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The Bad Boys were killed last night by a mink or weasel. I'm going to try again in the Spring. Will let you know how it goes.

I broke down and weighed the Bad Boys on Sunday. ID# Weight 9/27 Weight 10/11 Weight10/18 Gain 392 2lbs. 10 oz. 3lbs. 8 oz. 3lbs. 14 oz. 6oz 391 3lbs. 14 oz. 4lbs. 14 oz. 5lbs. 4 oz. 6 oz. 389 3lbs. 12 oz. 4lbs...

They seem to enjoy the extra milk every day.

I did some checking. I'm going to stick with the scratch grains I've been using. In Comparison Cracked Corn: Protein 8%, Fat 3.5%, Fiber 3% My Grain Mixture: Protein 10%, Fat 9%, Fiber 13% The grain mixture I'm feeding them has much more fat (carbohydrates) than cracked corn and should...

I weighed the Bresse on Saturday, which is the halfway point of their "finish" period. Also, in an earlier post, I said they were all around 4 pounds, but shortly after making that statement, I took a much more accurate scale and weighed each one individually. Then they were tagged. ID#...

Well, my Bad Boys are almost to the end of week 2 of the 4 week "finish" period. Going to weigh them this weekend. I hope they have gained weight, they are eating me out of house and home! I was able to get some raw goat's milk to use now and the next two weeks. A friend of a friend had...

After 5 days the boys are liking their new diet. They eat up all the grains and milk by mid-day just as I had hoped. The only problem is that they give me the old "Hey, where's my food" look when their tray is empty. They do have their share of personality. No ill effects from the milk. So...

First lesson learned...................too much food. Had I done the math up front, I would have realized that fact. Live and learn. If I want the Bresse to be 7 pounds, and they are currently 4, then I want to add 18 pounds to the six birds in four weeks. Assuming a feed conversion rate of...

My Bresse started their four weeks of "finish" yesterday. Since I've never done this before, and there is a relatively small amount of information available about how to do it, this is an experiment. I hope with a little common sense I can figure it out. They are being given the following...

My Bresse just hanging out. They are almost 12 weeks. Soon to start feeding them their finish rations. They have been active, friendly and healthy.

Just added these to my mix. About 8 weeks old. Purchased from a local breeder here in Northeastern Ohio. The plan is to finish the boys on milk and grain for week 13-16. The girls will be added to my layers when they are a little bit older.