I completely agree. I know a lot of people discourage from this idea, but by the time you pay over a dollar for each of your Cornish Xs and then start them on growing mash for a while it cost you more to raise you own than buying them from the store.
To me, its just not cost effective to raise your own meaties, unless you can do it in a self-sustaining way. I would rather combine 2 pure standard breeds together and hope for decent results than pay the commercial guys to do the breeding for me.....forever. I will accept one or 2 LB losses here and there if I didn't have to pay the order plus shipping every year.
To me, its just not cost effective to raise your own meaties, unless you can do it in a self-sustaining way. I would rather combine 2 pure standard breeds together and hope for decent results than pay the commercial guys to do the breeding for me.....forever. I will accept one or 2 LB losses here and there if I didn't have to pay the order plus shipping every year.