First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

[KCMOLisa]

Is that how you chose your avatar, Ralphie?

 

[duluthralphie]

It was.

But I was forced to change it to Brutus after so many complained that my turkey that looked like me was too ugly for those under 18 to view.

 

[holm25]

Which one looks most like you?

None!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[LindaB220]

I need a new avatar which pic should I use?!?!?

Number one

 

[JessicaThistle]

Betsy: I sometimes feed them one less time when my hubby brings home the fruit because my chickens are so happy gorging themselves on apples that I can't stand to interrupt to give them that boring feed. Since their crop is generally absolutely crammed, I kinda assume they are fine.

Holm: I am going to dare to be different and choose #4. What a pretty bird.

Ralph: I didn't know that was a turkey. I thought it was a self-portrait. Lol!

 

[LindaB220]

I like the 2nd one. My friend couldn't get to the feed store to get those cornish x before they closed the other day due to an accident on I-25 north of ft collins. I'm bummed. This morning letting out my dp meaties, 3 started crowing! OMG! My neighbors won't like that much going on, so today I'm going to get baby socks, hair ties and velcro straps to try to curb the "lookit me see this funny loud sound I'm making, lets see who can do it more and better and louder!" Round robin thing in my very urban backyard!

Do cornish x crow before you process them? This is the down point of dp meaties for me then, as my caponizing equipment isn't here yet, otherwise I would simply make the crowing offenders capons.

I'm pleading my case for going to ft collins in an hour or so to get some cornish x, b/c we might end up sending our roos to freezer camp immediately if I can't quiet the crowing.

Oh honey, I do understand. My blue egg layer roosters started at 8 wks. I was so concerned but nobody can hear them in the house or at night. They are 3 mo now and not quite ready to process but I'm getting there. I have 5 3 mo olds and 5 2 mo olds. I want them all gone. Tying up my space and no use to me. I have 10 pullets and one coronation sussex pullet that I'm thinking about keeping for eggs. My 10 hatchery pullets are laying or POL and need to go also. Space, Space.

 

[Double Kindness]

I almost had a heart attack when I realized they had started crowing this morning! I've been pleading with them to stop it and go back to peeping, explaining to them they gotta hush it or go to freezer camp early, and that's not what I wanted! I can probably weigh one, Yellow Foot is the biggest, followed by Brazen. I was surprised a slw started it this morning, then the 2 wl just mentioned. The br and 2 other slw haven't started yet, but it could set off the 3 ayam cemani & ayam cemani x orpington 4-5 week old roos in my barn, that's way too much crowing!

I'm going to get a hold of a localish vet that does the decrowing surgery to get my ac done, as I want to keep him for breeding. I got a semi-quieted rooster from her this summer. Getting the cockrel to the surgery before it really starts crowing is critical to how well the surgery works on the no crowing part.

I'm paying for caponizing equipment on Tuesday, as my refund through paypal is taking a while it seems.

So do anyone's cx crow before the time they head to freezer camp?

 

[JessicaThistle]

Yes, the cx will crow. However, it is pitiful and most people probably wouldn't be able to identify what it is from afar.

This video is one that I did at 8 weeks with my last batch and I caught a roo crowing on the video. It was the first time that I had ever heard it.

 

[CoHomestead]

For those of you that have done more than one run of cx how far do you space them out? Considering getting chicks at the end of October to have a steady supply/stock the freezer. My current chicks will be 5 weeks by that point and out of the brooder.

 

[duluthralphie]

For those of you that have done more than one run of cx how far do you space them out? Considering getting chicks at the end of October to have a steady supply/stock the freezer. My current chicks will be 5 weeks by that point and out of the brooder.

I got my first batch on June 2nd. My second group on August 1st. I will not get a bunch until may now. BUT a good vacuum packer will allow me to eat chicken all year long.

I cannot have them during the winter months... Winter in Minnesota by definition is from Sept 1st until June 15th..