Chicken Resolutions . . .

First to breed and raise my own Dark Cornish

Second, to breed some crosses, like all you big shots.(Al,Kathy, Jeff,Steve) I know that I have left many out and I apologize!

I have 25 CX pullets to use with my dark cornish and sussex. I hate being impatient!


Good luck to all!!

 

To start a separate breeding pen with 5 cornish hens, 5 BR hens, 5 white LH hens and one single RIR roo for guarantee of sex determination and meat production of the cornish crosses and male sexed link.
Last year the pullet sales financed my meat operations. If I can be absolutely positive on the sex, I can do even better.....free meat.

 

I vow to spend a whole day putting a (small?) cow's-worth of poultry/waterfowl/gamebird meat in the freezer this fall including, but not limited to: turkeys, CornishX, roosters(I consider them separate animals , ducks, muscovies, geese (at least one if I don't sell out again...), jumbo guineas, and jumbo pheasants.

I also vow to make everything in Teubner's book "The Chicken and Poultry Bible" which, as its name suggests, is indeed the poultry/waterfowl/gamebird bible. I have absolutely no idea how I became so stoked about cooking birds before looking through all of the exciting and unique ideas/recipes that are in this book.

 

More heritage in my birds and less hatchery.


Working on chunky EEs - so the cockerels who are butchered have more than 4 pounds on them at 4.5 to 5 months.

More Heritage Orpingtons.


Oh, and more geese for the freezer - not chickens but still fowl

 

raising a small batch of CX for meat (25 at the most)
Possibly raising a turk for thanksgiving
If we move, getting some weaner pigs
Put some ducks in the freezer

Not as big as your guys goals, but big for us

 

Raiquee, I think what you meant to say is "Not as absolutely insane as what you guys are doing, but at least we won't be a foaming-at-the-mouth-wreck this time next year." I really hope I'm not a gibbering mess by the time I accomplish...ah...anything on my resolution list

 

To not buy a single whole chicken at the store, and continue to fill my freezer with chickens other people raise I *might* try raising some meaties, but I'm really liking this deal I've got going.

 

Gonna raise turkeys and quail this year...........