First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

[Dave C]

Haven't had a weigh in with my Farm Rangers in a while due to working away, but boy they have grown.
















They are 10 weeks now and between 2.9kg and 3.4kg
Bigger than my Sasso Gallic when I processed them at 12 weeks.

 

[Turk Raphael]

Haven't had a weigh in with my Farm Rangers in a while due to working away, but boy they have grown.
















They are 10 weeks now and between 2.9kg and 3.4kg
Bigger than my Sasso Gallic when I processed them at 12 weeks.

Very fine looking birds! Would love to have a couple of those spraddle-legged cockerels!!!

 

[JRNash]

Well I'm happy to announce that I have crossed one of the Cx milestones.Today I found two eggs.The eggs were typical of first lay,being very small. Even though they are easily past 10lbs,they are STILL pullets.The eggs really brought that home!! After they mature a while longer I will place one of my hybrid Scx over the Cx.

My wife doesn't understand stand my childish glee. It's Christmas come early!!!!!

 

[lpatelski]

Haven't had a weigh in with my Farm Rangers in a while due to working away, but boy they have grown.



They are 10 weeks now and between 2.9kg and 3.4kg
Bigger than my Sasso Gallic when I processed them at 12 weeks.

Nice spread okay width!

 

[JRNash]

Just went to tractor supply with the DW. I told her(wink,wink) I was picking up wormer and flea medicine for the dogs. He he he.... which I DID purchase,along with 18 barred rock and 24Isa Brown pullets!!

 

[JRNash]

Getting next springs egg layers together

 

[Dave C]

Haven't had a weigh in with my Farm Rangers in a while due to working away, but boy they have grown.
















They are 10 weeks now and between 2.9kg and 3.4kg
Bigger than my Sasso Gallic when I processed them at 12 weeks.

And 1 week on and I've process my 4 largest cockerels as there movement wasn't good and I couldn't look at them any longer struggling to walk about.
Killed them Monday and dressed them last night, they all made between 2.5 & 2.8kg dressed, not bad for 11 weeks.

I have kept 2 of the lighter weight cockerels to grow on a bit as there movement is much better, hoping to make a Christmas birds from them.
And obviously keeping the hens for my breeding program  

 

[Dave C]

Anyone know how your Red Rangers compare ?

 

[lpatelski]

Anyone know how your Red Rangers compare ?

Pictured below are a group of three different types - all the same age, all raised with full feed.
NN(dual purpose) Gifted to my friend,
Redstar(eggers) pullets have white neck and tail feathers,
The Red Rangers have the big broad backs. Mean, aggressive eaters-I ate them all. I wanted to cross my Dark Cornish with them, but they were just not what I wanted temperament wise.

 

[Dave C]

What kind of weight and time frame did they make ?