16 eggs, 3 species, 1 homemade incubator: Will it be done?

[Kiki]

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[The Farmers' Daughter]

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Oooo
Those are some serious looking tools!
I can't wait to see what they produce!

 

[Cyprus]

Nothing with any of the Brahma eggs yet ugh

 

[Kiki]

Nothing with any of the Brahma eggs yet ugh

 

[Cyprus]

It's only day 3 so

 

[Redhead Rae]

Interesting. I wonder which rooster(s) will flesh out best.

Well I’m finished I started a little after 2 and finished up a little after 5:30. My mom and SIL helped a lot. I ended up doing my normal process on 5 birds instead of all 6. I slaughtered all 6 birds, but one of my Cochin/Dominique roosters was almost NOTHING but skin and bones. His brother (who was in the same run as him) was nice and fat. The only conclusion I could come to is that his was starving his brother. I thought some of my Buff Roosters were bad about keeping the others away from the food, but this guy lost most of his muscle mass, not just his fat. Half way through plucking him, we made the decision to put him in the gut bucket. I feel so bad. The Cochins and Cochin crosses, are so fluffy, it is hard to tell when they get underweight. And these roosters were SOOOO bad tempered that it was often painful to get a hold of them. I really should have killed them 2 months ago. My mom helped speed the evisceration process because she stuck around and picked all the feathers we had a hard time getting in the first round when we moved inside to the sink. I can hardly wait until my parents get their summer kitchen put in. Sorry, I didn't think to weight them. I'm too tired.

Take pictures of "doing the roosters" please!

Sorry, didn't think of that either and saw your post too late.

 

[Cyprus]

Sorry, I didn't think to weight them. I'm too tired.

No problem In your opinion, which breeds or cross fleshed out the best? I'm guessing NOT the cochin crosses?

 

[Redhead Rae]

Actually, when fed well, they have the most breast meat of any of the Dual Purpose birds I have. I haven’t slaughtered any of my Cornish yet though. They are really meaty.

No problem In your opinion, which breeds or cross fleshed out the best? I'm guessing NOT the cochin crosses?

 

[Kiki]

Actually, when fed well, they have the most breast meat of any of the Dual Purpose birds I have. I haven’t slaughtered any of my Cornish yet though. They are really meaty.

Do you deworm your flock?

 

[Redhead Rae]

Do you deworm your flock?

We’ve done one deworming of our flock after I brought home those chocolates from that horrible seller.