First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

[Dave C]

Got my Sasso broiler chicks coming a week on Saturday and also getting some Buff Orpington X Ixworth chicks from a local guy I know, they should make an interesting cross !

 

[bluto in mo]

Well I have 33 cornish cross that are 5wks today. I have them in a 7x7 pen in the yard. I let them out of it for about an hour so I can move th g e pen easily. Today I was sitting and watching them and had a Peregrine falcon swoop down uder my tree to about 8ft off of the ground above the birds until it saw me and disappeared down the hill.

 

[JRNash]

every predator around will go for the broilers if you let your guard down

 

[kris86AR]

I might have to put out a little "lead poison" for the predators around here!!!!!

 

[bluto in mo]

Never thought I would see that falcon where I live that was a surprise in it self. We have lots of red tail hawks around here but I did not think we had peregrine falcons.

 

[JRNash]

every now and again I see an aplomado falcon. they favor a peregrine. Saw a coolers hawk a couple of days ago,haven't seen one around here in 20 years

 

[JRNash]

the warmer weather has got birds outside their normal ranges

 

[bubra007]

I lost my favorite chicken over the weekend. Let the layers out to free-range Sunday and my sweet silkie never came back at dusk. I'm guessing a predator got her...we've seen hawks here too. I've saved 8 of her eggs and have them in the incubator to try and help my sadness over losing my favorite

 

[bluto in mo]

Lord help Bubra hatch silky eggs. So they have 8 healthy silky chicks. amen

 

[bubra007]

Thank you for the prayer Bluto...Amen!