Please tutor me to raise Cornish X for my freezer

[Wolfwoman]

Well you can always keep them an extra week or two to get more weight on if you want. We haven't been much over 65 here, and down to 50s at night.

 

[Me & My Peeps]

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Update?

 

[kathyinmo]

I took a few pictures today (24 days old), but did not have time to get any weights. Maybe tomorrow.

 

[SteveH]

They look great Kathy .

 

[kathyinmo]

I hope they all make it. I worry. They look so .... so .... so .... I dunno, big and lop-sided! Their butt and crop are like too big, or something.

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

lol aren't they gross! but they are so sweet natured you just gotta love them.

 

[pongoid]

I have seen many pictures of Cornish Crosses and some look like these birds showing alot of pink skin and hardly any feathers and other photos where they look more like a California White.

Mine were only fed pelleted feed once a day and then they had to forage outside the rest of the day and when I butchered them, they were about 5 lbs and not very fatty. I was happy with my results.

Is there a reason for the difference? Breeders or feed regimen?

 

[SteveH]

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Exactly the way they're supposed to look if you're feeding them to slaughter at 6 to 7 weeks . My little bit of experience at witholding feed is that the rush to the feeders may possibly result in weaker , or inferior structured , individuals getting injured . These birds are bred to eat massive amounts of feed and convert it to massive amounts of meat .

 

[kathyinmo]

Oh, good! I have 2 of these shelters 8'x8'. I moved them into the clean one yesterday, and will relocate the dirty one now. I let them out every day, and they do free range quite a bit. I hope this all ends well.

 

[redhen]

Great info on this thread, thanks! I'll be doing meaties this fall for the first time... so this thread has helped!