cornish cross

  1. RUNuts

    Foray into Meat Chickens

    @Birdinhand thank you for the inspiration and knowing what to expect. I received 6 — 2 week old CX due to spring break plans a buddy ordered some and I ordered 10 and we discovered predators in his brooder. Rats and snakes that can get into and through and around the best built brooder...
    • RUNuts
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    • cheery chicken kooler cornish cross meat windy meadow hatchery
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    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
  2. ZurcherFarms

    Raising broilers with livestock

    Hello! I just wanted to bounce some ideas off of you all. I know chickens LOVE cattle and pig poop, and though it seems disgusting, it's actually pretty good for them, and creates less feed waste, and helps break up the actual livestock waste as they're scratching it around. Seems like a win...
  3. NDgoatgirlNV

    Broiler processed and found tiny heart with lots of fluid in pericardial sac

    I processed a broiler that was having trouble walking last night and when I was skinning her I found that the normally clear connective tissue that in near the neck and crop was almost fibrous and kind of had a snap to it when my knife touched it. This just seemed odd to me as in all the years...
    • NDgoatgirlNV
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    • broiler broiler issues butchering problems cornish cross pericardial sac processing strange things in my chicken
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
  4. Borg bird

    Help!!! I love my Cornish x (as a pet). How to keep them healthy?

    Yes, I know...it's a doomed pet. But I'm good at doing the extra leg work for the things I love ( doomed or not). These 3 Cornish x are almost 3 weeks, and are technically for my sister's ffa project. But, they definitely won't make show. They have been given a high protein diet and fed 24/7. I...
  5. RUNuts

    Feed back on Ideal CX?sh

    Gonna try meat birds next spring. I'd like to know how the Ideal CX are. Do you have to limit feed from day one? How did they turn out? Would you recommend? If not, why not? Healthy? I'm staying away from the broilers b/c of the crowing in the neighborhood. Don't want to announce to the...
    • RUNuts
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    • backyard meat cornish cross hatchery ideal runuts
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
  6. Toctoc

    White chicken, any ideas on breed?

    This is Chickoletta, she is about 18 weeks and hasn't laid any eggs. I'm trying to figure out what breed she might be. Any idea s?
  7. L

    What's Wrong With my Pullets?

    Hello. I have 8 three month old pullets (not sure exactly what breeds yet), and unfortunately, due to untimely issues, I had to keep my pullets with about ten Cornish Cross a bit younger than them. I worried, but they seemed okay for several weeks. Today, though, one of my family members noticed...
  8. To Eat or Not to Eat...that is the question

    To Eat or Not to Eat...that is the question

    To Eat or Not to Eat.. that is the question! We raised Cornish cross meat birds and didn't expect that every single one would live to eating size and expected them to weight at most 4-6 pounds on foot. I am a "veteran" poultry keeper and have dispatched countless cluckers over my VERY long...
  9. Mama-bear

    First timer needing advice

    Hello all. So my husband and I have decided to start to raise and process our own chicken. Built a new coop separate from our layers. On Wednesday 15 Cornish cross were delivered from Hoover hatchery (unvaccinated, 2 days in transit, mild weather) and all seemed lively. Took to water readily...
  10. B

    Raising Cornish X's on Fermented Feed - How often to feed and how much?

    I'm planning on raising around 15 male Cornish Crosses and like the concept of fermenting their feed to not only save money, but aid in their overall health. I'm pretty sure I understand how to ferment the feed itself but rationing it out appropriately is something I can't seem to find a clear...
  11. Haihai

    4h poultry project

    My Holstein ages 9 and 12, are ding the first broiler project our family has done. We received our chicks about a week ago, they are currently gaining 6oz a week, some more than that. Since this is our first project ( we only have show chickens and layers at home currently) I was wondering a few...
  12. 9blessings

    Moving Broiler Chicks to Grass!

    (32) 3 week old Cornish Crosses going out on grass today! Wanted to share the pics with you all! My brooder set up (they've been off heat for about 5 days - "hardening off")....clueless that their lives are about to change! At 3 weeks old, feathering nicely and getting big...
  13. L

    Please, help! Emergency, not a joke!!!

    Hello! I got 15 Cornish X from Purely Poultry (never buying from them again) when in the past three days, each day had one of them die. I didn't know what caused this, but today, another chick died. I saw the legs, and it looked exactly like Marek's!!! I just realized that every one of those...
    • Lokibinian
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    • baby chicks chickens chicks cornish cross disease illness marek's marek's disease
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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