Alaska Chicken Lover's Soup for the Cold!!

[MrsDeb]

WW, sounds like you need to get to butchering before you lose them all. How old are they now? 8 weeks is a critical point from what I've noticed. Heck
at 5 weeks old mine are ready to go in the freezer, but still have another week before we can get to them. We haven't lost any of the 20 we started with.....(yet) lol

 

[Ban seabhag]

HI everyone... I hope it's as nice where you all are. Not a cloud in the sky here today.... And I have projects!

 

[Ban seabhag]

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You passed our road not long after you left WWs Aimie!

 

[Wolfwoman]

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11 weeks old today. Time is the problem here too, but I have been trying to make sure they are comfy, cool and lots of water and they get their tractor moved each day. I did all my chores this morning in between customers while Sam went to town... once he gets here, the supplies get put up, dogs fed and I'm going to get a few more harvested today.

It IS gorgeous out today, glad that the wind had picked back up, it's miserable when the wind is gone. Too hot and too many bugs!!

 

[PandoraTaylor]

GVEA picked today to change the transformer behind my house, so I covered the incubator with a Towel, and in 40 mins, they were done.....

There are 9 empty shells in the incubator, and 6 pips....Hope they continue!

 

[Alaska animal lover]

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You passed our road not long after you left WWs Aimie!

I saw your green jeep going into Chickaloon not long after we left WWs. Not sure if it was you driving...

 

[MrsDeb]

11 weeks?!?!

I think somewhere that might be a record CC age! LOL!!!

I bet ya that's probably what's going on. You can do everything in
the world for them but anything past 8 weeks is a gamble when it comes to the cornish....

 

[Wolfwoman]

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LMAO!!! Probably so, but there just hasn't been TIME!! lol And I wanted some big chickens too! Actually there's a couple people on here that have meaties as pets... over a year old...

 

[MrsDeb]

Oh I know, Im just teasing you, as you know it's been a heck of a morning for me......Getting woke up to a phone call at 5am from Virginia wasnt
all that pleasant.....I havent had a nap yet so Im a bit loopy.

 

[Wolfwoman]

Got another one done... this one weighed in at 11.3/7.09, so losing 3-4lbs per bird from live weight.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad the pup got back home!