) then put it out again at 1630 for a bit. Think that will improve the chances?

Yeah? That doesn't seem like much. I guess I could run out and put food in when I get up, then take it out 20 minutes later, then do the same when I get home at night. I could also just feed them before I leave in the morning and pick it up when I get home, 11 hours later, letting them eat...

I meant 1630. My only options are take the food in for 2 hours in the afternoon, for what little good that does, or take it in all day.

No. Not sure how I'd even do that. We leave for work at 0530 and get back around 0430. If you want them to sleep with a full crop, at best they'd only have 2 hours without food.

These Cornish Giants are getting HUGE, and they're only 3 weeks old. Their butts almost drag on the floor.