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chrissynemetz said:
Hi and welcome to BYC! We're so glad you joined us!
You do know Cornish x are meat birds, correct? How many chicks do you have? :)
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Thanks for the welcome. Correct , that is the plan for the birds to be freezer meat..
I have 21 Cornish x.

I have 4 Isa browns and 3 Longhorns for eggs / pets , assuming they were correctly labeled as pullets
 
Welcome to BYC :) nice to see another Marylander . As others have already said , hay is not a good option. I have been using a mulch/sand mix. I use a natural hardwood mulch from HD that has no color or other treatment. I provide a cat litter pan with sand for a dust bath and grit. So the hens kick some sand into the mulch and i periodically dump their sand box as it gets mulch in it . The hens mix it all up :) The poopy area under the roost bar gets removed and distributed around the trees and bushes. By rights you should let it compost for a while or it could be too strong for tender plants.
 
Mike Conowingo said:
I have not processed chickens before and I will have help.
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It is good to have help! Cornish X grow very quickly and often need to be processed in a shorter time frame. With Heritage dual purpose, you can process over several weeks. Cornish X can get too big and have health problems if butchering is spread out too far.

They taste amazing!
 
How is your project going ? Looks like the conversation slowed down :) I did a similar layout as you did. Glad to see you put a framed "roof" over the run. I did not and have regretted that. The run would get sloppy and stinky and generated lots of flies when it rained. I have since put a tarp over my run. It now provides shade and keeps it dry and things are 1000% better. Good luck
 

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