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Quote: Exactly the way they're supposed to look if you're feeding them to slaughter at 6 to 7 weeks . My little bit of experience at witholding feed is that the rush to the feeders may possibly result in weaker , or inferior structured , individuals getting injured . These birds are bred to...

They look great Kathy .

Dose anyone know if there are different strands of Cornish X's, some that grow slower than others? There are , but they're sold as such . I believe its probably the free ranging that slowed their growth . A few of the meaties (17 days old) They're lookin' like they oughta Kathy . Don't you...

GROSS, GROSS, GROSS ! ! ! Welcome to the wonderful world of CX . That MO soil will soon be much richer than it was

Quote: I lowered the brooder down to 85 or a little less at the end of the first week . Mine are now at 8 weeks , and though a little smaller than if grown for slaughter , are handling the 90 degree temps just fine .

Quote: Once outside and without the artificial light from the brooder they will sleep at night , shutting themselves down from eating .

Quote: I've read that some bump their protein up with the catfish feed and I bumped some 21% up to 24% for the first week with kitty food just to get them going strong . The meaties did well on 24% , the straight cornish got pastey butt . 30% would be a waste of money IMHO , but you could mix...

Quote: Best wishes for a great experience . CX are friendly birds ; don't let yourself get emotionally connected to them

Quote: Totally agree ; Townline does use the actual names of their two strains , MT-DI offers the Ross Ambrose along with other options , and McMurray offers the option of a fast or slower grower but not under the actual developer's names . I used the hatchery closest to me but was the...

Quote: That's got to be totally your call . Evidently your feed store knows the season is closing but think there's time for one last batch . The other consideration is if you're processing them yourself the added cooling expence [ they need to be on ice or in a refridgerater for awhile to...

These are on restricted diets to grow them for a breeding project and pictured at 5 weeks , 1 day with the same age straight Cornish . Hot , humid weather can be hard on them in case nobody warned you . Many people schedule them so they don't have them at their largest and most vulnerable [...