Delewares as meat production

[Molpet]

Hi, Her web site is eight acre farm in Florida. I was at her farm and saw her chickens they are beautiful. She has different breeds.

Delaware's are listed as discontinued https://eightacresfarm.weebly.com/info.html
*PRICES Current prices per breed (NOT INCLUDING SHIPPING)
Egg prices are per doz+(14-16 eggs) /Chick prices are per straight run chick

Wheaten/Blue Wheaten Ameraucanas*** EGGS 50.00 CHICKS 10.00

Blue/Black/Splash Copper Marans***EGGS 50.00 CHICKS 10.00

Olive Eggers F1 and F2*** EGGS 50.00 CHICKS 8.00

Welsummers*** DISCONTINUED

Delawares***DISCONTINUED

Blue Laced Red Wyandottes***EGGS 60.00 CHICKS 10.00 (Blue/Black/Splash as hatched)

New Hampshires***EGGS 45.00 CHICKS 8.00

Good Shepard x Stukel- Exhibition line Barred Rocks***EGGS 45.00 CHICKS 8.00

Silver Duckwing Welsummers - Silver Welbars- Gold Welbars
CHICKS****Pullets 12.00 Cockerels 5.00 (Sexable at hatch by head markings)*****EGGS 50.00 Welbars 50.00 Silver Duckwing

Isabel Ameraucana (Lavender Wheaten) *****EGGS 125.00 CHICKS 30.00 each (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)

 

[RoosterML]

Delaware's are listed as discontinued https://eightacresfarm.weebly.com/info.html
*PRICES Current prices per breed (NOT INCLUDING SHIPPING)
Egg prices are per doz+(14-16 eggs) /Chick prices are per straight run chick

Wheaten/Blue Wheaten Ameraucanas*** EGGS 50.00 CHICKS 10.00

Blue/Black/Splash Copper Marans***EGGS 50.00 CHICKS 10.00

Olive Eggers F1 and F2*** EGGS 50.00 CHICKS 8.00

Welsummers*** DISCONTINUED

Delawares***DISCONTINUED

Blue Laced Red Wyandottes***EGGS 60.00 CHICKS 10.00 (Blue/Black/Splash as hatched)

New Hampshires***EGGS 45.00 CHICKS 8.00

Good Shepard x Stukel- Exhibition line Barred Rocks***EGGS 45.00 CHICKS 8.00

Silver Duckwing Welsummers - Silver Welbars- Gold Welbars
CHICKS****Pullets 12.00 Cockerels 5.00 (Sexable at hatch by head markings)*****EGGS 50.00 Welbars 50.00 Silver Duckwing

Isabel Ameraucana (Lavender Wheaten) *****EGGS 125.00 CHICKS 30.00 each (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)

Well doesn't that just stink!!!

 

[Redhead Rae]

I got Delawares from a small hatchery about 2 years ago, and I sold them off last year. The cockerels were slightly more meaty than my hatchery Orps/New Hampshires, but nothing to write home about. I also didn't like the personalities of the hens. They were pushy, bossy and bitey if you didn't dispense treats quick enough. Of course, I never searched out heritage stock.

In October '17 I got I trio of show quality Dark Cornish. I LOVE how they are formed. They are slow growing if you want weight, but you can get a nice 3-4lb carcass with a lot of meat off of a 3.5 month old cockerel.

 

[RoosterML]

I got Delawares from a small hatchery about 2 years ago, and I sold them off last year. The cockerels were slightly more meaty than my hatchery Orps/New Hampshires, but nothing to write home about. I also didn't like the personalities of the hens. They were pushy, bossy and bitey if you didn't dispense treats quick enough. Of course, I never searched out heritage stock.

In October '17 I got I trio of show quality Dark Cornish. I LOVE how they are formed. They are slow growing if you want weight, but you can get a nice 3-4lb carcass with a lot of meat off of a 3.5 month old cockerel.

I debated trying the dark Cornish for meat birds.

 

[Redhead Rae]

I debated trying the dark Cornish for meat birds.

Here's info I put on a thread of mine earlier this week.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/showing-off-my-lf-dark-cornish.1253122/page-2#post-21072170

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Well doesn't that just stink!!!

Her New Hampshire as of two years ago were still straight German Line. I like the looks of them far more than the US. They perform near same, likely on par with the Delaware.

 

[ijon]

I am sad she quite raising them. They were the best.

 

[LilyD]

I have done Deleware birds for meat. They were good birds fairly hardy and were ready to process between 18 to 24 weeks. The issue I had with them living in a super cold climate where we regularly get to -20 in the winter was that with the large single comb they tended to get frostbite and not do as well in the colder temps. I started with stock from eggs I got online through ebay so they were larger birds. The hens were much smaller though and didn't lay very well at all. I turned from them towards other breeds that were better layers and foragers with larger hens as well as roos. The ones I have been using were Orpingtons usually okay to process by about 18 weeks but a much larger bird in general hen and roo in my opinion. So far I have been very pleased with them. Hens lay well go broody and raise babies in the summer and I keep the larger hens and roos to add back to the flock.

 

[RoosterML]

So far at roughly 8 weeks I am pleased with the size of the Delawares that I have. Both the Corkerel and hens are similar in size. They were hatched along with a Black Jersey Giant and all very close to same size. Sorry no weights to report. I will post weights in the future. Very friendly birds once they see me they come running to the fence.

 

[Chickenheadmate]

Get Delaware from a god breeder. I did. My rooster was twelve pounds. Beautiful bird.

12 LBS at what age?