First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

[RoosterCogburn7]

I like to hatch a run of French Black Copper Marans, for the sake of butchering the roosters. They take longer than Cornish X.

 

[Dave C]

What age do you process them and what weights are you getting?

I like the Cuckoo Marans and have some good utility hens here now with good shape and size, I've been crossing them with my Sasso broiler cockerel with good results.
Might breed them pure next year and select for meat qualitys for a few years and see what I can do with them.

 

[GreatBreeder]

Anyone have experience with Whitemore Farms Delaware Hens? They bred them to be excelllent for meat.

 

[GreatBreeder]

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-JRNash

 

[RoosterCogburn7]

What age do you process them and what weights are you getting?

I like the Cuckoo Marans and have some good utility hens here now with good shape and size, I've been crossing them with my Sasso broiler cockerel with good results.
Might breed them pure next year and select for meat qualitys for a few years and see what I can do with them.

Ideally, I like to wait until they are about to make their first juvenile crow if I want fried chicken, they are still tender then. If you wait until they are fully mature, and weighty then you may as well use the crock pot on low for most of the day. Then the meat will fall off the bone. It really depends on what you are looking for. Crock pot roos usually make a nice chicken noodle soup when someone is sick.

 

[JRNash]

Gumbo and dumplings.

 

[GreatBreeder]

Blah blah bloo blah I command the spirit of JRNash to reveal himself!!!!

 

[JRNash]

TGP, I don't have any information that is relevant to your question.....

 

[JRNash]

Either Feedman or R2Elk one raise Delawares,I THINK

 

[GreatBreeder]

Thanks