PICTURES ADDED PAGE 2 Weighed the Cornish x's @ 7 weeks disappointed

[DENALI]

Bought 100 "left over" Cornish X's from Orschelns on May 11. They were supposed to be 4 weeks old at that time. Anyhow i weighed 10 or so today and they were between 3.4 and 4.6 pounds and they are now 7 weeks old. I know they didnt have free access to feed while at orschelns but i would have thought they would have weighed more by now. They were fed chick starter the first week i had them then went to broiler feed and i just switched them to straight cracked corn a couple days ago as i was going to finish them out the last two weeks on that before butcher. Now i dont know if i should go back to broiler feed for awhile first.
Anyhow input would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[greyfields]

there is only like 8% protein in cracked corn, you'll stunt them. get them back on the broiler ration. most likely they were not 4 weeks old when you bought them. also make sure they're not cold.

 

[bheila]

Maybe they are fryers. We just processed our first batch of meat chickens. I was told they were Cornish X's. I'm pretty sure they were fryers. At 12 weeks they weighed 11 pounds before butchered.

 

[blue90292]

any chance you can post pictures of what they look like right now? i bought some leftover cornish X from a guy and they were 4 weeks old. i turned around and sold them, but they weighed a good 3, maybe 4 pounds, i remember, at that age.

 

[MissPrissy]

Are you sure they are a cornish x broiler and not a fryer?

 

[Wildsky]

Also are you SURE they were 4 weeks old when you got them?

 

[greentree]

Fryers ARE CornishX.....they are processed smaller. Put them on free-choice ration. Mine were not a consistent size. I had to process at intervals.

Nancy

 

[greyfields]

Mmmm, not necessarily. The "Frying Pan" specials are typically male Leghorns.

 

[MissPrissy]

Quote:
'Tis true.

From MM Hatchery

Some people prefer a smaller, lighter bird for fryers and these will fill that bill. They are white feathered, yellow skinned, light breed cockerel chicks from either our Highland 55’s or White Leghorns. They are delicious fryers but will take longer to reach butchering size. They will not be as large as Cornish X Rock or Cornish Roasters. Many of our customers buy the Frying Pan Special for butchering and raise them with the pullets they order.

http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/product/frying_pan_special.html​

 

[jaku]

Quote:
'Tis true.

From MM Hatchery

Some people prefer a smaller, lighter bird for fryers and these will fill that bill. They are white feathered, yellow skinned, light breed cockerel chicks from either our Highland 55’s or White Leghorns. They are delicious fryers but will take longer to reach butchering size. They will not be as large as Cornish X Rock or Cornish Roasters. Many of our customers buy the Frying Pan Special for butchering and raise them with the pullets they order.

http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/product/frying_pan_special.html​

Haha, that sounds like a creatively worded ad to get rid of the chickens that no one wants!