Our babies made it

[Mingming]

They sound just like my freedom rangers, with the activity level. What hatchery are they from?

 

[daviechik]

Cackle hatchery

 

[ZooSD]

I never asked exactly what breed yours are it may acct for the size difference. I love your Youtube video. My boys walk up to the pen and say "hi dinner!".

 

[daviechik]

They are cornishx and thank you, they me me giggle

 

[ZooSD]

Ok, same as mine. Maybe just because of the different Hatchery. I like your nice shady set up, I have 15 in an 8'x10' chain link dog kennel with a 3'x8' shelter built at one end.

 

[daviechik]

SO. they have TOTALLY outgrown my baby house :/ I guess I need to consider leaving them out at night so they have enough room to be humane (imo humane) They have really grown a lot since changing them over to flock raiser.

 

[daviechik]

6 WEEKS TOMORROW! they have seen a HUGE weight gain in the last two weeks!


175.50
+22.50 another bag of grain (flock raiser, second bag)
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198.00

198 / 25= 7.92 per bird at this point. If they go to 8wks which I assume they will it will require another bag of feed at least.... We may stretch them to 10wks depending how they do, so far so good. very active and drink A LOT. We have not been locking them in their house for the last two nights and so far so good in regards to predators, I feel like I need to reset the animal trap though with them sitting there open to raccoons.

 

[daviechik]

Plucked a random one from the bunch and it was THREE POUNDS!!! yay! Getting closer to our goal

 

[daviechik]

stupid baby got trapped under the shoe box bin (i had put feed in it earlier) and TOTALLY couldnt get out!

 

[mitsuman]

HAHAHA dumb chickens!

loooking good!