Didn't know what I was getting!

[2 many chickens]

The problem though is that Broilers(lets not get confused with the cornish name--not the same thing) are not meant to live much bast processing age. Legs and hearts give out because they cannot support the growth.

Oh.. well that is sad.
In that case
They are actally saying
'Would I taste better with a dash of garlic in place of onion?
Or
'Place me next to a side of 'tators and not those ugly greens'
Or
'In a nice hot oven is where I'd rather be'
Or
'You like what to you see, baby? Wait till you taste this'

 

[ronott1]

Oh.. well that is sad.
In that case
They are actally saying
'Would I taste better with a dash of garlic in place of onion?
Or
'Place me next to a side of 'tators and not those ugly greens'
Or
'In a nice hot oven is where I'd rather be'
Or
'You like what to you see, baby? Wait till you taste this'

I like it!

It seems like TSC does this to a lot of people each year. It should be a crime!

 

[2 many chickens]

I like it!

It seems like TSC does this to a lot of people each year. It should be a crime!

I do shop there but let me say they are not the brightest crayons in the box.
Went to pick up some bantam's a few weeks ago and several were sloped over half dead. Pointed it out to the woman and she precedes to tell me they are lazy. Yeah, it's okay, they are just really lazy. Picks it up and flops it over. Dummies...

 

[ronott1]

I do shop there but let me say they are not the brightest crayons in the box.
Went to pick up some bantam's a few weeks ago and several were sloped over half dead. Pointed it out to the woman and she precedes to tell me they are lazy. Yeah, it's okay, they are just really lazy. Picks it up and flops it over. Dummies...

I try to stay away from the chicks there. I often have to train the TSC workers lol...Some are good though

 

[SpringDaleChickenLady]

Thanks!

 

[cppeace]

Yeah there have been rare cases of an active cc hens living to 2 or even 3 but most have heart problems and die around the one year mark. There are different strains o cc though. Some survive longer than others but the only way any survive past 6 months (to get to laying age) is regular restricted feed and being active.

 

[SpringDaleChickenLady]

They

How old are they? We are first time chicken owners and got this breed from TSC too(they recommended them). We harvested ours at 6 weeks. They were small but we took pity on them. They were panting from the heat and too big to land on their feet. One couldn't even scratch her head because one leg couldn't hold her weight up. We tried to raise them like normal chickens but they're made to eat and get big. We kept them on 20% chick starter and free ranged them for 4 hours every night. We couldn't really cut their feed down without penning them separately which we weren't equipped to do. I know I've seen a lot of people raise them on what they can eat in 20 minutes then take away feed then let them forage. That seems to slow down growth and prolong their life. They were very sweet and funny to watch. We were sad to harvest. We told TSC employees we wanted the chickens for harvesting but that we wanted to be able to breed and continue our line. They told us to get the CX. Luckily we got other breeds as well so we can still get eggs and hopefully chicks one day.

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They lay eggs and they’re good for meat, are they too big for your coop or something? Did you want leghorns for eggs specifically?
Cornish hens lay 180 eggs a year.

They lay eggs and they’re good for meat, are they too big for your coop or something? Did you want leghorns for eggs specifically?
Cornish hens lay 180 eggs a year.

These aren't true "Cornish hens" and won't lay many eggs if any. They are bred to grow fast and be butchered at 8-10 weeks. They don't forage well, if at all and can't take the summer heat. I already have to keep a fan on them on warm days. If they do live past six months, they often die of heart failure, cancers or heat stroke. Plus they consume alot of feed that I can't afford to continue. They were hatched the last week of February, so roughly 8 weeks old. I have older hens that are half this size!

 

[JDN]

See if you can find a processor/butcher near you. Maybe start by looking for a deer processor. That's how I found the folks that did mine.

But they do eat and defecate like crazy. I think they would be good birds to have in an A-Frame tractor.