First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

[Dave C]

Here we go again, This is the next batch

I have Farm Rangers and a few Cornish in there.
They are 5 weeks old and about ready for a larger pen.
Will b weighing them next week.

 

[JRNash]

Cold..... words you NEVER hear in my part of the world. Least ways not more than a couple of weeks

 

[JRNash]

I really like the look of those birds Dave!

 

[Dave C]

Thanks pal, I'm hoping for a 8lb bird dressed in 14 weeks.

 

[Turk Raphael]

Hey Turk

I pluck straight away while the bird is still warm and hot dip the chicken if plucking by hand, I didn't this time as I used my mate plucking machine (which didn't work very well) ha.

When I'm hunting game, pheasants, ducks, geese etc they are cold by the time I get home so hang them with the feathers on as it makes no difference as they are cold anyway so plucking them at that point or when they've been hung would be exactly the same.

 

[macgro7]

Cold..... words you NEVER hear in my part of the world. Least ways not more than a couple of weeks

Do you wanna swap?
In here it really gets hot! We had two weeks with no rain and 30*C for a week. And I think that's all we had from the summer this year...
At least my rabbits and chickens are not struggling now. They really didn't enjoy the heat

 

[duluthralphie]

Do you wanna swap?
In here it really gets hot! We had two weeks with no rain and 30*C for a week. And I think that's all we had from the summer this year...
At least my rabbits and chickens are not struggling now. They really didn't enjoy the heat

30 degrees C is what on a real Thermometer???

It appears it is 86 degrees........ While I am not a fan of that temp it is better than the 95's we have had. 86 is almost chilly compared to what we have had..

What are your winter temps??

 

[JRNash]

I have to battle my way in ,in the morning to give them breakfast

 

[JRNash]

this morning I out ran them to the coop and closed the gate till i got the feeders filled

 

[duluthralphie]

It is amazing how fast these guys associate us with food!