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rjohns39 said:
Hi Cris and welcome to BYC :frow We're so happy you've decided to join us :ya

Loved your intro and your knives :love As for your CX, if you're feeding them standard chick starter, keep a close eye on them and you may need to harvest as early as six weeks. On an 18% broiler they'll often get out to 8-10 weeks.
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I am! So I'll pay attention. I haven't looked in the last few days, but if I recall I'm looking for 7lbs or so? 6wks is probably only another month tops. They're BIG already. They were no bigger than my Barred Rock's when I got them lol. Now they're 3x the size.
 
Welcome to BYC!! What a fabulous introduction!! Best of luck remodeling the coops! Love that you got all those extra goodies with the property 😂 Plenty of repurposing projects in your future!
One thing I noticed that was missing from your plans.... GEESE!! 😍🥰 They make great lawnmowers and fertilizers!!
Thanks for joining!
 
Cris, Welcome to our madhouse. Looks like a great spread you have there. Barred rocks were a great choice too. You didn't start chicken math from the beginning, you jumped right into advanced multiplication 202! Good for you! I hope you enjoy BYC as much as we do.
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DiYMama540 said:
Welcome to BYC!! What a fabulous introduction!! Best of luck remodeling the coops! Love that you got all those extra goodies with the property 😂 Plenty of repurposing projects in your future!
One thing I noticed that was missing from your plans.... GEESE!! 😍🥰 They make great lawnmowers and fertilizers!!
Thanks for joining!
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Can they be completely free range, lol?? This all started out as me wanting free range chicken like we had on the ranch. Out here though...the predator population is sky high compared to the Arizona high desert...so it's not really possible. ALL there was to worry about out there was hawks and coyote. Here we have hawk, coyote, bobcat, supposedly 'black panther' (lion was supposed to be made extinct here in the 1800's lol), bears, and of course raccoon and possum. I don't think a free range flock out here would last a month lol.

I could definitely use a lawnmower team 😜.
 
featherhead007 said:
Cris, Welcome to our madhouse. Looks like a great spread you have there. Barred rocks were a great choice too. You didn't start chicken math from the beginning, you jumped right into advanced multiplication 202! Good for you! I hope you enjoy BYC as much as we do.
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Sort of accidentally lol, but yep...I'm in the middle of it for sure!

The good thing is I have the room...thankfully. Just need to decide how to utilize it...and how much it'll cost lol. I figure I've got a good 2-3 months to sort out something permanent...a few more weeks in the house during which I can flesh out the existing coop and run...then a few months of growing time while I settle on a permanent solution. I'm thinking running electricity to the barn is going to be the first priority on that front, then building runs and finalizing coops in that area.
 
CrisAnderson27 said:
Sort of accidentally lol, but yep...I'm in the middle of it for sure!

The good thing is I have the room...thankfully. Just need to decide how to utilize it...and how much it'll cost lol. I figure I've got a good 2-3 months to sort out something permanent...a few more weeks in the house during which I can flesh out the existing coop and run...then a few months of growing time while I settle on a permanent solution. I'm thinking running electricity to the barn is going to be the first priority on that front, then building runs and finalizing coops in that area.
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Your endeavors are Egg-citing just the same!:D
 
Welcome to Backyard Chickens! 🐔

Feel free to drop in and share your flock

Updates for 2020 with us here in my 2020 flock life thread



https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/2020-flock-life.1351080/

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CrisAnderson27 said:
I am! So I'll pay attention. I haven't looked in the last few days, but if I recall I'm looking for 7lbs or so? 6wks is probably only another month tops. They're BIG already. They were no bigger than my Barred Rock's when I got them lol. Now they're 3x the size.
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Keep an eye out for any problems walking or standing. Their body weight will exceed their legs and internal organs ability to keep up. 8 1/2 lbs live weight should give you a 6 pound carcass. Typical conversion is 70%.
 

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