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[farmgirl360]

sounds pretty good. I raised Corish cross a little differently as an experiment. I kept mine for 8 months before i butchered them (i could have butchered them a long time ago, but i wanted to see how long i could keep them...only butchered them cause we were moving.) Instead of feeding them meat grower, i used regular chick starter until they could move outside where i free ranged them. They were fed small amounts of feed and plenty of veggies and bugs. They were really healthy and i never had any problems with broken legs or heart failure. The only thing, it took them about a week and a half to 2 weeks longer to reach a good size, and the legs were not as tender since they ran around all day. Just thought id throw my experience out there

Good luck!
this guy was 6 months old and almost 8 pounds. He is wet in this picture...they were outside even when it was raining really hard. We also had a area that would flood when it rained, and the cornish crosses actually liked to wade and "swim" in the water. "

what you did is very interesting i have never heard of them to get this big i would love to know more

 

[Chicken Hound]

I could use some advice about goats, first what do they need for shelter?

I have about 1.5 acr 60% pasture 40% wooded slope that I what to use for chickens, ducks, goats, etc. The goats would be mostly pet weed eaters..lol. Basically a small hobby farm kinda thing. I do have some difficulty getting around but find the daily chores help give me reason to get around, need to stay active. I have been offered a metal 2 car garage building at a good price, Thought it might work for a barn area.

 

[chixaregreat41]

this is the thread to talk about all farm animals and ask qestions and give advice or whatever i have the following animals ; PIGS, ,goats, donkeys, ducks, rabbits, dogs, cats, chickens I have had the followng : turkeys, horses and you can always ask me qestions

Wow, that's amazing! That is my goal! The only thing holding me back is I don't have enough money for all those things... But I have chickens, rabbits and quail thanks for sharing your animals!

 

[Ozarkhomesteader]

what you did is very interesting i have never heard of them to get this big i would love to know more

what would you like to know? I'm no expert, but i will try Yeah, they were huge. I've never seen any as big as mine either...they were easily twice the size of the rest of my chickens (or more, depending on which chicken). They are also the most obnoxious birds ever. Love to run and chase the dogs. We had 3 terriers, and they would all tussle around...the dogs were actually scared of the mean ol' cornish roosters

 

[farmgirl360]

what would you like to know? I'm no expert, but i will try Yeah, they were huge. I've never seen any as big as mine either...they were easily twice the size of the rest of my chickens (or more, depending on which chicken). They are also the most obnoxious birds ever. Love to run and chase the dogs. We had 3 terriers, and they would all tussle around...the dogs were actually scared of the mean ol' cornish roosters

so what did you origanlly get the CX for? was it like a experiment

its funny about the dogs being scared and were the rosters mean

do you have other animals

 

[farmgirl360]

I could use some advice about goats, first what do they need for shelter?

I have about 1.5 acr 60% pasture 40% wooded slope that I what to use for chickens, ducks, goats, etc. The goats would be mostly pet weed eaters..lol. Basically a small hobby farm kinda thing. I do have some difficulty getting around but find the daily chores help give me reason to get around, need to stay active. I have been offered a metal 2 car garage building at a good price, Thought it might work for a barn area.

yes it sounds like a good barn

sorry i didnt see your post i dont usually not see them but my internet has been acting weird so thats the only reason i can think that it didnt show a unread post

 

[farmgirl360]

Wow, that's amazing! That is my goal! The only thing holding me back is I don't have enough money for all those things... But I have chickens, rabbits and quail

thanks for sharing your animals!

yes money my family does it all as a hobbie farm for 4-h we dont make a huge profit

its no problem i a gonna have baby pigs soon i will put photos up when they come i you all want me too

 

[Ozarkhomesteader]

so what did you origanlly get the CX for? was it like a experiment

its funny about the dogs being scared and were the rosters mean

do you have other animals

I originally got them as an experiment to see if i could raise the differently than normal so that they would have a better life. I am going to do it again in the spring with more, and see how long i can keep them. We had to butcher them when we moved.

lol, yeah. 2 of the dogs had a serious prey drive, so i was worried they might hurt some of my animals, but after letting the CX roosters at them, they never messed with my other animals.

Yeah, the roosters were pretty mean...they were not scared of anything, and loved to jump on me and peck me. My little sister was kinda scared of them, and my little brother (who was 4) kept them at bay with his plastic sword. They would jump up and get on my head or shoulder, which can hurt...they were anything but small birds.

I keep goats, chickens, ducks, quail, rabbits, reptiles, fish, rodents, dogs, cats, house birds, spiders, and roaches

I used to have horses, ponies, mules, and pigs. Its a bit crazy around here.

 

[farmgirl360]

I originally got them as an experiment to see if i could raise the differently than normal so that they would have a better life. I am going to do it again in the spring with more, and see how long i can keep them. We had to butcher them when we moved.

lol, yeah. 2 of the dogs had a serious prey drive, so i was worried they might hurt some of my animals, but after letting the CX roosters at them, they never messed with my other animals.

Yeah, the roosters were pretty mean...they were not scared of anything, and loved to jump on me and peck me. My little sister was kinda scared of them, and my little brother (who was 4) kept them at bay with his plastic sword. They would jump up and get on my head or shoulder, which can hurt...they were anything but small birds.

I keep goats, chickens, ducks, quail, rabbits, reptiles, fish, rodents, dogs, cats, house birds, spiders, and roaches

I used to have horses, ponies, mules, and pigs. Its a bit crazy around here.

ya i know what you mean about dogs having a serious prey drive i lost turkeys, chickens that way

roosters are never my fav chickens arent but roosters are especially not

i know what you mean bout it being crazy around here i live in a house of 4 with 3 in and out cats a 1yr old puppy and a 13yr old dog ; 2 outside dogs , chickens, ducks, goats, donkey, pigs(i am going to have about 3 litters soon ), rabbits;i used to have fish, turkeys, and a horse

i have always wanted to raise a few quails are they hard to raise

sorry i didnt see your post earlier i have been duck hunting and i got home cleaned birds, fed the animals and fell asleep

 

[waddles99]

I have 30 chickens around 5 weeks old and 2 baby nigerian goats! I live on about half an acre of grass and a little less that of woods.