My first batch of CX done: The Results

[locoguru]

Awesome!

 

[Chad Cool]

Do "CX" breed true? What do you do with all the birds sale them or eat them? Is it seasonal better in the summer or winter?

 

[bowhunter862]

CX are the product of two hybrid chickens(don't ask me what four birds produce the parents, I don't know. It seems to be a secret) so, no, they don't breed true. I raise the birds for me and my family. My efforts feed a whole bunch of family members throughout the year. I raise three batches per year since that fits in the time between the last frost in the spring to the first one of fall. I just don't like dealing with frozen water fountains so I don't raise them in the winter. The chickens, the pigs and the garden are done and over just in time for hunting season.

 

[Joanmcm]

2nd batch of Cornish X's. This year 37 (including one barred rock rooster) averaged 5.16 lbs at 7 weeks old, dressed weight.

 

[LindaB220]

2nd batch of Cornish X's. This year 37 (including one barred rock rooster) averaged 5.16 lbs at 7 weeks old, dressed weight.

Outstanding Joan, I've got 25 coming in Sept. Hope I do as well.

 

[slingshotandLAR]

CX are the product of two hybrid chickens(don't ask me what four birds produce the parents, I don't know. It seems to be a secret) so, no, they don't breed true. I raise the birds for me and my family. My efforts feed a whole bunch of family members throughout the year. I raise three batches per year since that fits in the time between the last frost in the spring to the first one of fall. I just don't like dealing with frozen water fountains so I don't raise them in the winter. The chickens, the pigs and the garden are done and over just in time for hunting season.

Thanks for this thread.....

I do the same thing all animals are sold and delivered by November 1 just in time for rutting bucks!

I do keep my layers all winter without issue. I have tried a couple different heated waterers that basically suck. So I converted a nipple water bucket I built to be heated.

All the info in this thread is great, and falls exactly into the ranges I was expecting.


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