First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

[JessicaThistle]

Haha! Let's keep the number of chickens I have on the down low.

The other question that you must know the answer to is: Who on this thread wears socks with flip flops all year and it completely disgusts his/her children?

So, Ralph, did you see the pic of my new EE? I thought you would especially appreciate her loveliness!

Oh and welcome to the thread!!

 

[duluthralphie]

I did see her Jessica, She is a beaut!

I have several that look like that, they are all friendly but not overly,



It is hard to imagine someone wearing socks with sandals.....

 

[JessicaThistle]

It is hard to imagine someone wearing socks with sandals.....

Really?

 

[duluthralphie]

Really?

uh-huh

 

[JessicaThistle]

uh-huh

 

[kippycoo]

Cinnamon is beautiful. Lots of spunk too. Blue eggs sound fun.

Socks and sandals? Even I do that

. Dark socks and dark sandals. I get hot feet. Flip flops though that's different lol

Processing beverage has alcohol in it except holms. Beef is the dish of choice. Even Jessica has no idea how many chickens she has. The video of them coming out of the trailer was very impressive!

 

[JessicaThistle]

Ahh! Kippy, you are catching up....or back tracking. Hahaha!

Socks and sandals are one thing but Ralphie is a socks and flips flops kinda guy. Although, we love him anyway.

You probably have learned we don't really need an excuse to enjoy an adult beverage and take it from me, don't EVER tell anyone the exact number of chickens you have. It could bite you in the hind side. You can trust nobody. Besides who can count them? They are running about so fast. I could be within legal limits but they are here....and then there....and then over there. I can't keep up.

 

[duluthralphie]

Cinnamon is beautiful. Lots of spunk too. Blue eggs sound fun.

Socks and sandals? Even I do that

. Dark socks and dark sandals. I get hot feet. Flip flops though that's different lol

Processing beverage has alcohol in it except holms. Beef is the dish of choice. Even Jessica has no idea how many chickens she has. The video of them coming out of the trailer was very impressive!

You're not doing bad on the questions. You are scoring high on the ones you got, Flip flops and socks are a formal wear.



I went and got my feed for my CX's today. I hate to argue with the feed store guy. I asked what the lowest protein content starter/grower he had was.

He told me 15%, then asked if that was for broilers. When I told him they were for CX's he went apepoop on me ( whew Just missed another warning letter there, I almost said the bad word).

He told me you can't raise CX's on 15% protein. I told him I can and I have.

He told me it would cause leg problems.

I told him "No actually it prevents them".

Then I told him I just lost my 11 month old rooster last Sunday and I had lots of babies from him. I had to explain withholding feed and free ranging of the CX's.

I told him I process them at 13 weeks, and get 8-13 lbs dressed. birds. I think he thought I was lying.


Anyways I got my first batch of feed. 22% for first few days just to give them a start.

Then 18% for 2 bags then to the 15% for the rest the time.

I do not think 50 pounds of 22% is going to last 70 birds more than 3 days. If it does I will dilute it down.


It looks like camp day will be about October 7th. I am going to try and keep a better track on the feed costs.

I also picked up enough lumber to make a 16x8 ft run to put on the other side of the brooder. I will have 2 4x4 brooders connect with a light in each and 2 runs of 16x8 to get them ready for free ranging. I hope to have them outside on the 17th and free ranging some by the 25th.

Full free ranging will be a week later. I will pick out those that avoid camp later.

 

[podgal]

Well 6 went to freezer camp these were 91/2 weeks and the females dressed between 6.50 lbs to 7.25 lbs and the one male weighted drumroll 11.25lbs dressed I am amazed at the weight and growth.

At 9.5 weeks did you lose any birds? Mine will be processed at 10 weeks.

 

[duluthralphie]

Haha! Let's keep the number of chickens I have on the down low.

The other question that you must know the answer to is: Who on this thread wears socks with flip flops all year and it completely disgusts his/her children?

So, Ralph, did you see the pic of my new EE? I thought you would especially appreciate her loveliness!

Oh and welcome to the thread!!

Jessica when I went out for treat time, I found one that looked just like Cinnamon dead on her "roost". Something happened to her and she was limping for several days, I could not find an injury, but she must have succumbed to it. I have been helping her into a nest box to roost, but last night she was well enough to jump up on the ICU unit to spend the night. I even told my DW she looks better and I think she is on the mend.

It is amazing what little injuries they can incur, a good thing about treat time is I get to look most of them over.

My young tom has (yearling, self blue) has a cut on its neck.chest. I saw it last night, it looks better, but he seems to be in pain when he reaches to the ground to eat, so I had to place his treats on a upside down bucket for him ( 4 buckets actually, I want him to eat a lot right now when he can't really forage). He is not as tame as JJ and Ethel, I would like to catch him and put blukote on it, but I am afraid catching him could make it worse.