First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

[cyborg]

Meet Roger!

(That's his daddy behind him!)

These pics were taken on Christmas day, and he's filled out a bit since then. He was hatched on Memorial day, 2015, so he is 1 year old Monday. Will post some new pics tomorrow.

 

[JRNash]

Cyborg that is a BEAUTIFUL rooster!!

 

[cyborg]

Cyborg that is a BEAUTIFUL rooster!!

He's my wife's favorite.

 

[Dave C]

Just set up an irrigation system on the back half acre, planning on making that a chicken forage area. Planted sunflowers, red clover, alfalfa, buckwheat, and flax. Once this is growing (and I finish fencing that area), will start them foraging, and hopefully cut down the feed bill!

We live on 4 acres of real good pasture land, with plenty of chick weed & clover so when they go out to free range it cuts the feed bill right down.

 

[cyborg]

@JRNash here are some pics of Roger taken this morning, 1 year old.

 

[JRNash]

That's a fine looking bird.

 

[CuzChickens]

Oh, I am so sorry! that is the way they all die in my experience. So hard to watch.

 

[duluthralphie]

Oh, I am so sorry! that is the way they all die in my experience. So hard to watch.

I had to go back and see what you were talking about... I got it now..

That is not your fault, you raised them the way the "experts" at the hatcheries and Tyson or Gold n Plump say too. We are telling you they are wrong and there is a better way.

All of it involves common sense things, restrict intake, either by restricting food/protein/calories or feeding fermented food so they puke it all back up, and give them exercise.

I am willing to bet if you saw our birds you would be shocked as they would hardly resemble the birds you raised. Proving environment is as important and genetics.

 

[JRNash]

It's flooding here AGAIN. I will try and get some pictures of my Cx,providing the monsoons STOP.

 

[cyborg]

It's flooding here AGAIN. I will try and get some pictures of my Cx,providing the monsoons STOP.

Dry as a bone here. Monsoon doesn't usually start til the end of June, beginning of July. Then its miserable til mid September, but it makes for a healthy crop of fall weeds.