BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

[Beekissed]

Any of y'all wanna help LindaB220 get back home?

Come join the party! https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1089202/i-want-my-life-back

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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@LindaB220 do you have pics of the Legbarlegorns and their eggs by chance?

 

[lpatelski]

First chick of the year. This was two weeks ago. This cockerel is now ready to be a Cornish game dinner at 44 days of age. I'll get a pic tomorrow on the scale live. He is a 50%Dark Cornish-50% White Cornish Rock on both parents' side so a 50/50 x 50/50


2 pounds 5.2 ounces at 45 days, average gain of 23.2 grams per day.

But he is not the one I am excited about...

This little cockerel is 27 days old and weights 1 pound 15.5 ounces.
He is a 3/4 White Cornish rock - 1/4 Dark Cornish.
Bob 50%DC/50%WCR is Dad, Betty (100% White Cornish Rock) is mom. You can see his straight comb.
He is just 5.7 ounces less than the cockerel above and 18 days younger.
He has gained an average of 31.2 grams per day. 1 ounce is ~28.35 grams
He will pass up the other cockerel quickly.

 

[hellbender]

I'm such a child at heart!

If there were some way to 'duct tape' a couple of these 50%ers to my USPS box...I'd try to figure it out. I would have less time in getting to the basic 'WHITE' color. I've not been thinking clearly due to pain and fatigue or I would have tried to add one (pullet) to what's coming. I feared them at first when I thought they would age too quickly but one needn't have to worry about that right away since the 50%er would be crossed with a Chantecler or NN upon maturity.

I've had time to rest. clear my head and see where I may have made a mistake.

 

[bluejean55girl]

I'm a newbie, so forgive me

... when you are weighing, isn't it better to weigh at the same day of age for a better/truer/fairer comparison?

the reason why I ask, is when I'm measuring my longhorn calves for horns or weight, the younger ages have a higher number of gain in comparison. for example, my younger stuff will show a higher weight/horn gain which declines on a sliding scale as they get another month or 6 months older. they younger stuff always has a "better" number that the older ones. this is because the younger the faster the gain. each month slows down this rate of gain... I am wondering if this translates from monthly on cattle to daily on chickens.

in order to get an accurate comparison, you would need to compare at the same ages or adjust for their age difference. at least that is my experience. I don't know if this truly translates over to chickens.

example : my 3 month old bull will show going 3" of horn a month.. but the same bull when he is older will slow down to 2.75" a month at 6 months of age.. (declining rate) at one year, he is only growing 2.5" per month... this same thing also happens for weights too. 3 lbs per day at 3 months of age. 2.75 at 6 months and 12 moa. (both are examples... I have been measuring weights and horns since 2002. so know this general rule applies.

so the younger the better the numbers..

something to think about anyway...

 

[lpatelski]

What an excellent question. I do keep a running record of weights and ages. I am not saving back #1 chick so I am not too interested in his weight. They are not easy to grab, they flop around and stress. I grab the larger ones to check their progress as I have plans for the 3/4 WCR and the 3/4DC. I will weigh the other one at 45 days and post the weight. It is the 8 week weight I am most interested in. Everything else is just peeking.

Thank you for your insight.

 

[bluejean55girl]

What an excellent question. I do keep a running record of weights and ages. I am not saving back #1 chick so I am not too interested in his weight. They are not easy to grab, they flop around and stress. I grab the larger ones to check their progress as I have plans for the 3/4 WCR and the 3/4DC. I will weigh the other one at 45 days and post the weight. It is the 8 week weight I am most interested in. Everything else is just peeking.

Thank you for your insight. 

thanks, I'd be interested in your findings. I'm just now getting into the weighing thing. My littles are just a week old today.

 

[cyborg]

Anybody else ADDICTED to Boston baked beans? They do help keep you warm at night!

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

If I liked beans

 

[hellbender]

Anybody else ADDICTED to Boston baked beans? They do help keep you warm at night!

Can't say I'm addicted but I do like them if they are made right. In a pinch, I can eat the canned (commercial) ones a couple times a year.