meat birds

  1. Lone Star Leghorn

    Texas On Farm Processing - Poultry and Rabbits

    I was searching around for Texas specific current information on small farm processing and selling of chickens, and was able to find this. Please keep in mind this is specific information for Texas thanks to HB 410, passed by the Texas Legislature in 2019. Thought this may be helpful to others...
  2. Lone Star Leghorn

    Lone Star Leghorn Reporting For Duty

    Hey there! My wife and I are new to all this, and are interested in meat chickens. Looking forward to seeing all the information provided here. We purchased several acres in the country a few years ago out in East Texas, and are looking forward to learning and putting some clean meat in the freezer!
  3. pkarkos

    Laws on selling poultry meat for pets/captive carnivorous animals?

    Hello All, Not sure if this would go better in the local chicken laws and ordinances forum, but as it is about selling birds for meat, I was thinking you all might know more. So I am starting a quail breeding independent study on my college farm. We are planning on selling eggs and as the farm...
  4. Sire12

    What breed are these chicks?

    I think they're about 3 weeks old they came from a company that sells birds for meat but I'm planning on keeping them for laying, could they be buff orpingtons? or is it too early to tell
  5. Dfarago

    Raising food for dogs

    Hello, I am an aspiring farmer and am making attempts toward making my own dog food at home. What animals would be best to raise on the farm as an effective and efficient protein source for the dogs. We already have ducks, but the recipes I've seen online make it feel like one full size duck...
  6. jjaazzy

    EZ Plucker 131-reviews, suggestions please.

    I purchased a Yardman Plucker a couple of years ago. It worked well, but on the 2nd use had to replace GFI plug. It really throws a wrench in the plans when things do not work.... After about 10 uses over a couple of years processing 20 or so birds, it's dead. What a pain getting all set up...
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  7. grandma kicken

    Cornish Rock Cross overly vivacious appetite?

    This isn't the first time I've raised meat birds, but it is the first time I've had a straight run. Normally, they're all females. I've been following the same 'recipe' in feeding amounts as I have in the past, yet this group finishes their daily feed amount within 4 hours! They've been...
  8. nikoleb

    Breeders of heritage meet birds

    Does anyone out there raise and breed their own heritage meat birds and can ship and sell them as chicks? I heard the heritage breeders have a lot better stock than the hatcheries. I am in Idaho.
  9. Rammy

    Meat Chickens

    Just got 10 Cornish cross meat birds. Freezer camp in a few weeks. Should I get feed for meat birds or can they eat regular chick feed?
  10. aliciaFarmer

    Space needed for meat chickens

    This coming late winter/early spring we will be venturing into raising meat birds for the first time, but I'm having a difficult time finding recommendations on coop/housing size. We won't be doing Cornish -- either starting with Rangers or even the Meyer's "fry pan bargain" of solely mixed...
  11. Broad Breasted Bronze

    Broad Breasted Bronze

    The following information is all coming from Cackle Hatchery. The Broad Breasted Bronze turkey is considered by some to be the largest and heaviest of the turkey variety. The Bronze strain is an American origination and admitted into the American Standard of Perfection in 1874. The Bronze Broad...
  12. TabbiMae

    Questions about meat turkeys!

    So my husband and I have decided we want to raise turkeys next year. Mainly for meat, our big goal is to just raise some for Thanksgiving to start with. I have some questions before we dive in... We were originally planning on getting poults in January to raise until November when we would...
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  13. TanisGirl

    ISO: The perfect breed

    So, I’m hoping to get some real help here with this... I’ve been doing some research on this subject and I can’t seem to get any solid answers. My boyfriend and I moved to Oregon, hoping to set up some property where we can have a little homestead and raise animals -both to enjoy and turn a...
  14. BCChicky

    Feeding advice required please!

    Hello all, I have a flock of 12 days old Cornish Cross broilers. I have never had meat birds before and need some advice on feeding as there are so many differing opinions. The articles section on BYC says that a light should be left on during the night to encourage feeding but I am fearful...
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  15. guardianoftheflock

    Tainted meat?

    A couple of my Cornish Crosses have sour crop. My question is- Will this make their meat taste different?
  16. B

    Help! For after chickens are processed

    I'm taking 20 meat chickens to an Amish farm in two weeks for processing. They'll throw all the birds in trash bags for me to take home and package. So...this is my plan -- take them home and soak them (unpackaged?) in a ice/water filled cooler overnight. Then bag them in jumbo 2.5 gallon...
  17. EggMan207

    Can I feed my broilers the same starter/grower I feed my layers?

    Can I feed my broilers the same start/grower I use to feed my layers? It's blue seal multi-flock and has a protein content of 22%. I know I should feed my layers broiler food, but this seems like it would work... thoughts and insights needed. Thank you.
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    • Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
  18. GreenBean13

    Here we go a homesteading

    Hello - my family and I currently live in the suburbs of Erlanger and don't yet have chickens because of neighbors and city regulations. We are looking to buy a different home in NKY that has some land and where we don't have to jump through (as many) hoops to raise and slaughter on our own...
  19. renk777

    BCM X ? for a somewhat fast growing dual purpose bird?

    I have a BCM I'd like to use to incubate / raise my own meat birds. What do you suggest crossing him with to get a decent sized, somewhat faster growing offspring? Ideally, I'd love hens of a breed that also lays a decent amount of eggs. But then I fear I'd be sacrificing the genetics that...
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  20. Minky

    Ordering my day old White rocks.....

    I'm going to be ordering my day old white rocks and had a few questions for those of you with past experience. The females or non-sexed are $2.30 and the males $2.50. I am thinking its worth the extra .20 per bird for a larger product, would you agree? Or is there really not much diffe How...
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