Hello all! Been a while since I posted last. Have had some MAJOR raccoon problems and lost several of our chickens this spring. Very sad (with the exception of our VERY nasty roo we couldn't seem to dispose of ourselves no matter how many times we got punctured by those nasty spurs!). We are still fairly new to the chicken addiction, and I knew predators would eventually happen, but it was still a shock. Word to the wise for my fellow newbies, never forget to lock up your flock! Between us and our neighbor (who also lost some) we have caught and "disposed of" 6 raccoons! My daughter is religious about locking them up now and we are installing an automatic door opener this week so we should be good. (I built the coop well so it is very critter-proof as long as the door is closed. )
All that being said I am posting in the hopes that someone might have some info or advice on another matter. This spring I let my daughter raise six chicks to add to our flock. We bought them at the Johnstown branch of the Granville Milling Co. I let her pick them out without paying enough attention to her picks. We ended up with 2 birds we were recently told were meat birds and we'd need to kill them sooner than later. My daughter swears they are called Cornish rock crosses.( I can't remember) I THOUGHT I read a blurb the mill posted describing them as dual purpose birds, but now I'm unsure. They aren't very much bigger (and grew about the same rate)than the other 4 (brahma and sex link) and they don't eat constantly like I read meat birds do. I was just wondering if anyone out there might know what we actually have and if they might be dual purpose birds or if they are truly are a meat breed?
(Oh. Forgot to say they are white with a small amount of black on their shoulders. If that helps any.) Thanks!
All that being said I am posting in the hopes that someone might have some info or advice on another matter. This spring I let my daughter raise six chicks to add to our flock. We bought them at the Johnstown branch of the Granville Milling Co. I let her pick them out without paying enough attention to her picks. We ended up with 2 birds we were recently told were meat birds and we'd need to kill them sooner than later. My daughter swears they are called Cornish rock crosses.( I can't remember) I THOUGHT I read a blurb the mill posted describing them as dual purpose birds, but now I'm unsure. They aren't very much bigger (and grew about the same rate)than the other 4 (brahma and sex link) and they don't eat constantly like I read meat birds do. I was just wondering if anyone out there might know what we actually have and if they might be dual purpose birds or if they are truly are a meat breed?
(Oh. Forgot to say they are white with a small amount of black on their shoulders. If that helps any.) Thanks!
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