First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

[JRNash]

From listening to Ralph and others It's my opinion that the scx are alot more successful in the bedroom. My scx rooster was a monster and he could still the deal. I sent him to freezer camp after my geese attacked him and messed up his hip. The geese were evicted.

 

[JRNash]

I've got around 50 of the scx crosses now. And just loaded another 42 in the incubator.if my wife doesn't catch me I'm going to load another one

 

[Dave C]

What have you crossed the scx with mate ?

 

[JRNash]

I can't. Wait to see how the Saipan and the scx go

 

[JRNash]

I had the following breeds,copper marans,barred rocks,white Giants,dark cornish, dorkings and the scx the crosses went both ways

 

[JRNash]

Figuring out the parents has kept occupied for hours on end.That was another reason for eliminating all the roos.

 

[duluthralphie]

@duluthralphie
OK, I know you said you wouldn't respond to this, but I feel this needs to be said. First, a clarification. There is wet feed, (usually called "mash" by the old-timers), and there is fermented feed. Basically, fermented feed is just mash that has been allowed to sit and "ripen" for some period of time.
What I feed my birds is more properly considered as mash, because I go through feed so fast it doesn't have enough time to properly ferment. I have about 150 chickens, and that does give me a hefty feed bill. I live in the desert, so free ranging is not much of an option, though I am working on planting desert friendly ground cover that is also chicken friendly.
OK. Wet mash is scientifically proven to increase the length of intestinal villi in chickens. The villi are like little fingers in the intestinal wall that absorb nutrients. Think about them like an inside out French tickler.
Once you have that image out of your mind, the mash (or fermented feed) increases the length of the villi, increasing nutritional uptake from the feed passing thru. Yes, you are right that the Cornish X probably doesn't need more nutrition, but think of it this way, the reason the old timers did it is because they weren't trying to increase nutrition, but get the same nutrition from less feed!

BTW, do you actually live in Duluth? I grew up in Cloquet in the late 60's.

I was talking about fermented feed, not wet mash. I will wet my mash occasional just to force my chickens to clean it up they waste so much mash if I do not wet it (not CX's they never waste anything)..


I glanced at a few articles on the increased size of the Villi. The ones I saw where with special "feeds" and not just mash. I will look further, that is something worth exploring..

I have never lived in Duluth. I did live in Carlton and owned some rental property in Cloquet. I lived there the majority of my working career.

 

[JRNash]

I will be taking the best looking F2 roosters to the next stage. All of the hens will be kept

 

[duluthralphie]

I will be taking the best looking F2 roosters to the next stage. All of the hens will be kept

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Back when I was taking hens to the good ol " F2 bar and grill, I went for the ones without too much makeup and smaller behinds.... Those with fake eye lashes Never went to F2 with me.

 

[cyborg]

I will be taking the best looking F2 roosters to the next stage. All of the hens will be kept

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Back when I was taking hens to the good ol " F2 bar and grill, I went for the ones without too much makeup  and smaller behinds.... Those with fake eye lashes Never went to F2 with me.

Yeah, but JR is from Texas. He's taking roosters!