Meat bird development (Week 9) - 10 lbs 11oz! Done. Whew!

[tomsgonefishin]

Here is a link to some pics of our meat birds over the first 4 weeks. My kids are measuring them and weighing them each week as a homeschool project. They really do grow fast compared to the layers we got on the same day.

http://picasaweb.google.com/tomsgonefishing/MeatBirdDevelopmentWeekly


Take a look at the Week 5 pics. There is a Delaware pullet that is also 5 weeks old for comparrison of growth rate.

 

[MissPrissy]

I raised jumbo cornish from MM this past fall. I tried to keep up with their weight but with 27 it just got confusing. LOL

Good luck with your project.

 

[K&H Chicken Farm]

Wow that bogles the mind. TY for posting that.

 

[lacyloo]

they are so cute , but so darn taste

 

[texaschickmama]

Holy Fried Chicken, Batman, those are huge at 4 wks.

 

[blue90292]

amazing, a foot tall at 4 weeks!

 

[got-horn?]

Those were great pictures!!!
Now I know what I have to look forward to.
Thank You for sharing them.

 

[tomsgonefishin]

Glad you all liked the pics. I'll post the next 4 weeks in early April.
The largest one was 3.6 lbs at 4weeks old. The smallest one was almost a pound
lighter. I didn't think there would be such a size variation within the group.
We only have 7 of them for our first batch.
Tom

 

[PurpleChicken]

Very good pics. This is a very educational post.
Chickens are one of the best lessons you can give a kid. I can't
say enough what the chicken thing has done for my son.

 

[hooligan]

Glad I clicked on this thread, the only one I have read in this section EVER!
I have a few questions...
#1 What breed is this exactly? Is it a Cornish X like the poultry producers have?

#2 I notice the feathering looks sparce. Is that because he is getting feathers in or what I am assuming is because of the massive growth?

#3 What are you feeding and what % is the protein?

#4 Do you plan on continuing photographing the growth/weight of your birds and if so, for how long? I would love to see how the alternate caring of your bird varies from the "industry" birds.

Your bird looks very healthy. Makes me sad to think these rescued "broilers" (that I have) could have looked a bit more normal like yours (though I won't be eating them!).

We have Bob in the house right now due to a pecking issue (poor fella was getting picked on) and he is about 4 mos old and weighed 12 lbs last night.