Incubators Anonymous

[Nsampsel]

I can't even seem to get rid of any of my bantam mixes. I take it that bantam mixes aren't the thing to hatch around here. They are very beautiful and so lively. I have thoroughly enjoyed them. I can't hatch anymore until I move some out.

Even my bantam mixes go for $3 per chick. Pure breeds go for $4-$15 depending on what they are.

 

[WinklerFarms]

Well I found a buyer for all the male sex link chicks that will hatch, so now just to get these dang pullets to lay then I will be stuffing everything laid into te bator! Only about another month and the dellies should start. My customer wants up to 400 pullets so that means I will get to hatch out around 800 chicks!!! Yay!

I buyer???? That is great!  I just give mine away.... it still helps the bottom line.

I put an ad up at 50 cents each or 40 cents each if taking all of them. They want all of them and are sending a deposit check. Giving them away was my next move if I couldn't find a buyer. I actually had 3 other people call me about them but they were already spoken for.

 

[Nsampsel]

I put an ad up at 50 cents each or 40 cents each if taking all of them. They want all of them and are sending a deposit check. Giving them away was my next move if I couldn't find a buyer. I actually had 3 other people call me about them but they were already spoken for.

Cool!!!! Maybe I'll hafta breed sex-links next year. I know I could get at least that or more out of "roaster" chicks

 

[WinklerFarms]

And more good news! One of my cx pullets laid her first egg yesterday so my meatie project is on its way. I am crossing a Delaware over her, but all my del boys are too young so I have a del x hamp roo with her for now. I am just hoping to hatch out a dozen out of each of my 4 cx pullets then work with the offspring. It is exciting to see a project start to come together like this!

 

[Nsampsel]

And more good news! One of my cx pullets laid her first egg yesterday so my meatie project is on its way. I am crossing a Delaware over her, but all my del boys are too young so I have a del x hamp roo with her for now. I am just hoping to hatch out a dozen out of each of my 4 cx pullets then work with the offspring. It is exciting to see a project start to come together like this!

Are you breeding actual cornish cross meat birds that you have raised with the delxhamp roo or am I reading this wrong... I thot meaties had a tendency to drop over dead before they ever made it to laying age.

 

[WinklerFarms]

And more good news! One of my cx pullets laid her first egg yesterday so my meatie project is on its way. I am crossing a Delaware over her, but all my del boys are too young so I have a del x hamp roo with her for now. I am just hoping to hatch out a dozen out of each of my 4 cx pullets then work with the offspring. It is exciting to see a project start to come together like this!

Are you breeding actual cornish cross meat birds that you have raised with the delxhamp roo or am I reading this wrong... I thot meaties had a tendency to drop over dead before they ever made it to laying age.

Right now I have 4 cx pullets that are over 4 months old now. They weigh around 12 pounds. I restricted feed since they were about a month old. My del x hamp roo is in there just to check fertility. My delawares boys should be ready next month some time.

I also have 2 cx cockerels that are 15 pounds live. They are for a customer that wants turkey sized chicken. It is funny to hear them crow!

 

[yo burrill]

It hatched!!! Not thriving yet but is doing better than when it hatched. Giving sugar water and got a little food into it this morning. He is much happier now that he has a banty chick for company.
He can sit up and move around now. Got to get some poly-vi-sol today.

 

[cadams]

 

[ki4got]

Quote: the homegrown crosses are just that. crosses. the commercial broilers are from special lines maintained by hatcheries, a hen line and a rooster line, both sustainable themselves, but when crossed produce the super fast growing birds that have no life expectancy beyond 12-16 weeks max.

 

[WinklerFarms]

I am very aware of what they are. And I have 6 birds that are over 16 weeks already. They are actually 17 weeks and a few days old. There are several people out there that have kept cx for 1 year plus. And yes you can get them to lay and you can hatch out chicks from them. I know they won't be the same and that's good because I don't want the same thing. I am working towards the same type of thing Tim shell did 10 years ago before he moved to china. It took him about 6 generations to get to a bird that grew out to butcher size in 12 weeks but would also lay well and not get too fat if kept feed restricted. His also bred true.