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Are you supposed to take them off their feed and give them milk for a couple of days before processing?

You aren't going to keep any for breeding? I am thinking that one of mine is a girl since her tail feathers are not so wide, and her comb is not as red. She is also a bit smaller. I thought about keeping her. Not sure. But her toes turn in. I don't really like that, but I think it could be...

Just wondering if anyone else has cornish x birds around the age of mine. Mine are 10 wks. old today. I have 3 remaining and they are about 10 to 12 lbs. right now. I am dreading butchering since the last time I tried it I was totally grossed out. Gotta steal myself up to do it...

They went out today and had a blast running around! I think they seem more relaxed now that they don't have to little egg layer chicks picking at them. I really thought it would be the other way around with the big meat birds being the bullies! They are just like big pink babies! LOL!

Very cute picture! Mine are 3 wks. today and way uglier than yours! I have three bloody tails where the other chicks just stand there and pick at them, and the cornishx don't seem to be bothered by it too much. When I see that going on I turn off the light and the red glow of the heat lamp...

I had thought about keeping my pullet. I think I only have one out of the bunch. I have a RIR roo, so I guess the chicks would be sex link?

Quote: Well if you have never seen a chick die that way, trust me, you don't want to! It was horrible! Now I am afraid to touch them or do any thing with them. I wanted to take them outside today since it is nice, but I don't want to cause another heart attack!

So flip is a heart attack? Going by the advice on this thread, I was able to figure out that I have at least one female in the bunch. Maybe two. I bought them as cockerels from McMurray.

Thanks for this thread. I can relate with a lot of the posts, and it helps to read them. I am a first time meatie "rancher"! My birds are 2 wks. today, and one of them died today. I guess with flip. I had picked them up and put them into a container so I could clean, and the one chick...