First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

[Dave C]

I use fishing scales, they are not as accurate as kitchen scales but give me a good idea of where my birds are, you can either tie a strap around a leg or wrap the bird in a cloth for support and put the hook through cloth.

 

[duluthralphie]

When they are young I use a kitchen scale. Just put them in a box and it works fine.

When they get older I use a de-liar. That's a fish scale (not the kind a fish grows) it gives a general idea, Once they are processed I go back to the kitchen scale.


Or Guesstimate..

 

[cyborg]

How do you and what do you use to weigh your birds with. Hate thought of using my kitchen scale. Dirty birds.

I use a 2 gallon plastic bucket on a kitchen scale. When they get larger, you can go to a 5 gallon bucket.

 

[bubra007]

How do you and what do you use to weigh your birds with. Hate thought of using my kitchen scale. Dirty birds.

I use a kitchen scale..lol...just wash the platform when you are done.

 

[Molpet]

Who has the best poultry shrink bags?

http://www.nadyaspoultry.com/shrink-bags.html

 

[JRNash]

my broiler hybrids started hatching. Had 8 when i left this morning

 

[JRNash]

 

[duluthralphie]

JR that reminds me!! and grats on the hatch..


I have fertile toad eggs! I think there are 3 of them as I recall. I candled yesterday.

 

[Dave C]

my broiler hybrids started hatching. Had 8 when i left this morning

Are they CornishX cross DC chicks ?

 

[JRNash]

Dave the chicks are predominantly from welps slow grow broiler hens mated with the following,barred rock,dark cornish,jersey giant,copper maran and a white broiler rooster. There is no way I can figure out who or what crossed what.