It's easy to brag about a Cornish Rock growing larger, faster - but how much more (or less) feed do they use to get that size? And turkeys eat a whole lot more, but it's safe to say that you get more meat. So my question to everyone out there is, what do you have and how much feed does it take to make a pound of (live or processed) bird? The feed to flesh conversion is something I never see anyone really bring up (but I could have overlooked it). Normally people want to know how large X or Y grows, how good they taste, and how fast they will get to the table. But not the feed costs to get there. I'd love to hear how a Barred Rock or Delaware compares to a Cornish-Rock, and how a duck compares to a turkey.
Here's a list of birds I am curious about (feel free to add to the list if I missed anything). Try to post live/dead weight, breed, and age:
Cornish-Rock
Heritage Chicken
Bantam Chicken
Pekin Ducks
Other Ducks
Embden Geese
Toulouse Geese
Other Geese
BB White Turkeys
BB Bronze Turkeys
Other Turkeys
Ringneck Pheasants
Jumbo Ringneck Pheasants
Other Pheasants
Coturnix Quail
Other Quail
Guineas
French/Jumbo/Giant Guineas
Chukar
Other Partridge
Squabbing Pigeon
Other Pigeon (ornamental, etc)
Here's a list of birds I am curious about (feel free to add to the list if I missed anything). Try to post live/dead weight, breed, and age:
Cornish-Rock
Heritage Chicken
Bantam Chicken
Pekin Ducks
Other Ducks
Embden Geese
Toulouse Geese
Other Geese
BB White Turkeys
BB Bronze Turkeys
Other Turkeys
Ringneck Pheasants
Jumbo Ringneck Pheasants
Other Pheasants
Coturnix Quail
Other Quail
Guineas
French/Jumbo/Giant Guineas
Chukar
Other Partridge
Squabbing Pigeon
Other Pigeon (ornamental, etc)