meat bird

  1. lunaticfishboy

    A few pictures of my heavily spoiled meat chickens..

    I'm gonna be butchering these sweethearts within the next couple days. I'm trying to prepare myself again, for the big day after so many lovely days of spending time with these friendly and fun little birds. The Cornish Cross has always been my favorite. They are almost like the golden retriever...
  2. Mrsmalexander8

    When can my child participate in culling?

    we are first year chicken owners and will be culling and eating the extra cockerels. it is important to us that our children know where food comes from, but we don’t want to do something they may not be ready for by allowing them to participate in the process. I did not grow up in a family...
  3. J

    Newbie looking into meat chickens this Spring

    Hello, We have had pastured egg layers for many years (variety of breeds), and looking into building a couple chicken tractors for the Spring, and raising our first flock of meat birds. I know all breeds have their positives, and negatives, but more so, am wondering if there is any kind of...
  4. KitchenFamilyFarm

    How to fatten up layers before butcher

    I have 8 layers. They’re getting old & 4 have since stopped laying. Was wondering the best way to put some weight on them before butchering them. The breed is Golden Comet. I’ve heard whole milk & chick feed could work ok.
  5. Fangeddeer

    Looking to rehome 3 Cornish game hens & 1 Cornish game rooster (CA)

    (Forgot to add, they can all be separated n adopted separately) Hello, I’m looking to rehome 4 Cornish game chickens as I got them for laying but soon found out they’re not good at that. To keep it short, they’re friendly towards humans and not so much other birds. Though, The rooster is...
  6. FunClucks

    White Ranger from Freedom Ranger Hatchery - Results and Experiences Anyone?

    Has anyone raised the White Rangers from Freedom Ranger hatchery? How did they grow? What was your experience with these? In particular, I'm interested to know how they compare to Cornish Cross. From the website, it sounds like these have the growth rate and size of a cornish cross (more or...
  7. M

    HELP! Unknown??? Chickens with holes poked in them, but not pecking holes...

    Hi everyone, so my family and i have started raising meat birds to sell. we have about 170 at this point and we keep having a bunch of mystery deaths. Lately, we think we've diagnosed some of the flock as coccidiosis and will start treatment today. But a fair number of them have almost a flesh...
  8. FunClucks

    Bachelor pad for cockerels raised for meat - helpful advice?

    I hatched 20 of my own eggs and came up with at least 14 cockerels. They are Production Red x Prairie Bluebell mainly, and are flighty, active, and a number of them are aggressive to each other and me. They are only 5 weeks old, and about the size of a songbird, not quite the size of a pigeon...
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  9. FunClucks

    Cornish X sourcing recommendations? Also management recommendations welcome.

    I'm trying to grow and process some meat chickens for the first time. Would like recommendations for which Cornish Cross strain to purchase, and from where. I've heard that different strains have different qualities. If this goes well, I'll probably do it again. If it goes poorly, I may not...
  10. HensAndFriends

    Butchering Hens Bred for Egg Production

    I need the high egg production from Golden Comets and White Leghorns, and was curious about other's experience concerning the fattening up (I know that they will never reach the weight and size of meat chickens) and meat of White Leghorns and Golden Comets. What is the average meat that is...
  11. RaresightFarms

    Best Heritage Breed for to Improve Small Broilers?

    Hi all. We are starting a fibro broiler project and are looking for advice. We intend to use Svart Hona, a slightly stockier (and winter-hardy) fibro breed than the more popular Ayam Cemani; they top out at 5-7lbs, vs the Cemani 3.5-5.5lbs. However, that's adult weight, not butchering weight...
  12. burberry

    Cornish Meat Line

    I’m starting a project line of Dark Cornish specifically for meat and would love to share the ride with y’all! Current goals are to push for early fleshing at 12 weeks first and foremost and also work towards correct type and color. I have been tossing around the idea of using some cornish cross...
  13. HenriettaPizzaNolan

    Axe/hatchet method of chicken dispatch - is it the most humane and cost-efficient method?

    We will be processing our first meatbirds in the fall (6 Cornish X from Meyer Hatchery). My fiance grew up in Europe and remembers killing the meat chickens on his grandparents' farm by chopping off the heads, so originally we just planned to do that. But the more I research, the more I'm unsure...
  14. L

    Meat health of processed bird

    I just processed my first two birds. More out of necessity than planned but it has been a good learning experience for the future. The second bird had some dark spots throughout the process so I was wondering if anyone could tell me what they are and other things to look for when processing a...
    • LadieKluck
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  15. M

    Sudden Death 1.5 week old chicks

    Hey there, first time raising Cornish Giant meat birds. I’ve had laying hens for a year and aside from my dog killing 3 have had zero issues or illness with any. I got these chicks on April 28th, hatched the 27th. They are unvacced, on regular chick starter. Plain water, have had maybe 3 days...
  16. H

    WANTED: Sustainable Heritage Meat Breed Chicks | Alabama

    Any breeders looking to sell heritage meat breed chicks or hatching eggs? Looking to start a sustainable flock from good lines. Any recommendations?
  17. M

    Coop for Meat Birds

    HI! Looking for opinions. We are currently building the run for our meat birds. Hubby asked me if he needs to build some sort of "box" they can go in to at night. Do the broilers need to have this type of area within their run? Please post pics of your designs.
  18. A step by step guide to choosing the right chicken breed for you

    A step by step guide to choosing the right chicken breed for you

    When starting out with chickens, at one point I remember asking myself, what is the perfect breed(s) for me and my situation, location, etc… With a few years of experience and research under my belt, I’ve decided to compile a guide to help newcomers to chicken keeping make the decision a lot...
    • BlueTheBrahma
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  19. ShrekDawg

    Cheapest meat birds

    This is just for curiosity’s sake since I can’t have chickens at the new place but maybe it will help somebody else soooo….. What’s the cheapest place to buy meat birds? Specifically Cornish Cross but also maybe ranger types? I know it probably varies some or some maybe have sales or...
    • ShrekDawg
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  20. Ashley4

    Leghorn or meat bird?

    My husband purchased birds at tractor supply and he bought leghorns. I think it is just a really healthy leghorn lol My husband thinks she is a meat bird now. What do you think our chicken is?
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