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Sustainable Meat / Standard Bred Dual Purpose Bird Thread.
So week 4 update. Weights are starting to separate by sex. Birds are almost fully feathered and have been moved out to the main coop.Bodies are feather covered, just a little down yet on the heads. Most cockerels are very obvious by now with red, tall, combs, thicker shanks, and body...- Ifish
- Post #135
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Sustainable Meat / Standard Bred Dual Purpose Bird Thread.
Well, it's been two weeks since hatch. The chicks have been in the brooder most of the time with some play time outdoors since the weather has gotten so warm. Feeding 20% protein flock raiser crumbles only. Plain water. Week 1: Average of 72.6 grams High 80g Low 64g Week 2...- Ifish
- Post #129
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Sustainable Meat / Standard Bred Dual Purpose Bird Thread.
Like the email name. Fishing is one of my passions. If I could do it for a living I would. Yeah, so the chicks originally came from http://eightacresfarm.weebly.com/ . There is some variation in the stock for growth rate, but even the last place cockerel/hen beat all of my expectations...- Ifish
- Post #124
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Sustainable Meat / Standard Bred Dual Purpose Bird Thread.
Nice Thread. We chose New Hampshires for our Breed for Sustainable production and show. Starting from Quality chicks last spring, with plans to hatch 100 chicks this year. We got a late start, but hatched our first 25 last weekend. From the original source of chicks, Cockerels averaged 7...- Ifish
- Post #118
- Forum: Meat Birds ETC