How big should 3 week Cornish Cross be?

[Ariel301]

Does anyone have a number for me on what a 3 week old Cornish Cross ought to weigh? I know I have slowed mine down by the way I am raising them (free range, lots of excercise and not on broiler food), but I'm curious how far behind they actually are.

Also, have any of yours been able to fly at that age? Mine are surprisingly good at flying, running (they're hard to catch!), and also roosting. They can fly up about 5 feet and perch on my shoulders!

 

[lsv313]

Welp Hatchery has a great growth chart on their website: http://www.welphatchery.com/cornish_rock_care.asp. According to that, they should be between 1.75-2 lbs.

 

[Dennis A]

I can get them to 2 lb. dressed

Dennis

 

[eKo_birdies]

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that is so crazy!! you've got some skills...

 

[eggbuster]

Don't know what mine weighed at 3 weeks. l free range and feed homemix feed. Some were slower growing and others much faster. The more active chickens are the ones who grow much slower but none of them had any health issues. I have 7 which I kept back; smaller but true fee rangers and totally self sufficient, last to go in the coop at night and skip the feed pans in the morning. I would say that it takes 2-3 weeks extra to get the size of the couch potato version but they also eat a lot less so the math works out. Cx have gotten a bad rap in my book. I think it is all about the way they are raised. Even home grown ones are still being treated a little bit factory.

 

[twister]

my CX's turned 3 weeks this week. I am interested to see replies to this thread as I was wondering the same... my avg one weighed 1 lb 9 oz.
we are 12on/12offockraiser and tractored.

Edited to add: all of mine are pullets

 

[shaft0463]

Mine are 4 weeks tomorrow, and they have been raised semi-FR. I can't let them totally free-range because they get picked up by hawks, but they have had a 4x8 raised veggie garden since they were a week old. They also get a mix of grains plus ground alfalfa pellets and a bit of good-quality cat food, and then some table scraps. They are still small, but I don't want to eat a bird raised on soy.

I will go weigh them tonight when I go out to throw hay to the horses.

 

[bigredfeather]

Here are mine that are just a few days over 3 weeks. I just moved them to the tractor yesterday.

Not sure of their weights, but they I can tell by looking at them that they are right on track. They should be right at 2 pounds each, live weight.

 

[mstricer]

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Does your feeder just set on ground or is it raised? I want to make one like it, I have all the things I need (I think).

 

[GottaLuvChicks]

Here are some of ours at about 3 weeks. They have been kept in the basement for their first weeks in a large pen with a heat lamp. They are now outside with the BR hens, free ranging for most of the day. They do not seem to have any issues with the big girls, and even like to try to figure out who's "momma" now. I do believe they had imprinted on my daughter's for awhile, as they were the ones feeding/watering them. Anytime they left the basement, all you heard was loud crazy peeping! They seem to be adjusting to outside life well the past 2 days.