Cornish x Babies Are Here!!! ***UPDATE WITH PICS!***

[kduncan51]

They went out today and had a blast running around! I think they seem more relaxed now that they don't have to little egg layer chicks picking at them. I really thought it would be the other way around with the big meat birds being the bullies! They are just like big pink babies! LOL!

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Well today is the day; they are now 5 weeks old!!! The come out every day to run around in the yard and LOVE to eat the grass and the green stuff... I took the weights of the Cornish and they were a full THREE and A HALF pounds!!!!

I didn't realized they had gained so much since I put them outside! They're huge!!! Such an amazing size difference from anything I have ever had before.

Here's the pics!

 

[twister]

beautiful birds!!!! WOWZA they are growing so fast!

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Here is a better tracker that counts in weeks rather than months.

I spend time with them every day, but I need to get updated pics and weights... I'll do that tomorrow.

 

[Jared77]

So are these freezer bound or to the breeding pen?

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Actually both, I plan on keeping the healthiest females to get at least *some* fertile eggs out of them, I will probably process all the roo's, we'll have to see, I'm not sure how many I have of each... I *think* I only have two roos! I wanted to start small but I should have got more than I did when I ordered.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

I forgot to post the 8 week update. They are 6.5 pounds.

 

[eKo_birdies]

are all the birds in the pics shown together the same age? that's rowdy!

they look really good, you did a nice job on them!

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Yep, there all exactly the same age!

 

[SteveH]

They're lookin' good . Looked like there are possibly two roos in the posted 11/25 . The wattles as well the combs helpeg me identify mine . Best wishes for some successful crosses .