Cornish X--Never again

[PurpleChicken]

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No way.... they each have their own unique flavors and contribute well to certain dishes...

I agree with that to a point. A full grown ranger roo makes a great
broiler and can exceed 7 pounds therefore either bird can be used
in any dish if you process at the right age. There is no doubt a
homegrown cornish tastes better than the clorinated and brined
birds in the supermarket.



Again folks, I have raised a few of both and see definate advantages
of each. I completely understand how people can find Cornish dirty
and nasty. Heck, some people find layers and even silkies dirty and
nasty. It's a question of personal taste and circumstances. For some
people Rangers are more appropriate and for others Cornish are.

Both birds are amazing to me. I hope to be able to order a few batches
again this year but my freezer is still full of Cornish and Rangers. Yum

 

[warmfuzzies]

OK, what is a ranger??

 

[PurpleChicken]

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[Bossroo]

Try to raise a few ducklings or a gaggle of goselings inside the house and one will soon discover what a smelly mess that can be in short order. Duck and/or goose lovers don't seem to complain nearly as much since they expect them to be smelly and messy.

 

[ra]

this has been a helpfull post. we have not tried meat chickens. but we want to and reading every ones ideas and tips has been a huge help. hopefully we can try some this year some time.

thanks for all who posted

ryan

 

[Harp Turkey Ranch]

I buy in bulk - thousands.

If you do buy like that then the rangers are not 2.00 each ??/ They are 1.00 each if ordering a 100 or more, I'm sure Joel would kick you a deal if you are to order 1,000 at a time.​

 

[Harp Turkey Ranch]

The colored rangers can stink just the same as the cornish x's, when brooding. Let me tell you at 3 weeks the brooder house stinks like nobody's business. The big difference is when they move outside they move and forage alot more and spread their manure around instead of having it at the feeder. but their house still stinks !!! I think it all has to do with the word BROILER, they all stink !!

 

[FrenchHen]

I clean the brooder every day and they still stink pretty badly.
I'm doing this with just 5 to see if we like it. Otherwise I'll stick to layers.

We do love roast chicken. I can brood them outside in the early summer. It doesn't get really hot here until late July or August, so that's not an issue.

 

[jaku]

Also, Cornish X's are only bad when you compare them to regular layers, which pretty much raise themselves, and rarely have any smell at all. Overall, they're not hard to deal with, the smell is easy to avoid, and the leg problems don't happen if you give them broiler feed. From a group of 25, you will have a couple die- but that's it under most circumstances.

 

[walls0stone]

I'm not worried abouut smell. I live on a beef farm

I've ordered many birds and I'm thinking that I've done the right thing ordering them in late winter. When spring Comes, this place get's nutts and I want to have the birds in the freezer and done with.