Order your meat chickens now

[ssledoux]

I ordered 25 meat birds today and they are coming next week! My laying pullets will be coming the week of March 16th from Meyer. I tried Ideal, as they had more of the breeds I wanted, but they had nothing til mid-April.

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

Hey Brunty Farms!

I ordered my meaties from Ideal - on recommendation from another ohio farm friend - we recently split an order of turkeys from them. I usually order my chicks from Meyers - which is in ohio. They do a terrific job. I'm trying Ideal this time but am about to surf over to Meyers and see what they have on special. If I were closer to Meyer I'd just drive up and get them - but its kind of a haul for me.

 

[packinaglock]

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Sorry to hear about the Hubby's job, As far as feed I was buying from Red Barn but found a place on A road and Southern blvd. where I get twice as much feed for the same $$$. It is called Wellingtons Edge I believe, I think it is a fairly new place. Hope this helps.

 

[indiana egger]

I all i have 10 white rocks on the way , and i want to keep them for meat how do i feed them ???? chick starter then grower then meat bird???

 

[pdpatch]

Chick starter, then grower, if the place where you get your feed has it.

Some just have a combo starter / grower.

Sometimes you will hear talk about a finisher. We mix wild game, with the grower, cracked corn and oats to use as a finisher from 12 to 15 weeks on, for heavy breads.

You don't really need a finisher. Because most people butcher cornish cross at 8 to 10 weeks there isn't really time to use a finisher.

We picked up some cornish-x for this year last night at the local farm store. We decide to get them earily after watching the bookings from different hatcheries online.

I have a feeling though, that the booking rush this will slow down by June.

Tom

 

[ltlchicken]

i order my meat birds (cornish) from schlecht. at the most, i've only had to wait a week.

http://www.schlechthatchery.com/chickens.htm.

other times i order from ideal. i have my feedstore order them for me which seems to get them to me faster. lol

my rangers from jm hatchery are due to be here tomorrow. i ordered 150 which he put in his incubator and three weeks later, i'm getting my chicks.

 

[farmerlor]

Our feedstore sold out too! They usually have chicks well into May but they sold over 200 chicks in a couple of days.

 

[antlers]

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Doubt it. Just a sign that when time get tough more folks think about raising their own food. Betcha some garden seeds will be tough to find this spring too.

 

[Peruvian]

Spring comes late to northern NE so I figure I have plenty of time. I ordered 25 Jumbo Cornish and 5 Kosmos-22s from Moyers. They will be delivered in early May. Anyone raise the K-22s before that has advice?

 

[mightieskeeper]

I have never done meat birds. Are cornish-x tasty birds? Do alot of people with meat birds Day Range, Free Range? You could save on feed that way.