First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

[duluthralphie]

59
18
91
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168

Not a bad total for us so far!



Linda why would you want to reign me in? I am perfect just the way I am, Just ask me!

 

[Morrigan]

That's a whole lotta chickens!

Jessica, the "3 amigas" are adorable.

 

[duluthralphie]

I am thinking we need a lobbyist!

I am willing to do it for a measly $100 per bird per month!


ROFL

BTW I like the 3 amigos..

Time to go get a picture of my CX's..If they are not in their igloo,

 

[duluthralphie]

Here are 2 of them....

My Rooster, Bert

and one of his harem..








As you can see they are inside my shed where they do not belong, eating from the barrel cover I put treats in for them...

Just cause I spoil them with treats does not mean they should be there!

 

[holm25]

See corny in the bunch her life was spared today we were thinking of butchering her with the barred rock pullet but we didn't.

 

[holm25]

Very small barred rock.

 

[duluthralphie]

Very small barred rock.

WOW your right that is small. label it a Cornish game hen and sell it for 8 bucks a pound!

 

[11mini]

WOW your right that is small. label it a Cornish game hen and sell it for 8 bucks a pound!

Kilos on the outside - just under 4lbs

 

[11mini]

Took a trip down the poultry aisle since I never really paid attention to how big a processed chicken was. 4-5lbs processed would be plenty big for me (my wife is a veg-head) to get 4 servings out of. How big would that be before processing? If I fed them (cx) regulated amounts of FF how long would it take to reach that size? My understanding is after 8 weeks they could be nearly 10 lbs? I would also want some in game hen size (2-3lbs processed). If I got a straight run of 15 when could I process the hens to reach that size? Or should I order 7/8 of each to guarantee equal numbers?

 

[duluthralphie]

Took a trip down the poultry aisle since I never really paid attention to how big a processed chicken was. 4-5lbs processed would be plenty big for me (my wife is a veg-head) to get 4 servings out of. How big would that be before processing? If I fed them (cx) regulated amounts of FF how long would it take to reach that size? My understanding is after 8 weeks they could be nearly 10 lbs? I would also want some in game hen size (2-3lbs processed). If I got a straight run of 15 when could I process the hens to reach that size? Or should I order 7/8 of each to guarantee equal numbers?

Sorry I missed the Kilos thingy,,

I butchered at 40 days on my first group and that was the 4-5 lbs range. I would think around 30 days would be game hen size, but I am guessing.. I go for JUMBOS!!

and I love them so much I keep putting off the day..