First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

[abbevilleoz]

I have no idea, but even a skinny bird taste like chicken

 

[Dave C]

Id like to know how the red ranger compare to Dave's birds.From what I've seen (only an opinion) the guys,and gals across the big pond have better looking meat birds.

Hi pal, I've been following a Red Ranger thread on here and them guys are saying they get 6-7 lb in 10 weeks,

So the same as 4 of my largest roosters that I just processed. My other 2 roosters are a bit smaller and I will be growing them to about 16 weeks for a Christmas bird.

 

[abbevilleoz]

Day #4.

 

[Martlet]

Processed my first batch ever. Got all 25 birds through to processing. 144 pounds total.

 

[abbevilleoz]

Processed my first batch ever.  Got all 25 birds through to processing.  144 pounds total.

. How old were they?

 

[Martlet]

A couple days over 8 weeks. Kept them in a chicken tractor that I moved every few days. Mostly for cleanliness reasons, they didn't do much grazing. If I didn't have so many predators, I'd have pastured them.

 

[abbevilleoz]

A couple days over 8 weeks.  Kept them in a chicken tractor that I moved every few days.  Mostly for cleanliness reasons, they didn't do much grazing.  If I didn't have so many predators, I'd have pastured them.

That's what we're going to do, too. Did you keep feed in front of them all the time?

 

[Martlet]

That's what we're going to do, too. Did you keep feed in front of them all the time?

I did. The last few weeks we took it up at night, but I honestly don't think that made any difference at all. They were sleeping.

It's amazing how fat and disgusting these birds are. It's made worse by the close quarters they're kept in.

 

[lpatelski]

Day #4.

So cute!! I just love Cornish influenced chickens. This little block head is very cute. Are you saving any for a breeding program or are they all freezer fodder?

 

[Molpet]

I did. The last few weeks we took it up at night, but I honestly don't think that made any difference at all. They were sleeping.

It's amazing how fat and disgusting these birds are. It's made worse by the close quarters they're kept in.

a lot of us feed them 2x a day all they can eat in 10 min.. they run and play almost like a normal chicken..kinda like a sumo wrestler though LOL.. I processed some at 12 wks 8lbs (12lb live) almost no fat....and still have one that started laying a couple of weeks ago... they were the sweetest birds and not disgusting as when you let them stuff themselves every waking minute.