Cornish-X: How long in brooder?

[stgagnon]

Hi Y'all:

Got my first (experimental) batch of 12 Cornish-X from the feed store last week.

I have them in a playpen brooder on my porch.

How long does it take these birds to feather out and be brooder-free?

Thanks
Suz in VT

 

[bigredfeather]

3-4 weeks depending on your weather. I removed the heat lamp from my tractor when they were 3 weeks, and they've done fine. Night temps where in the 50's when I removed lamp. If it is too cold for them, they will pile up and you'll know they still need heat.

 

[jaku]

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Same here.

 

[The Rooster]

3 weeks is usual here as well. I pulled the heat lamps and two nights later the over night low dropped below freezing. I ended up running heat lamps for 4 1/2 weeks this time.

 

[HenniePennie]

Usually I put them in coop at 4 weeks with a heat lamp. However I still have them in brooder this year at 5 weeks due to night time temp still being down to 36 this year. It has been an unusally cold year.

 

[Homesteading_Bound]

They create so much heat on there own. I couldn't beleive how warm there brooder got.

3 weeks sounds good to me.