Cornish cross care.

[Molpet]

This is from a PDF that I can't link from my phone


All management guides and supplements are on Cobb’s website https://www.cobb-vantress.com/resource/management-guides.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Thanks

 

[Heffalump]

Thanks. If they get marginally over 6 weeks and their health starts to deteriorate I will have them culled. I really won't hang onto them just to eek out the weeks in pain.

I had read a thread a while ago where someone placed their good quite far away and scattered it and really tried to get them healthy. I was just wondering of there was anything similar I could do to try and keep their weight a bit lower and their health a bit better.

 

[Molpet]

Thanks. If they get marginally over 6 weeks and their health starts to deteriorate I will have them culled. I really won't hang onto them just to eek out the weeks in pain.

I had read a thread a while ago where someone placed their good quite far away and scattered it and really tried to get them healthy. I was just wondering of there was anything similar I could do to try and keep their weight a bit lower and their health a bit better.

Diet and exercise helps a lot.
10 minutes 2x a day of feed and let them free range looking for food.
Winter was the down fall of mine

 

[Heffalump]

Diet and exercise helps a lot.
10 minutes 2x a day of feed and let them free range looking for food.
Winter was the down fall of mine

In what way did winter impact them? They moved less?

 

[Molpet]

In what way did winter impact them? They moved less?

Yes lack of exercise
She didn't want to go out in the snow. I cleared a path and threw down straw ...the layers went out but she went right back in. It snowed every few days that winter... she died the end of March

 

[Heffalump]

The lady I got the chicks off said they were off heat. I've had 3 or 4 batches of chicks before and never had them off heat at 8 days old. Is it different with this breed?

I just wanted to say that although I don't eat meat I believe that those choosing to should rear it giving it the best life possible and cull it humanely. I just choose not to, which is a personal choice. I got these chicks on the understanding that I wouldn't cull to eat, so I won't be culling them unless it's out of compassion. I don't mean to judge anyone who raises their own meat under excellent conditions.

 

[Molpet]

The lady I got the chicks off said they were off heat. I've had 3 or 4 batches of chicks before and never had them off heat at 8 days old. Is it different with this breed?

I just wanted to say that although I don't eat meat I believe that those choosing to should rear it giving it the best life possible and cull it humanely. I just choose not to, which is a personal choice. I got these chicks on the understanding that I wouldn't cull to eat, so I won't be culling them unless it's out of compassion. I don't mean to judge anyone who raises their own meat under excellent conditions.

They produce a lot of heat burning all the food they eat. If their food is restricted they don't produce as much heat. Keep an eye on them, they may need some heat. But not as much as layers


Everyone has to make their own choices and so long as everyone get all the different proteins it's a healthy diet. There is a bycer that doesn't eat meat but raises and buthchers poultry for her family.

I started raising poultry because I don't like how they are raised.

 

[Heffalump]

What did you feed them? I'm just looking at my chick crumb and it's 24% protein. I think I can get a hold of some feed that's 16%....

 

[Molpet]

What did you feed them? I'm just looking at my chick crumb and it's 24% protein. I think I can get a hold of some feed that's 16%....

I had 20% organic chick starter.